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Using this guide

This guide introduces you to physical and online information, resources and tools. They have all been carefully selected to help you study or research Literary Studies at Monash.

The guide will also help you to develop your skills in finding useful material.

For Literary Studies, physical materials such as books and other printed publications are mostly held at the Matheson (Clayton) and Caulfield Libraries.

Key resources in Literary Studies

  • JSTOR  

    JSTOR is a comprehensive library of important scholarly literature.

  • MLA international bibliography (EBSCOhost) 

    Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present.

  • Project MUSE
    Full-text versions of peer-reviewed journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, as well as thousands of ebooks, with emphasis on humanities and social sciences.

Get help from a librarian

Get help from a librarian when you need support beyond what you can find in this guide. Bookings are available for students, educators, and researchers.

Librarians can help you with a range of tasks including:

  • using the Library's collections
  • finding and evaluating information
  • citing and referencing
  • understanding copyright