As well as the keyword search found at the top of each page, AustLit also has a powerful advanced search for subscribers that can be used to narrow down results so you can find exactly what you are looking for. Not only can you search across author names and work titles, but also dates of publication, birth dates, subjects and settings of works, awards received, form and type of work, genre, author heritage, publisher, gender, and much more.
We have documented a number of scenarios with step-by-step instructions:
I want to find all the novels written by women in 1939.
I want to find all the poetry anthologies published in 2013.
I want to find people in the database who were born in the first half of the 20th century and identify as Scandinavian.
I want to find all criticism and reviews of David Malouf's works written in the last five years.
Also learn how to exclude Internationals or organisations from your search results.
All the examples can be found in the search help area or just head straight to the advanced search and give it a go.