Agricultural Science

Chickens
Year 10

1. Keywords: chickens, poultry, protein

2. The Library catalogue
636.5 BRA  Keeping chickens
636.508 REA A guide to keeping poultry in Australia
636 COM The complete book of raising livestock and poultry

3. Magazine and newspaper indexes
Use Elibrary and search under The Australian
The Weekly Times is available full text via ANZRC.

4. Internet sites
Check Elibrary under topics- chickens.
Google: advanced search
DPI http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/27_123.htm
NSW DPI  http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/poultry
Keeping chickens http://www.keepingchickens.com.au/ 

5. Information on copyright and how to prepare your list of references can be found in your school Record Book or via the Library Homepage TSS Guide to Referencing.

REMEMBER: this pathway is a guide only, and there are many other resources in the Library available for you to use.

History of Agriculture - Annotated Bibliography
Year 11 Agriculture

1. Keywords: The specific issue you are researching Agriculture - Australia, Inventions - Australia

2. The Library Catalogue:
 609 SPI  Encyclopedia of inventions
 
3. Magazine indexes:
ANZRC - for primarily Australian magazines

4. Newspaper articles
Use Elibrary to locate useful articles for this topic - remember if the topic is Australian based restrict the search by entering the name of an Australian Newspaper in the Publication box

5. Internet sites:
From Good sites for research
University of Queensland has a list of agricultural sites
EdNa: CSIRO website
General sites http://www.atse.org.au/ The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering http://www.phm.gov.au/australia_innovates Powerhouse museum
http://www.csu.edu.au/research/grahamcentre/ EH Graham Centre for Agricultural innovation
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/timeline.htm  Australian science, technology and invention timeline

6. List of references and copyright
Information on copyright and how to prepare your list of references can be found in your school Record Book or via the Library Homepage TSS Guide to Referencing .

REMEMBER: this pathway is a guide only, and there are many other resources in the Library available for you to use. 

Genetics Report
Year 12

1. Keywords: name of your selected source - beef cattle, cotton etc,

2. The Library catalogue
576.5 GEN  Genetics: a beginners guide
630 BOW  Food and farming
631.5233 AND Genetic engineering, food, and our environment
636.213 THO Storey's guide to raising beef cattle

3. Magazine and newspaper indexes
Use Elibrary and ANZRC to locate articles.
The Weekly Times is available full text via ANZRC.

4. Internet sites
From EdNa
CRC http://www.beef.crc.org.au/?flashver=7
Animal genetics and breeding unit http://agbu.une.edu.au/
CSIRO http://www.csiro.au/
DPI Queensland http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/home.htm

5. Bibliography and copyright
Information on copyright and how to prepare your list of references can be found in your school Record Book or via the Library Homepage TSS Guide to Referencing.

REMEMBER: this pathway is a guide only, and there are many other resources in the Library available for you to use.

Plant production system - horticulture
Year 12 Agricultural Studies

1. Keywords: Agricultural sustainability, horticulture, individual name of crop

2. The Library Catalogue:
338.17 HEN Australian agriculture: its history and challenges
630.994 Senior Australian agriculture

3. Magazine index:
ANZRC - a good index for Australian magazines

4. Internet site: 
Department of Primary Industry - http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/home
Primefacts - http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/resources/factsheets/primefacts

 5. Bibliography and copyright
Information on copyright and how to prepare your bibliography can be found in your school Record Book or via the Library Homepage  TSS Guide to Referencing.
REMEMBER: this pathway is a guide only, and there are many other resources in the Library available for you to use.