Overview of resources for youth researchers on this site:

Conferences:

• Events calendar: a brief list of Australian and overseas conferences, forthcoming events, and seminars which may be of interest to those who work with youth or who undertake youth research. It lists national or State/Territory events but not local events. Also see:
• Other organisations' calendars of forthcoming events

Inquiries

• Help desk for researchers
• NB this web site is not a crisis help service. See a list or crisis help sites for youth

Databases

• Youth Monitor database, created from the column by the same name in the print journal, Youth Studies Australia; (summaries of press reports only, not full-text)
• Abstracts database, created from the column by the same name in the print journal, Youth Studies Australia; (abstracts only, not full text)
• Directory of youth researchers maintained by the Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, in cooperation with ACYS and the University of Tasmania. Australian youth researchers are encouraged to list themselves on this directory

Topic guide:

• An A-Z subject guide to key organisations in the youth field, or to youth-related information on particular topics. It also lists relevant ACYS resources available for purchase on that topic.

Courses of study in youth work and youth studies

• Courses offered at tertiary level: Brief details about Australian courses which either have a significant youth work component, or which specifically aim to equip one for work with young people. Includes suggestions for courses of study which facilitate youth research.
• Useful sources of information about courses
• Short courses

Organisations and networks

• A-Z subject guide to key organisations in the youth field
• List of Research organisations
• List of email discussion groups in the youth field
• List of youth affairs peak organisations in Australia
• List of youth research organisations
• List of funding and sponsorship organisations
• List of organisations with conference/events calendars

Bibliographies compiled by ACYS and other relevant organisations

• World-wide list of scholarly journals in the youth field, compiled by ACYS
• Youth and the future
• Young people and public space: originally compiled in1998 for delegates to the conference, Youth98: Public spaces, public voices -- now maintained by YSPACE
• Also see list of bibliographies compiled by other organisations

Current awareness services

• Youth Field Xpress --free email newsletter from ACYS providing a monthly update of news to hand relevant to the youth field in Australia. The newsletter serves as a companion to the ACYS journal, Youth Studies Australia
• Other current awareness services through academic libraries
• Other news distribution services and news updates via email
• Other overseas distribution lists of interest

Other services from ACYS:

• Acronyms commonly used for major Australian youth organisations
• Definitions of terms and phrases
• Thesaurus of terms (under construction)
• Taxonomy of the youth field (under construction)

Last modified: 16 April, 2004