What's new?

In this term's mailout you will find:

• Topic List 2003 Term 3 update
• Infocus order form

Term 3 update

The Term 3 update includes approximately 40 new items. Topics covered by these new resources include:

• Elizabethan historians (Items 2126 - 2128)
• Elizabeth I (Items 2127 - 2129)
• Freud's interpretation of Shakespeare (Item 2130)
• King Lear (Items 2131 - 2132)
• Ned Kelly / True History of the Kelly Gang (Items 2133 - 2136)
• Allan Baillie / The China Coin (Items 2137 - 2138)
• Tiananmen Square (Item 2139)
• SeaChange (Item 2140)
• The Bone People ((Item 2141)
• The Lord of the Rings (Items 2142 - 2143)
• Dance -- Alvin Ailey Revelations (Item 2144)
• Dance - Christopher Bruce Rooster (Items 2145 - 2146)
• The Touch of Silk (Item 2147)
• Louis Esson, Australian Drama (Items 2148 - 2149)
• Brumby Innes, Australian Drama (Item 2150) also Items 1648 - 1652
• Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (Item 2151) also Items 0475 - 0478
• Farewell my Concubine (Item 2152)
• Native Title (Item 2159)
• Legal Studies (Items 2153 - 2163)
• Respite Care (Item 2164)

Change to the Infocus Topic List

As of this mailout, you will no longer receive a Syllabus Index as part of the Infocus Topic List. As the list of Infocus resources has grown, the print syllabus index has become less useful. For example, English resources now number more than 600 - much too long a list to browse meaningfully! Please remember to remove the Syllabus Index from your copy of the Topic List, as it is no longer accurate. Note, however, that should you wish to do so, you can still browse by syllabus on the Infocus website.

The Journey

Journeys, the Board of Studies Stimulus Booklet for Areas of Study HSC 2004 and 2005 is now on the web. The booklet can be downloaded from the Board's website (www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au), where you'll find it at the end of the long list of the HSC English syllabus and associated materials.
In the coming months, Infocus intends to offer some Journey-related resources. If you have some specific ideas about resources you'd find useful for this Area of Study, please let us know.

Farewell to Nadyne Eggleton

Infocus Education Officer Nadyne Eggleton recently left the State Library to accept a position with the Osaka City Board of Education as an Assistant Language Teacher. We were very sorry to say good-bye to her, but are envious of the exciting adventures she has ahead of her living and working in Japan. Nadyne made a significant contribution to Infocus, especially in clarifying and focusing the process of selecting new resources. We are awaiting news of a replacement for her.

What's on at the State Library web site?

Have you looked at the "Internet Links" page on www.sl.nsw.gov.au? Click on Find and then Internet Links to locate a directory of up-to-date links to a wide variety of websites. You'll also find details of how these sites are selected, and a great collection of search engines and subject directories.

Here are some sites from "Internet Links", which may be useful to HSC students and teachers.

ABS 2001 Basic Community Profiles and Snapshots

http://http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/home/First+Visit?opendocument?utm_id=GT provides main area data from the 2001 census.
Find under: Statistics / Australian

The People of New South Wales ? Census Ethnicity Statistics

http://www.crc.nsw.gov.au/home is a Community Relations Commission compilation of ethnicity data for each New South Wales Local Government Area. Statistics on ethnicity, birthplace, language and religion from the 1996 Census of Population and Housing are provided.
Find under: Statistics / Australian

Australian Prints and Printmaking from the Australasian Region

http://www.nga.gov.au/AustralianArt/PrintsDrawings.cfm contains images and information about prints and printmaking, posters, and book arts from Australia, Aboriginal Australia, the Torres Strait Islands, Papua New Guinea, Maori and Pakeha Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific region including Nuie, Samoa, Kiribati, and the Solomon Islands.
Find under: Arts / Fine Arts and Images

AustArt

http://austart.library.unsw.edu.au/AustArt indexes Australian art journals held in the College of Fine Arts Library, the University of New South Wales. Coverage is from 1987 to the present.
Find under: Arts / Art

First World War

http://www.firstworldwar.com/ has full? text information including primary documents, articles, a timeline, posters, songs and photos.
Find under: History / Modern History

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

http://www.rirdc.gov.au This government body manages research and development investments in Australian rural industries. Includes excellent full?text agricultural research reports.
Find under: Agriculture links

What's On at the State Library?

Two new exhibitions at the State Library may be of interest to HSC students and teachers.

Champions: Australian Sporting Greats showcases a selection of photographs, letters and memorabilia from the Library's collections - supported by photographs from Getty Images - that will prompt memories of some of Australia's finest champions. The exhibition shows clearly that information comes in many forms, and that sport plays a significant part in the way people throughout New South Wales live. Champions is on display until 16 November 2003. For a sample of this exhibition, visit www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/champions/

Max Dupain's Australians is the third exhibition at the Library featuring the extraordinary photographic legacy of our most celebrated photographer. When Dupain started photography in 1929 there was an emphasis on painterly, soft-hued romanticism. He was one of the first to break with that tradition and convert to the new photography from Europe, which used sharp focus, strong light and unusual perspectives to capture the modern era. Max Dupain's Australians features more than 40 rare photographs of people spanning six decades of his work. Max Dupain's Australians will be on display until 1 February 2004. For a taste, visit www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/max_dupain/

Infocus contact details

Infocus: linking people and information
State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie St, Sydney 2000
Tel: 02 9273 1519 Fax: 02 9273 1248
E-mail: infocus@sl.nsw.gov.au