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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 scholarly literature in the humanities.

  • MLA international bibliography (EBSCOhost) 

    Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), this is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film.

  • Project MUSE
    Full-text journals and books in the humanities, especially literary criticism and theory.

  • ProQuest One Literature
    Comprehensive literary studies resource with primary texts and criticism.

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