Law & Government Resource Guide

This guide provides information on resources related to the Humanities and Social Sciences Collection. It includes a selection of print and electronic resources in the State Library, as well as some useful web links.

General browsing collection

A good starting point is to browse the shelves in the Information Centre where ready reference material such as encyclopedias and dictionaries are available. General works are also for available for browsing in the Redmond Barry Reading Room. Books and other materials are classified under the following Dewey numbers:

320	Politics
323	Civil Rights
324	Elections
328	Parliaments (includes parliamentary papers and hansard)
328.9402	Australia   Hansard
328.9404	Australia   Parliamentary papers
328.94502	Victoria     Hansard
328.94504	Victoria     Parliamentary papers
340	Law
345	Criminal law
346	Legislation (including bills, explanatory memorandum, acts, regulations)
346.994A	Australia Acts
346.9945	Victoria Acts
349	Encyclopedias and Law Handbooks
350	Government administration
352	Local government
353	Government gazettes
354.94C	Australia government gazette
354.945V	Victoria government gazette