Directories

Australian Directories: General and Government

Guide to Australia
A on-line information source for Australia compiled by David Green and Wendy Moir.
url: http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/index.html

GOLD: Government On-line Directory
Official guide to the Australian Federal Government
url: http://gold.directory.gov.au/

Australian Government Information on the Web
Links to and information about Australian government departments and agencies.
url: http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/gov/

Australian Local Government Association: Councils on the Web.

Directory of links to local council websites.
url: http://www.alga.asn.au/links/councils.php

Australian World Wide Web Servers
Locates Australian Servers alphabetically by site. Also lists by topic and state.
url: http://www.csu.edu.au/links/ozweb.html

Australian Directories: Cultural & Social

Australian Museums Online: National Directory
Searchable directory of Australian Museums. Search by name of a museum, the town it is in, what type of museum it is or the type of object it holds.
url: http://amol.org.au/

Australian University Museums Online: National Directory
Searchable directory of Australian University Museums. Search by name of a museum, type of museum or type of object.
url: http://aumol.usyd.edu.au/

Screen Network of Australia: Directory
Search for websites, information and resources for and about Australian Film and television through the Australian Film Commission site.
url: http://www.afc.gov.au/industrylinks/default.aspx

Australia's Cultural Network
Gateway to Australia's Cultural Organisations, websites, resource, news and events.
url: http://www.acn.net.au/

Sydney Directory of Accredited Music & Speech Teachers
First published in 1995, the Directory is an independent publication produced by Sydney music education consultants Warrick & Catherine Dobbie. The listing provides the contact details of over 600 Sydney music and speech educators, the "Sydney Directory" also contains up-to-date information on local and international Examination Boards, Scholarships, Eisteddfods, Competitions, Youth and Community Orchestras, Music & Speech Programs at Schools, Colleges and Universities. The directory is updated annually.
url: http://www.musicteachers.com.au

Australian Charities and Non-profits.
Alphabetical listing of charities, grants and philanthropic information.
url: http://www.auscharity.org/

Community & Family Services Directory.
Searchable database of Family & Community Services for New South Wales and the ATC. This database contains over 3,000 entries.
url: http://www.acwa.asn.au/cfs/

Overseas & International: General & Government

Ulrich's periodical directory.
University and Sydney staff and students only
url: Connect

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory.
"The TOWD is your guide to official tourism information, an index listing only official government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, and similar agencies. No travel agents, no tour operators, no hotels."
url: http://www.towd.com/

Directory of Current Population Research
Directory published and maintained by the Population Information Network (POPIN) of the United Nations. search for Institutions by region, organisation type or alphabetically.
url: http://www.unescap.org/esid/psis/population/database/search_resdb.asp

NIRA World Directory of Think Tanks
Compiled by the Centre for Policy Research Information- National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), Japan.
url: http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/

Social Security Web Sites Around the World
url: http://www.ssa.gov/international/links.html

Electionworld.org's Parties on the Web
Directory of the official sites of political parties. Parties are categorised by their philosophy or outlook. The directory is a compilation of pages contributed or suggested by various political parties so it is not comprehensive. Maintained by Wilfried Derksen.
url: http://www.electionworld.org/parties.html

Google Political Parties Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Politics/Parties/

Worldwide Chamber of Commerce Directory.
url: http://www.chamber-of-commerce.com/search.htm

Overseas & International: Academic, Cultural & Social

UNESCO/IFLA Directory of Digital Collections
UNESCO and IFLA directory of Digital Collections throughout the world.
url: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/digicol/

JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
url: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/JAS.htm

CETH: Directory of Electronic Text Centers
Compiled by Mary Mallery, Center for Electronic Texts in the Humainities, Rutgers University.
url: http://tabula.rutgers.edu/ceth/etext_directory/

Musee
"MUSEE is a not-for-profit organization which works with cultural institutions around the world to provide services to museums, schools, and the general public. MUSƒE's mission is to enhance cultural awareness, advance education at all levels, and stimulate public interest in cultural institutions."
url: http://www.musee-online.org/

Watch
Directory for locating the copyright holders for variuos writers and artists. Compiled by the Harry Ransome Humanities Research Center, University of Austin at Texas and the University of Reading.
url: http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/

Scholarly Societies Directory
University of Waterloo. Excellent place for finding the websites of many scholarly societies and organisations.
url: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html

Mapping the World of Women's Information Service
Growing directory of Womens Information Services around the world. Currently consists of over 150 entries and is best searched by country. A project of International Information Centre and Archives of the Women's Movement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (IIAV0) supported by Unesco.
url: http://www.iiav.nl/eng/databases/mapping/index.html

The DARE Database
An excellent resource for social scientists,the DARE Database (produced by the MOST section of UNESCO) provides access to information on social science research and training institutes social sciences specialists, social science documentation and information services and social science periodicals. Other subject areas covered include Peace, human rights and legal research institutes.
url: http://www.unesco.org/most/dare.htm

Culturelink Databank
UNESCO supported Network of Networks for Research and Cooperation Datanak consists of three databases: Cultural Policy Database, Culturelink Database Bibliographical Database in Cultural Development.
url: http://www.unesco.org/culturelink/

Worldwide Email Directory of Anthropologists (WEDA)
Searchable database of Anthropologists compiled by the University of Buffalo, Anthropology Department.
url: http://wings.buffalo.edu/WEDA/

International Directory of Musicians
http://www.musicbase.org/SEARCH.html