East Perth Campus Library

Effective June 2nd, PDFs of reports that are currently for sale on the National Academies Press (NAP) Website and PDFs associated with future reports will be offered free of charge to all Web visitors.

@ the Monash Sustainability Institute

The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) teaching module and the Indigenous Concepts of Country and Sustainability (ICCS) project, were both funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the Skills for the Carbon Challenge initiative.

Resources for higher education

Although pitted with ads from Google, this is a good layman's article on asphalt. Related articles cover bituminous concrete, asphalt sealant, etc.

Free use images promoting construction safety and health from the Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety & Health. Topics include Hazards, Injury & Illness prevention, Job Site, Trade, etc.

Good site for explaining new technologies and social media to the technologically-challenged among your acquaintances!

"A Free Public Resource - Providing Teachers with the tools needed to enhance their instruction using Google Earth®, the free program that brings the world to the classroom! A Website By and For Teachers"

If you need to oil those creaky punctuation skills, try this series of tutorials from University of Bristol. Good value!

Simulation for training in the mining industry.

These course materials... [based on U.S. copyright law] are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. "Librarians and the public at large are encouraged to use, distribute, translate, modify, and build upon these materials, provided that they give eIFL and the Berkman Center appropriate credit." While aimed at librarians who do copyright training, these modules are accessible to the general public.

3 minute videos to help introduce complex topics

Great source of short, explanatory videos relating to education and work.

The ICHEG collection is the largest and most comprehensive public collection of electronic games and game-related historical materials in the United States and one of the largest in the world. For each object shown online there appears a documentary photograph and basic factual information including the maker, material, title, place of origin, and date. For many items, in-depth information may also be provided, such as historical context or specific significance.

Titles include: Hydrographer Video Indigenous Australians in the water industry Operations & Maintenance Officer Video Waiting for an Opportunity to Surface? Wastewater Treatment Operator Video Water Distribution Operator Video Water Treatment Technician Video Women in Water

"A new study by the World Bank Group's infoDev program shows that virtual online currencies and digital work now provide real income opportunities to poor and unskilled workers in developing countries...The new study finds that more than 100,000 people in countries such as China and India earn a living through online games and websites disseminating micro-tasks."