AustLit

AustLit is a subscription database. A twelve month subscription provides full access for the entire school community, staff and students, onsite and offsite, by password, IP recognition, or, if you prefer students to access resources from behind a school portal, we can arrange access via URL referral.

We are happy to enter into consortium arrangements and provide significant discounts for multiple schools subscribing. The AustLit team can also provide professional development services to teachers.

If you would like to discuss subscription options please contact the AustLit team at: info-austlit@austlit.edu.au.

Yes, we can set up guest access for a one month trial for you and your school. Please contact the AustLit team at: info-austlit@austlit.edu.au to discuss trail access.

You can use the Search box with magnifying glass icon that is present on every page in AustLit.

Or, visit Using Bibliographic Data for Education for a more detailed explanation on Advanced Searching.

As well as indexing critical works about Australian literature, AustLit identifies and links to freely available teaching resources, including publisher's teaching notes, collaborative projects with Reading Australia, or AustLit-created content for teachers.

Browse these resources here, or click on the individual links below for different types of records with teaching resources:

As there are thousands of resources available, you may wish to conduct an advanced search around your own desired criteria. Visit Using Bibliographic Data to learn more about searching in AustLit.

Yes. While not all the records in AustLit contain access to full text, many thousands do. This might include early out of copyright works digitised by AustLit, author interviews, and links to critical works. AustLit also publishes its own full-text critical works, and digitises otherwise unavailable works.

For guidance on how to identify and specifically search for full-text work on AustLit: visit Full Text in AustLit.

Public and municipal library access to AustLit is for personal research only. The licence agreements prohibit use for educational purposes and/or in the classroom. AustLit relies on subscription income to keep the database relevant. 

The licence agreement for schools is available here.

Visit the About AustLit page for information on Licensing.

Yes, currently AustLit offers an annual 'Teaching with AustLit' event that focuses on an aspect of Australian literature and drama. We are hoping to provide webinars in the near future.

Read more at our Professional Learning with AustLit page.

It is important to employ appropriate language when discussing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories and storytellers. Please read the BlackWords Teaching site for guidance.