
| Library Research Guide for Shakespeare, English 127 |
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DEVELOPING A SEARCH STRATEGY
Search strategy is a library term for the process of finding information in a logical, step-by-step manner. Using a search strategy insures that you will find the information or material you need as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Research Steps:
- Choose your topic
- Find background information
- Find books on your topic
- Find periodical articles
- Cite your sources
For online help using on library research strategy and using library resources, try using Library Research, a Hypertext Guide - online, hypertext-based tutorial on library research.
PRINT RESOURCES
Please refer to the Shakespeare Reference bibliography handed out during the library session.Also: Reference Sources on English Literature
DATABASE RESOURCES
- Cornell Library Gateway
- Cornell Library Catalog (and linked indexes)
- Periodical Abstracts (Web version) ~ MLA Bibliography (Web version) ~ Humanities Abstracts ~ Periodical Contents Index
WORLD WIDE WEB RESOURCES
Elizabethan Britain
- Elizabethan Costume ~ Elizabethan Curse Generator ~ Study Guide for Elizabethan-Jacobean England ~ Proper Elizabethan Pronunciation
Directories of Shakespeare Web Sites
- Yahoo's Shakespeare Links ~ Shakespeare & the Internet (Scholarly Sites)
Shakespeare's Texts
- Complete Works of William Shakespeare (MIT) ~ Works of the Bard (search engine for the complete writings)
Shakespeare in Art & Language
- Shakespeare Illustrated ~ Coined by Shakespeare (The Bard's influence on the language)
Shakespeare's Life and Haunts
- The Shakespeare Mystery (from the PBS documentary) ~ Shakespeare & the Globe Theatre ~ Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (Stratford-on-Avon)
Online Journals
INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES AND SUBJECT DIRECTORIES
RESEARCH HELP ONLINE
- The Reference Home Page at O*K*U Libraries
- Library Research at Cornell: A Hypertext Guide
- Library Vocabulary: Definitions of Library Terms
Citing Sources
REFERENCE HELP IN PERSON
WRITING HELP
Writing and Grammar:
- Getting Started on Writing: Tips from Purdue's Writing Center
- Grammar and Style Notes from Jack Lynch
Online Dictionary for Definitions and Spelling:
Reference Home Page
Revised February 10, 1998
Fred Muratori,
fmm1@cornell.edu
Reference Services Division, Olin*Kroch*Uris Libraries
Cornell University Library
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