New resource – Military Periscope

Military Periscope

Military Periscope provides up-to-date information on the armed forces (land, sea and air) of more than 165 nations and the specifications and descriptions of more than 5000 different weapon systems deployed worldwide. For each nation Military Periscope provides detailed information on organisational structure and unit deployments and basing. Available now via Sirius.

The best cartoons of 2011

Looking for something to do during the hols? Why not visit Behind the Lines: The Year’s Best Cartoons 2011 at the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House? Exhibition opens 14 December and celebrates Australia’s wonderful tradition of political cartooning. Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons are part of the public record of a nation’s political life. Each cartoon is a snapshot of the major events and personalities of the last year. With wit and wisdom they provide an opportunity to reflect on the state of Australian politics and expose the robust nature of Australian democracy.

Discussion about University Rankings

On Radio National this morning Fran Kelly talks to Jamil Salmi, World Bank’s Tertiary Education Coordinator, about the the competitiveness of the higher education industry and university international rankings.  How accurate are international rankings tables? And do rankings really reflect the value of a university and what it can offer? Aspects discussed include research, equity and community.

Phased arrays newsworthy

A Fyshwick defence company is to be paid up to $200 million for its key role in protecting Australia’s eight Anzac class frigates against ‘‘under the radar’’ missile attacks. Read about it at today’s The Canberra Times

The Academy Library  has a number of items on the subject of phased arrays. Visit the catalogue and explore our holdings.

New Resource – Women, War & Society 1914-1918

 Women, War & Society 1914-18 is now available at the UNSW Electronic Resource Portal. The database is a mixed media archive and includes press-cuttings, minutes, reports, correspondence and photographs as well as essays for researchers and students new to digital primary source historical documents. Use this archival collection to research every aspect of British women’s war effort.

The First World War had a revolutionary and permanent impact on the personal, social and professional lives of all women. Their essential contribution to the war in Europe is fully documented in this definitive collection of primary source materials brought together at London’s Imperial War Museum.

The documents form an indispensable resource for the study of 20^th Century social, political, military and gender history.