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JSTORJSTOR is a fully-searchable database of academic journals, books, and primary sources in a wide variety of subject areas, focusing on the arts, humanities, social sciences and life sciences.
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Literature Compass (via Wiley)Literature Compass publishes peer-reviewed articles on the most important research and current thinking from across the entire discipline.
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AustLit : the resource for Australian literatureAn index providing authoritative information on almost 370,000 works of creative and critical Australian literature (in print and electronic sources) and on more than 60,000 Australian authors and literary organisations, from 1780 to the present day.
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Arts and Humanities Citation Index (via Clarivate Analytics)Arts and Humanities Citation Index is one of the citation index databases that make up the Web of Science database. It is a multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. Literature coverage is restricted to journal articles.
MOBILE ACCESS: Optimised for use on mobile devices.
NOTE: To search Arts & Humanities Citation Index separately in Web of Science, Click 'More Settings' - leave only 'Arts & Humanities Citation Index' checked.
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The Cambridge introduction to creative writing by This book introduces students to the origins, practice and art of creative writing and reading. It looks at creative writing in performance; as public art, visual art, e-literature and community.
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MLA Style CenterWriting resources from the Modern Language Association including guides for style, research and writing. It also has formatting information and sample papers in MLA style. Note the 8th Edition.
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Handbook of literary terms : literature, language, theoryA practical, instructive, and comprehensive guide to the language of literary study, Kennedy's Handbook of Literary Terms is a reference manual that aims to demystify literature and the techniques literary scholars use.
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Key concepts in contemporary literatureOffers a comprehensive overview of the literature and critical debates of the period since 1945. Setting texts in their historical, political and cultural contexts, it demonstrates how literature has dealt with and been shaped by the changing face of the modern world. -
Macquarie PEN anthology of Australian literature by A landmark anthology of Australian literary writing across all genres from over two centuries, this is an authoritative collection more than six years in the making, providing a window into Australian culture. -
The Cambridge history of Australian literature by Draws on scholarship from leading figures in the field and spans Australian literary history from its colonial origins, as well as indigenous and migrant literatures and the role of literary culture in modern Australian society.
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Macquarie Dictionary OnlineThe Macquarie Dictionary & Thesaurus Online features easy, comprehensive and interactive searching of over 121,000 headwords and phrases and over 210,000 definitions, with the ability to search either the dictionary, thesaurus or both.
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Oxford ReferenceOxford Reference is the home of Oxford’s quality reference publishing, bringing together over 2 million entries, many of which are illustrated, into a single cross-searchable resource. Newly relaunched with a brand new look and feel, and specifically designed to meet the needs and expectations of reference users, Oxford Reference provides quality, up-to-date reference content at the click of a button. Made up of two main collections, both fully integrated and cross-searchable, Oxford Reference couples Oxford’s trusted A-Z reference material with an intuitive design to deliver a discoverable, up-to-date, and expanding reference resource.
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The Concise Oxford Companion to English LiteratureBased on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable guide to all aspects of English literature. Over 4,900 new and revised A to Z entries give unrivalled coverage of writers, works, historical context, literary theory, allusions, characters, and plot summaries.
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Dictionary of Writers and their WorksAn essential guide to authors and their works that focuses on the general canon of British literature from the fifteenth-century to the present. There is also some coverage of non-fiction such as biographies, memoirs, and science, as well as inclusion of major American and Commonwealth writers.
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Academic integrity tutorialIntroduces you to the skills you need to maintain academic integrity, including referencing.
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ReferencingSelf-help resources, including examples of how to reference in various styles.
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Study smartAn online tutorial covering topics relating to researching, writing and studying at Griffith University.
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School of Humanities Referencing GuideGuide for referencing for assignments.
