The reference collection provides background reading on your topic and related issues, names of authorities, and bibliographies that lead to additional sources. Take time to browse the shelves!
This selected list is arranged according to Library of Congress Classification

D: HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD
    Australia [RR DU96 .K46 1994]
    Australia: The Complete Encyclopedia [RR DU90 .A97 2001]
    The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins [RR DU120 .A718 2001]
    Collins Australian Encyclopedia [RR DU90 .C64]
    Collins Milestones in Australian History: 1788 to the Present [RR DU110 .B76 1986]
    The Oxford Companion to Australian History [RR DU110 .O938 1998]
    Historical Dictionary of New Zealand [RR DU420 .J24 1996]
    The Illustrated Encyclopedia of New Zealand [RR DU405 .I55]
    New Zealand [RR DU408 .P37 1998]


G: GEOGRAPHY. MAPS. ANTHROPOLOGY. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES.
    Atlas of the World [RR G1021 .N38]
    Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica: A Continental Overview of Environemtnal Issues  [RR GE160 .S645 H55 2003]
    The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture [RR GN666 .E53 1994]

H: SOCIAL SCIENCES
    Encyclopedia of Women and Gender 2v.[RR HQ1115 .E52 2001]
    International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family 4v. [RR HQ9 .E52 2003]
    Reader's Guide to Women's Studies [RR 1180 .R43 1998]

N: FINE ARTS
    The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture [RR NX590 .A1 O94 2000]

P: LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE  
The Gale Series  
    Contemporary Authors [RR PN451 C6 1967]  Biographical sketches.  Use the Cumulative Index  to identify appropriate volumes.
    Poetry Criticism [RR PN1010 .P62;  1991-]   Poetry: history and criticism.  Use author or title index to locate a specific author or title.  Chronological arrangement of listed criticism provides a perspective on changes in critical approaches over time. Includes bibliography.
   Drama Criticism [RR PN1601. D59; 1991-]  History and criticism of drama, theater reviews, biographies of dramatists.  Use author or title index.
   Contemporary Literary Criticism [RR PN771 .C59; v. 1- 1973-]  Critical evaluations of modern literature up to the most current commentaries. Includes bibliographies and, in many cases, interviews with autors.
   Short Story Criticism [RR PN3373 .S386; v.1- 1988-]  Annual publication on short story criticism.
   Dictionary of Literary Biography  [RR PN451 .D4-] See vol. 230 Australian Literature, 1788-1914; vol. 260 Australian Writers, 1915-1950; vol. 289 Australian Writers, 1950-1975.

Other Selected Sources
    The Australian National Dictionary: A Dictionary of Australianisms on Historical Principles [RR PE3601 .Z5 A865 1988]
    Australian Women Writers: A Bibiographic Guide [RR PR9608 .A3 1988]
    The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature [RR PR9600.2 .W55 1994]
    The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia [RR PR9600.20O9 1987]
    A Reader's Guide to Australian Fiction [RR PR9612.2 .C53 1992]
 

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    Search by TITLE, AUTHOR, SUBJECT (using the Library of Congress Subject Headings, e.g. "Aboriginal Australians",  "Australia Civilization," "New Zealand History"), or by KEYWORD. Try combining terms in keyword searching, e.g "Australia* AND (gender OR wom* OR feminis*)"  Truncate (*) words to retrieve different endings or spellings.
Limit your search by date, location, or material type.
Muse is the catalog of Carleton College and can be accessed directly from Sage.

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Multidisciplinary:
Expanded Academic Index--Indexes scholarly journals and popular magazines.  Mid 1980s to present.
JSTOR -- An index to and full text of selected academic journals (topical selections include "History," "Language and Literature," "Sociology.") There's a "moving wall" of 3 to 5 years in electronic access to journals.
LexisNexis Academic --Excellent source for full-text articles in national and international newspapers.

Literary Studies:
Contemporary Authors--Useful for the first stages of research on a contemporary author.  Contains a brief critique of works and references.
MLA International Bibliography--Major index to literature journals and related fields (folklore, languages, linguistics).  Covers 1963-present.  Print index also available in Rolvaag Reference Room RR P1 .A1 M6; 1921-1993
Film Literature Index 1984- [RR PN1993 .F5]  "Provides the most comprehensive survey available of the entire spectrum of current periodical writing on film."

History:
Historical Abstracts --An index to history journals and other types of publications beoyond North America. Covers 1955-present.

Social Sciences:
ERIC, PsycINFO, Sociological Abstarcts and Public Affairs Information Services (PAIS) [online through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts].--Education, psychology, sociology and public affairs.  Search databases individually or together.

Women, Family, and Gender
Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI) --Index to journals, newsletters, and research reports covering such discipines as sociology, health, education, and human rights. Covers 1992-present.  Note: Must contact a reference librarian to use.
Gender Watch --A full text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues.

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Any item not owned by St. Olaf or Carleton may be ordered through Interlibrary Loan(ILL) provided you allow enough time (a week on average). Make use of the electronic delivery (MEDD) to shorten delivery time.

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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.[RR LB2369. G53]

Kasia Gonnerman for Mary Steen