Australian Literature: Selected Websites

General

These are general sites for researching Australian literature on the Internet and provide a starting place for researchers in this field. They provide a diverse range of information on Australian literature resources as well as providing links to other useful sites.

Legal Deposit in Australia. Information on the requirements for the legal deposit of publications in Australian libraries.

Manuscripts and Archives

Much Australian literary material can be found through searching manuscript and archival catalogues. Major gateways providing access to this information include:

Full Text Resources

Biographical Sources

In addition to the general sites listed above, there are specialist sites providing biographical information on Australian authors.

Literary Studies

These are sites providing access to literary research in Australian universities.

Copyright

Organisations and Associations

These organisations may be of use to Australian writers or literary researchers. Many provide useful links to other associations not listed here.

Booksellers and Publishers

For a complete list of Australian publishers and a listing of most Australian books, both in and out of print, researchers should look at Australian and New Zealand Books in print, available in both print and CD-ROM. The following site, however, provides a useful listing of those publishers with internet sites.

Children's Literature

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