Evaluating resources for Aboriginal Studies

TITLE OF RESOURCE:
include a link to the resource if appropriate

PUBLICATION/COPYRIGHT DETAILS:
-new/updated editions?
- are the rights of original artists/authors/contributors acknowledged?
FORM/FORMAT:
- what form/format is the resource in does this limit its useability/appropriateness?
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

-how is information about Indigenous Australians organised within the resource?

AUDIENCE:
-is this resource appropriate for all ages? - is this resource appropriate for EALD users
or does it have additional support documents/forms that are appropriate for EALD users.
is the resource available in different languages including braile or captions for the
hearing impaired?
AUTHOR/OWNER SHIP:
- who is profiting from this resource? - are all contributors credited?
- what is/are the contributors degree of control over end product?
- are experts or persons consulted to create resource credited?

CONSULTATION/AUTHENTICITY:
- who has been consulted? Are they expert?
- How transparent/clear within the resource is the process of consultation?
CULTURAL PROTOCOLS:
- does the resource note any cultural protocols used?

Written REPRESENTATION of Aboriginal people:

- single/ multiple? -individual diversity/homogeneity? -stereotyping?
LINGUSTIC CONSIDERATIONS

- normal/abnormal - equal emphasis on contemporary/traditional?

EMPHASIS:
- positive/negative? diminutive/respectful?
-overly romanticised? -Paternalism/Paternalistic?
-strengths/deficits?
TERMINOLOGY:
-respectful/trivialising? -active/passive voice (are Aboriginal peoples voices used or
does a non-Aboriginal person speak for them)?
-superficial/oversimplified?
AUTHOR /AUTHORITY:
CONSIDE
RATIONS
VISUAL

- who took the photo? - who is in the photo?

- has permission been sought/given?
 CONTEXT:
- includes source, date?
- complimentary/contradictory to text?
-how does the caption relate to the image?
Visual REPRESENTATION of Aboriginal people:
- single/ multiple? -individual diversity/homogeneity? -stereotyping?
- normal/abnormal - equal emphasis on contemporary/traditional?
-who/what is being depicted? - Whats the overall affect?
- is there a diversity of representation?

WHERE/HOW WOULD/COULD YOU USE THIS RESOURCE:

USEABILITY

NOTE: additional research may be necessary to answer these questions. If research is required
this should be noted. If information cannot be found, list as unknown this could affect the
suitability of the resource.