Electronic resources beginning with ‘C’

CAB Abstracts® (1973 to present) is produced by CABI Publishing. It covers international research and development literature in the applied life sciences, including agriculture, forestry, human nutrition, veterinary medicine and the environment.

It also includes molecular biology, genetics, biotechnology, breeding, taxonomy, physiology and other aspects of pure science relating to organisms of agricultural, veterinary or environment.

This database offers full text for over 30,000 journal articles, reports, conference papers, abstracts and indexing for journals, serial publications, conference proceedings, books, published theses, annual reports, patents and standards, and dates back to 1973.

The history of the Aboriginal people of inner-western Sydney.

The history of the Aboriginal people of inner-western Sydney.

This program calculates: Easter Sunday in both the Western (Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant) Christian, and in the Eastern (Orthodox) Christian traditions

Includes a variety of calendars,information on the seven day week, timelines and various web exhibits. A public service of the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA) and supported in part by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and Time and Frequency Division.

Cambodia's official Yellow pages business directory online. Contact information includes email and web addresses and profiles. Also includes Cambodian maps.

(The Cancer Council NSW, Australia)

Symptoms, causes, treatment and diagnosis, information on the most common cancers. Significant statistical and survey data on cancer in NSW.

(Cancerbackup, UK)

Comprehensive information for cancer patients and families on specific cancer, treatment options, and living with cancer, as well as a gateway to other reliable sources of cancer information. Also includes recent research and developments on cancer.

(National Cancer Institute, USA)

A comprehensive cancer information source including information on types of cancer, treatments, screening, clinical trials, risk factors, research, and publications and reports. Also provides access to Cancerlit, a bibliographical database of cancer information sources.

The Local Studies collection at the Campsie branch of Canterbury City Library is a specialised reference collection which includes:

(1) Pictorial Canterbury - a Canterbury City Library online database of over 10,000 photographs charting over 150 years in the history of the local area; (2) Maps including land grants, parish maps and land subdivision plans to help you trace the history of your house; (3) Newsletters of local community organisations; (4) Reports and environmental impact statements about Cooks River, Wolli Creek and the M5 Motorway; and (5) Local newspapers.

The story of Captain James Cook told through the collections of the British Library and other institutions such as the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum.

Search vocational and technical periodicals covering all aspects of the Vocational/Technical curriculum.

Jobs from News Limited newspapers, including The Australian and The Daily Telegraph

Tips for conserving family history documents. Produced by the State Library of Victoria.

Company Annual reports Online (CAROL) is an on-line service offering direct links to the financial pages of listed companies in Europe and the USA. CAROL provides direct access to companies' balance sheets, profit & loss statements, financial highlights etc.

Casahistoria is a web site of topic links for students of Modern History. The links are best suited to students at college, undergraduate and HSC level and focus on the most common areas of study.

This case citator and annotator covers a number of Australian law reports, UK and New Zealand law reports and legal journals. It also cites unreported judgements from the Federal Court, the Industrial Relations Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of NSW, Victoria and South Australia.

Provides links to case law freely available on the web for all jurisdictions in Australia and internationally.

A complete topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom with numerous illustrations and sixty maps. Six volumes of information with over 2,840 pages. Nearly 200,000 geographical locations are listed. Features are barony, borough, burgh, chapelry, civil parish, ecclesiastical parish, hamlet,etc

Links to images, and descriptions of biology, behaviour, and life histories of 1562 Australian Lepidoptera species including 569 with Caterpillar pictures

The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney encompasses the city of Sydney and suburbs. This site includes information on Mass times, schools, social services, and events.

Provides links to Australian Catholic resources as well as links to major international Catholic sites such as the Vatican and full text papal encyclicals.

Provides biographical details of hundreds of Catholic saints. Includes a listing of patron saints by subject and answers to frequently asked questions.

Catholic Social Services is the Catholic Church's peak national body for social services in Australia, comprising organisations delivering services in local communities in metropolitan, regional and remote Australia. The site contains a directory of member agencies searchable by state and type of service. These range from aged care and community housing, to disability, employment and refugee services.

This site provides links to current news stories, weather and sports updates as well as information about CBS television programs.

Links to four of CCH Online Services: Australian & New Zealand Equal Opportunity Law Library; Family Law Librrary Employment Law Guide, Employment Laaw Guide and Torts Law Library. Includes commentary, legislation and full text of cases. CCH Electronic Newsletters also available.

Cemetery transcriptions from Australia and other countries. The transcriptions are compiled from submissions by volunteers.

This CD contains a searchable database of over 112,000 individuals listed in the 1901 Census of County Clare, Ireland.

Clare was one of the main counties from which so many emigrated to Australia, and the 1901 Census is the earliest surviving census for that county.

Source: CenterWatch Publishing & Information Services, USA.
Provides a browsable and searchable international list of clinical trials by discipline and condition. Trials are industry sponsored.

The Chicago Tribune (1849-1986) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

This site provides an updated list for countries around the world, put together by the CIA.

Freely available on the Internet via Biblioline. This database gives access to a wide range of material originating largely from U.S. research and service programs. Major subjects include: child maltreatment, abuse and neglect ; foster care and out of home placement ; dispute resolution ; family reunification ; adoption etc. Provided by the U.S. National Clearinghouse for Child Abuse and Neglect Information & the U.S. National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.

Full text of Child support cases 1998+

Links and information about children's literature including the Children's Book Awards and Children's Book Week.

(Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW Australia)

Provides fact sheets, safety and health information for parents, information for children who are patients in the hospital as well as information on Westmead services, research and a handbook for professionals in children's health.

A database of historical images of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in Australia. It primarily draws on the photographic holdings of the Museum of Chinese Australian History but also includes photographs from other online archives, publications and private family collections. Built into the database is the beginnings of an encyclopaedia of Chinese-Australian history, complete with bibliography, which provides contextual information about the images in the database.

CHIA is a joint project between the Chinese Museum and La Trobe University ( Asian Studies Program ), supported by the Australian Research Council and the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre ( Melbourne University ).

The Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation Project focuses on Australia's Chinese communities before and after Federation in 1901. Project outcomes include the recovery and presentation of historical materials and indexes concerning Chinese Australians, translation of Chinese-language historical documents, a world-wide web site, a travelling exhibition, and publications.

CHAF databases include:

(1) Tung Wah newspaper index - covers the Tung Wah News (1898-1902) and the Tung Wah Times (1902-1936) both held by the State Library of NSW.

(2) Chinese Australian History Resources database - a database of sources of Australian material concerning the history of the Chinese in Australia.

(3) Chinese Australians: A Guide to Holdings in the Mitchell Library - compiled by Paul Jones and Terri McCormack this draws specifically on the card indexes and index folders held in the Mitchell Library as well as the Dixson Library collection. This guide is available Online or at the State Library NSW .

(4) Chinese Australians: A Guide to Holdings in the NSW Office of National Archives of Australia - this Guide, also by Terri McCormack, has an online search and browse database and complements a survey of Chinese-related records in the NAA compiled by Julie Stacker and Peri Stewart entitled 'Chinese Immigrants and Chinese-Australians in NSW' (1996) which is available Online or at the State library NSW.

From Federation, the main Commonwealth agency with which Chinese in Australia had dealings was the Customs Department, which administered the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 until the passing of the Migration Act of 1958 when responsibility went to the newly formed Department of Immigration.

(5) Digitised History Documents Database - digital copies of historical documents relating to the history of Australia's Chinese communities, with brief precis of contents and a source reference, available in two formats: as scanned copies of originals, and/or in searchable-text format.

CHAF Project Partners are La Trobe University ( Asian Studies Program ); the Museum of Chinese Australian History; and Shanghai East Normal University.

The Christian Science Monitor (1908-1996) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

This site provides information on the history of the Christmas Island flag.

Database of churches in Australia.

This site provides information about countries and has been compiled by the CIA. The fact book includes information about population, government structure, the environment, industry and communication of each country.

CINAHL®, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, covers a wide range of topics including: nursing, alternative therapies, biomedicine, health administration and allied health fields such as speech therapy and dietetics. Includes citations with some full text articles, covers 1982 to the present.

CINCH contains bibliographical references to Australian criminological material. All aspects of crime and criminal justice are covered, and the material scanned includes journal articles, monographs, monograph chapters, conference papers, government documents, book reviews and theses

The City Archives contains a vast amount of information about the functions and activities of the City of Sydney Council since it was established in 1842. Currently, the Archives has more than 10,000 shelf-metres of archival records, including large numbers of plans and photographs.

This site provides information about timetables and fares on the Sydney rail network. It also contains network maps and track work announcements. The site is linked to a trip planner for the Sydney bus, train and ferry network.

Biographical information on the veterans of the American Civil War (1861-1865) who later settled in Australia and New Zealand.

This site provides access to the classified ads from the News Limited newspaper network in Australia including motoring, real estate, personals, trader and tender notices.

CliffsNotes literature study guides are available to view for free online. Payment is required for downloading and printing.

Source: National Institutes of Health, USA.
Provides access to information on clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions. Contains approximately 5200 clinical studies sponsored primarily by the National Institutes of Health and other US federal agencies.

This site provides a search engine which searches recent news stories including sports and entertainment.

This site provides access to recent news, has a search engine and gives other related Internet links on a subject.

(Cochrane Collaboration, UK)

Includes systematic reviews of medications, procedures and therapies.

Click The Cochrane Library icon to enter the database.

A listing of collaborative live reference services: real-time reference services offered by two or more libraries.

A gateway to collecting institutions across Australia including small to medium regional institutions. Collections Australia network offers a directory of institutions and exhibitions and a joint collections database. Resources for the industry include guides for collection management, conservation, digitisation and website design, and employment information.

The College of Arms is the official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants. The officers of the college, known as heralds, specialise in genealogicaland heraldic work for clients.

The official records of the college include the registers of grants of arms, funeral certificates and pedigree registers.

This database covers a range of legal topics, including basic and advanced litigation, wills and probate, family law, commercial and corporate legal practice.

A database of plants known to be available in the colony of New South Wales up until the 1860s, compiled from Botanic Gardens records, nursery catalogues and manuscripts. From the Caroline Simpson Library of the Historic Houses Trust.

Provides extensive information on the origins and the early history of Rugby in NSW and Australia. Includes a history on each state, jersey designs and laws of the game.

Columbia Granger's® Poetry Database contains works of poetry found in anthologies, and volumes of collected works and selected works for individual poets. Currently, there are over 500,000 poem citations and 175,300 poems in full text.

Also included is bibliographic information for over 1,800 anthologies. Supplemental information includes nearly 900 commentaries and approximately 450 biographies.

Commercial Radio Australia Ltd is the national industry body representing Australia's commercial radio broadcasters.

Includes links to Acts, Regulations, Bills and Parliamentary Dabates or Hansard.

This site provides information about Australia's climate. It contains weather and flood information and includes forecasts and charts and general information about the bureau.

This site provides information on Australia's coat of arms.

The official website of the Commonwealth Games. The site contains information on the Manchester 2002 Games, the 72–year history of the Commonwealth Games, and 2010 Games bids.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Debt of Honour Register is a database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated. These include the graves of more than 935,000 identified casualties and almost 212,000 unidentified individuals. The names of almost 760,000 people can be found on memorials to the missing.

In addition to commemorating the Commonwealth forces, the Commission maintains 40,000 war graves of other nationalities and more than 25,000 non-war military and civilian graves on a repayment basis. The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War. Their names are also listed on a roll of honour, housed near St George’s Chapel in Westminster Abbey, London.

The database can be searched by cemetery, which will provide the cemetery name, country, locality information, number of identified casualties and a link to cemetery reports. Cemetery reports can list the casualties' name, nationality, rank, regiment, date of death, service number, age, casualty type, grave/memorial reference number, additional information and an image of the memorial/grave.

Alternatively, you can search by casualty name with similar results. Your search can be limited by war (WW1 or WW2) , year of death (1914 to 1947), force ( Army, Navy, Merchant Navy, Air Force or Civilian), and nationality of the force served (Australian, Canadian, Indian, New Zealand, South African, United Kingdom).

The Commission does not have any details on service history for any casualty they commemorate. Surviving service records from the First World War are kept at UK National Archives. Unfortunately, more than half of their service records were destroyed in September 1940, when a German bombing raid struck the War Office repository. However, an estimated 2.8 million service records survived the bombing or were reconstructed from war pension records. This means that there is a roughly 40% chance of finding the service record of a soldier who was discharged at some time between 1914 and 1920. If a visit is not possible, you can employ a researcher listed at How to find a Researcher

Second World War Army service records are available from the following address for a fee. You will need to fill in a form before they will begin research and they will only give copies of records to the immediate family of the casualty, or with permission from the immediate family. Letters to: the Army Personnel Centre, Historic Disclosures, Mailpoint 400, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow G2 8EX, Tel: 0845 600 9663 email: disc4.civsec@apc.army.mod.uk

Second World War Air Force service records can be obtained by the immediate next of kin or with written permission from them, from Royal Air Force Service Records, PMA IMIB, Building 248A, RAF Innsworth, Gloucestershire, GL3 1EZ, Tel: 01452 712612.

Second World War Naval records can be obtained by writing to The Naval Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Victory Building, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LS. There may be a charge and it should be noted that the Department of the Naval Secretary are not open to the public.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was established by Royal Charter in 1917 to pay tribute to the men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the first and, subsequently, second world wars. Since its inception, the Commission has constructed 2,500 war cemeteries and plots, erecting headstones over graves and, in instances where the remains are missing, inscribing the names of the dead on permanent memorials. War casualties are now commemorated at military and civil sites in some 150 countries. The Commission's principles are : that each of the dead should be commemorated by name on the headstone or memorial; Headstones and memorials should be permanent; Headstones should be uniform; and there should be no distinction made on account of military or civil rank, race or creed.

The CBAA is the peak body for community radio and television stations. Website lists all stations and includes articles on history of radio, digital radio, media law, news features and member information.

This site provides access to subscription versions of Compendex and Georef.

This site provides contact details of newspapers, radio and TV stations servicing ethnic communities in NSW.

A Commonwealth Government site which provides links to online services and information about adoption.

Business directories by country and industry sector. Includes links to business registers, mailing lists, and marketing sites for manufacturers and exporters. Some sites require registration.

Contains 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both publications and handwritten manuscripts by Charles Darwin. Includes audio and image files, a bibliography and a catalogue of Darwin-related manuscripts. From the University of Cambridge (UK). Full-text resource.

This site allows you to specify an exact location and also find sunrise and sunset times by date.

Includes the full text of the Lun Yu, Analects of Confucius in 16 languages as well as a picture archive and biography of Confucius. The website of Confucius Publishing.

NSW records relating to aboriginal and non-aboriginal people separated from their families. It provides information about where records are kept and how to access them. Produced by the NSW Department of Community Services. Note: large PDF format file.

NSW records relating to aboriginal and non-aboriginal people separated from their families. It provides information about where records are kept and how to access them. Produced by the NSW Department of Community Services. Note: large PDF format file.

Connecting NSW is one-stop-shop providing information on all NSW Government service.

Consumer Health Complete contains health reference books and encyclopedias, evidence-based health reports, generic drug patient education sheets, medical images and diagrams, physician-generated videos on women's health, healthy aging, general health and men's health, consumer health pamphlets and leaflets, consumer health related periodicals and newswire, as well as animations.

Provides information and links about spiritual groups, some of which may be considered cultish or coercive in their practices. From the Rick A. Ross Institute of New Jersey.

This CD-ROM is 1 of 10 in the series 'Australia on CD Program' funded by the Federal Department of Communication and the Arts to increase access to Australia's artistic and cultural heritage. (see Australia on CD series). All 10 CDROMs are held by the State Library.

Produced in 1998 in conjuction with the National Archives of Australia and the Multicultural Communities Council of South Australia, Convict Fleet to Dragon Boat contains interviews with and biographies of numerous Australian's from diverse ethnic origins.

It also features: a 'timeline' with important events in the history of Australian immigration; a question and answer section; a list of useful further resources; and two adventure games which focus on the experiences of Chinese Australians during the Gold Rush Era and Anglo-Celtic Australian's during the period of transportation.

Over 123,000 out of the estimated 160,000 convicts transported to Australia are recorded in this database. These include prisoners sent to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Moreton Bay (Brisbane), Western Australia and Norfolk Island. Also recorded are some ships which were bound for Gibraltar. The records cover the period of 1787 to 1867.

These records mainly include those convicted in England and Scotland. Only a small number of Irish convicts appear in this series of the Home Office records. The database also includes soldiers who had been court-martialled and sentenced to transportation. These 'soldier convicts' may have been convicted in various British colonies including the West Indies, India, Pakistan and Canada.

Miscellaneous convict records including lists of absconders, convicts apprehended, lists of convict names appearing in the Sydney Gazette, and convict assignments. Presented by Jenny Fawcett's Genseek Genealogy.

Miscellaneous convict records including lists of absconders, convicts apprehended, lists of convict names appearing in the Sydney Gazette, and convict assignments. Presented by Jenny Fawcett's Genseek Genealogy.

This site includes details about convict ships sent to each state, as well as a list of all female convicts sent to NSW from England and Ireland between 1788 and 1828. The site also includes a list of censuses and musters, and other lists relevant to convict research, including a glossary of convict terms and a history of transportation to Australia. Maintained by the Perth Dead Person's Society.

This site includes details about convict ships sent to each state, as well as a list of all female convicts sent to NSW from England and Ireland between 1788 and 1828. The site also includes a list of censuses and musters, and other lists relevant to convict research, including a glossary of convict terms and a history of transportation to Australia. Maintained by the Perth Dead Person's Society.

COPAC is a union catalogue providing free access to the merged online catalogues of 24 of the largest university research libraries in the UK and Ireland, plus the British Library and the National Library of Scotland.

This provides useful links and information on researching Australian family history. Many subjects are covered including for example Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, births, deaths and marriages, child migration, occupations and service personnel from Australia and New Zealand, wills and probate.

This site provides information on the Council, the People's Movement for Reconciliation, the Australian Reconciliation Convention, a calendar of events and a list of current publications.

This site provides information on the Council, the People's Movement for Reconciliation, the Australian Reconciliation Convention, a calendar of events and a list of current publications.

This site provides country information prepared by the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Australia.

Profile of this area in the Middle East, including demographic facts, historical overview, and information about leaders and media. Site also includes links to numerous related news stories, audio of the Israeli national anthem, and audio and video of some news stories. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Contains material on the conduct of proceedings generally including statements of claim and affidavits and motions and basic pleadings. Also includes information on court procedure by topic.

Comprehensive information about the cricketing world. Includes statistics, biographies of players, fixtures and results and history.

A range of annotated Acts (NSW) relating to criminal law, case references and other commentary.

This is the official site of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). This site contains information about the CSIRO and its research areas, lists of CSIRO publications and press releases.

From the European Union's Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, this is the Community Trade Mark database. Contains descriptions and illustrations of trademarks as well as registration information.

This site is a public access gateway to Australian cultural organisations, resources, activities and events. It is also an exchange centre for resources, ideas and information where cultural workers and organisations can communicate with each other to improve and develop their use of online services.

A pathfinder site for historical values of money such as 17th century prices, 18th century currencies and exchange rates, CPI since 1750, and what things cost in the 1940s.

A major resource with links to information arranged by country and by specific topic area.