Specialised Resources
Acts, Regulations and Legislation
Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)
ComLaw
The legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department. Incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) and full text of Commonwealth legislation
GovPubs
Australian Government Publications Guide is a guide to selected types of Australian government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet
WA State Law Publisher
Free online access is available for all legislation, regulations, gazettes etc.
Advisory Board Company
Advisory Board Company WA Health Access to the ABC Site [intranet link]
The Advisory Board is a membership of 2,500 of the USA's largest and most progressive health systems and medical centers. The Advisory Board gathers data across and beyond the membership and publishes daily and weekly news services, 50 major studies and 3,000 customized research briefs each year on progressive management and clinical practices in health care. In general the research focuses on the best (and worst) demonstrated practices, helping member institutions benefit from one another's learning curves.
Anatomy TV
Anatomy TV
A dynamic interactive multi-media overview of human anatomy - from head to toe! This interactive resource contains than 20 learning and teaching modules covering basic human anatomy and focusing on one or more areas of the body. Also includes a study guide and test bank
Australian Standards
SAI Global Standards Australia
Use the Department of Health link to access the full text of Australia standards. Please note that the Department has a single user license for all of Health so it is important to log out once you have finished using the site
Dictionaries
Endnote
Endnote
The libraries at FHHS and RPH have purchased a SMAHS-wide EndNote licence. EndNote version X3 and EndNote Web are available for use. If you have an earlier version of EndNote installed, it can be upgraded.
Your PC must have the XP operating system and MS Office 2003 at minimum. Please contact IS Helpdesk on 9224 2979 or via email to determine what is required to have EndNote X2.0.2 installed on your PC.
EndNote Web provides the advantage of being able to use your EndNote libraries from anywhere in the world. Your EndNote libraries are stored on the EndNote server and you must login to MyEndNoteWeb.
EndNote Web is also your best option if it is impossible to upgrade your operating system and version of MS Office. The full functionality of Cite-While-You-Write cannot be used unless you have MS Office 2003 at minimum on your PC.
Please contact the Library on 9224 8439 or via email to: for more information.
Instructions to Authors, Referencing Guides and Journal Abbreviations
APA Referencing Guide
American Psychological Association Documentation from the Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Curtin Uni of Technology Referencing Guide
Includes APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA & Vancouver styles
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
For over 3,500 journals in the health and life sciences. All links are to "primary sources" - that is, to publishers and organisations with editorial responsibilities for the titles
List of Serials Indexed for Online Users
Useful to discover journal title abbreviations or the full title where you only know the abbreviated title
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
AKA the Vancouver style
Medical Algorithms Project
Medical Algorithms Project
Requires registration - free
National & WA Health Strategies & Priorities
Australian Department of Health and Ageing - for Health Professionals
The National Health Priority Areas are cancer control, injury prevention and control, cardiovascular health, diabetes mellitus, mental health, asthma, and arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions
Australian Department of Health and Ageing's National Medicines Policy
Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Programs & Campaigns
National Public Health Partnership
WA Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan 2010 - 2020
Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS@WA Gov
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
OECD Health Data 2009
Statistics on health and health systems across 30 OECD countries.