Literary Research and the Literatures of Australia and New Zealand
Strategies and Sources- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2010
Summary
Literary Research and the Literatures of Australia and New Zealand: Strategies and Sources is a research guide to the literatures of the two major countries of Oceania: Australia and New Zealand. Covering over 200 years of these geographically and chronologically connected countries, this guide contains references to many different types of resources, illustrating how the researcher is best served by using the increasing variety of research tools in combination with each other. The book emphasizes research methodology and outlines the best practices for the research process, paying special attention to the unique challenges inherent in conducting research on the literatures of Australia and New Zealand specifically. The book includes commentary on general literary reference materials; library catalogs; print and online bibliographies, indexes, and annual reviews; scholarly journals; contemporary reviews; period journals and newspapers; microform and digital collections; manuscripts and archives; and web resources. It is an essential tool for anyone conducting research on Australia or New Zealand, and it is a helpful guide for readers with a special interest in these countries' literatures.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2010
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-8108-6749-9
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-8108-7745-0
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 268
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- Introduction No access
- Chapter One. Basics of Online Searching No access Pages 1 - 20
- Chapter Two. General Literary Reference Sources No access Pages 21 - 48
- Chapter Three. Library Catalogs No access Pages 49 - 68
- Chapter Four. Print and Electronic Bibliographies, Indexes, and Annual Reviews No access Pages 69 - 102
- Chapter Five. Scholarly Journals No access Pages 103 - 120
- Chapter Six. Literary Reviews No access Pages 121 - 142
- Chapter Seven. Magazines and Newspapers No access Pages 143 - 160
- Chapter Eight. Microform and Digital Collections No access Pages 161 - 176
- Chapter Nine. Manuscripts and Archives No access Pages 177 - 194
- Chapter Ten. Web Resources No access Pages 195 - 212
- Chapter Eleven. Researching a Thorny Problem: Writing about Literature from a Foreign Culture No access Pages 213 - 224
- Appendix. Selected Resources in Related Disciplines No access Pages 225 - 246
- Bibliography No access Pages 247 - 250
- Index No access Pages 251 - 266
- About the Authors No access Pages 267 - 268





