Librarian's bookshelf

An online reference collection for library staff and users alike. Items are in order according to Dewey - use CNTL F for keyword searching

Ready reference - encyclopedias, dictionaries, phone books etc
Victorian Government gazette - current issue
Public Service Gazette - current issue

Public Record Office of Victoria - guide to digitised records and online indexes (016.9945)
Directory of Public Libraries - Victoria (027.4945)
Directory of LOTE holding in Victorian Public Libraries - as at 2000 (027.4945)
Victorian Premier's Reading challenge - booklists for school aged children (028.162)

Encyclopedia of Philosophy - (100)
Encyclopedia of Psychology - (150.3)

Bible - search by verse or keyword (220.5203)
Saints - from Catholic Online (270.092)

Victoria in Future - Victorian State Government Population and Household Projections 2001-2031 (304.609945)
Community profile - Cardinia - census data (319.4)
Community Profile - Casey - census data (319.4)
Year book Australia - 2005 edition from the ABS (319.4)
Know your area - census data (incl. 2001) about suburbs and towns from DOI (319.45)
Australian company information from the Australian Stock Exchange (332.632209)
Human Development Report from the United Nations (338.9)
Taxpack - guide to completing tax returns (343.94052)
Road to Solo Driving - chapter by chapter pdfs from Vicroads (345.945)
Copyright - information sheets in layperson's language on a range of topics relating to copyright (346.940482)
Dispute Settlement Centre - Victorian Department of Justice (346.945)
Law for you - plain english legal information (349.945)
Do we have your money - ASIC's guide to unclaimed money (354.840994)
Budget speech - Commonwealth Government's budget for current year and previous years and commentary (354.940072)
Collective of self help groups links to web sites for over 700 self help groups in Victoria (361.402594)
Disability access guide to Melbourne - (362)
Communication aids for people with speech difficulties - from Scope Victoria (362.4)
Moira - support services for people with disabilities and homeless youth in Southern Metropolitan Melbourne (362.409945)
Centrelink guide to payments and services (362.994)
Australian Crime - facts and figures 2004 (364.9945)
Job Guide for Victoria (371.425)
Tafe Courses Directory (378.945)
Victorian Short Courses (378.945)
VTAC guide (378.945)
Deakin University handbook (378.945)
Latrobe University handbook (378.945)
Melbourne University Undergraduate handbook (378.945)
Monash University Undergraduate handbook (378.945)
Victoria University handbooks (378.945)
Standards Australia search for an Australian standard by reference number or keyword. Fee applies to actually view the standard. (389.60994)
Visual dictionary of fashion - (391)
Festivals and Holidays of the world - (394.26)
Festivals and holidays of the world - for kids from Yahooligans (394.26)
Encyclopedia Mythica provides wide coverage of myths legends and folklore (398)
Dictionary of Acronyms (423.1)

World Weather Guide select a city and find current conditions, forecasts and averages from Yahoo (551.6)
Spiders - from the Australian Museum (595.7)

Inventors and Inventions from about.com (609)
The Cochrane library - evidence based information on the effects of health care treatments (610)
Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home edition based on The Merck Manual but using laypersons language. (610)
Reproduction and fertility - from the Better Health Channel (612.6)
Girls growing up - from the Better Health Channel (612.6)
Merck Manual of Health and Aging (613.0438)
Merck Manual of Geriatrics (613.0438)
Medicines guide - from the Better Health Channel (Victorian government) (615.1194)
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy also called simply The Merck Manual, this site contains full text of the 17th edition of this widely used medical text. (616)
Used car values in Australia from Redbook (629.22)
Auto repair guides from about.com (629.283)
Road to solo driving - guide to obtaining a learner's permit to drive in Victoria (629.28475)
Victorian rider Handbook - guide to obtaining a motor cycle licence in Victoria (629.28475)
Victorian bus and truck drivers' Handbbook - guide to obtaining a bus or truck licence in Victoria (629.28475)
Merck veterinary guide (636.089)
Recipes - from the Australian Women's Weekly (641)
Venues - a guide to venues for conferences and events in Melbourne and country Victoria (647.969109)
Business entry point - advice and support for setting up and managing your business (658)
How Stuff Works good substitute for "How products are made" (670)

Victorian Heritage Register (720.9945)
DLTK's printable crafts for kids - (745.5)
Music Teachers Register - listed by Melbourne suburb (780.25945)
Musical instruments - (784.19)
Rules of Games and Sports - (790)
Internet movie database - (791.43)

Bibliography/citation guide (808.02)
    - Harvard
    - APA
    - AGPS style manual 6th ed.
Anthology of Poetry thousands of poems from hundreds of poets (808.81)
Complete works of Shakespeare (822.33)
On this day - from the New York Times (909) try also from the BBC
World Factbook - up-to-date information from the CIA about the countries of the world (909.829)
Street directory - put in an address and get a map - from whereis.com (919.4)
Australian Family History and Genealogy on the Internet - from NLA (929)
Resources for Family Historians in NLA - (929)
Australian War Memorial - research and family history (929.394)
Manners, customs and dress during the middle ages (940.1)
Dictionary of Australian Biography - (994)
Behind the Name - Baby names with origins (929.44)
Flags - (929.92)
Australia's gold rush - State Library virtual exhibition (994.031). Try also SBS Gold
Australia's Prime Ministers provided by the National Archive of Australia to enhance understanding of Australia’s national leadership and political history (994.040922)
First Fleet - database with details of the 780 convicts on the First Fleet (994.402)

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