AustLit

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0:00 Begin by going to Advanced Search.

0:05 There are several ways to search BlackWords.

0:07 We can search by Cultural heritage.

0:13 There's another video on completing this search.

0:17 Or we can search by project.

0:20 Go to Project

0:22 and select BlackWords from the drop-down menu.

0:25 Now we are only searching for BlackWords works.

0:28 Let's try a search for picture books.

0:38 Click Search.

0:44 BlackWords records will have a logo next to the creator's name.

0:48 We can also search BlackWords from the AustLit home page.

0:52 Go to the BlackWords home page

1:00 and search from here.

1:03 This search is automatically limited to BlackWords.

1:13 Your search is done!

BlackWords records works by Australian authors of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.

BlackWords is an affiliation attached only to agents (authors, illustrators, organisations, etc.); it is not attached to works.

When you search BlackWords, you will only return works by authors of either Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage.

To search for works about Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, instead use the subject search: some common subjects for works are listed below.

Aboriginal-White conflict	Aboriginal relationship with the land
Aboriginal writers	Aboriginal culture
Torres Strait Islander culture	Torres Strait Islander literature and writers

These searches include BlackWords and non-BlackWords authors: you can see the BlackWords authors in a search results page by the BlackWords logo next to their name.