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Australian Literature

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias: 

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Key resources

AUSTLIT

Creative literature, poems, plays, novels and short stories, criticism, reviews of Australian literature and of literary aspects of stage, film and sound productions, and awards

MLA International Bibliography

Critical materials on modern language, literature, linguistics, and folklore

APAIS

Australian Public Affairs Information Service - covers humanities and social sciences (Australia)

ProQuest Research Library

Includes journals, magazines and newspapers on a broad range of general reference subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. Includes two subsets: Academic research newspapers (including the New York Times and the Wall Street journal) and Academic research periodicals

APA full text

Australian Public Affairs Information Service - covers humanities and social sciences (Australia)