The guide lists selective references available at the McGill University (Canada) Humanities and Social Sciences Library or Center for Research Libraries for researchers of French literature. An introductory section offers tips for online literature searchers. Citations are listed in these categories: guides to the literature; general encyclopedias; literary encyclopedias and handbooks; national and trade bibliographies and important library catalogs; bibliographies of literature and criticism (current, retrospective, by literary period, drama, poetry, fiction); language dictionaries (general and specialized French language and translation); theses; and translations. A synopsis of Library of Congress classifications for French literature is appended. (MSE)