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IB Language and Literature: State Library

Resources for students of IB English

State Library Victoria Databases

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Use the State Library databases to find Australian and international book reviews and critical literary reviews.

Either  search through the databases listed below individually or search through them all at once by clicking here to go to the State Library website and then selecting Articles from the drop down box.

 

 

Oxford Reference: Literature

Browse an enormous selection of encyclopedias and companions to literature from around the world.

AustLit

Search for literature by and about Australian writers and writing, including biographies, bibliographies, critical articles and creative writing.

Informit Literature and Culture

Access indexes covering Australian literature, writing and cultural studies. Includes the full text of Australian literary magazines, including MeanjinQuadrantIslandWet InkGriffith Review and Southerly for fiction, poetry, cultural politics and anthropology.Alternatively, search the full Informit Collection. Selected full text is available, and many of the journals indexed are held in hard copy.

The Source

Browse the subject guide for children’s books, awards, poetry and short stories.

Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive

Access the full text of the iconic Times Literary Supplement for details of British publications, theatre, cinema, music and exhibitions from 1902 to 2006.

(updated from SLV website 7.3.16)