Guide to World Shakespeare Bibliography

Description

A database containing all important books, journal and book articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, conference papers, audiovisual materials (e.g. films), electronic media, and other popular or scholarly materials relating to Shakespeare and his works. Features hypertext linking to reviews and to related records.
Coverage: 1971 - present

How to access

Go the MUN Libraries homepage at http://www.library.mun.ca/
If you are at home, click on the Off-campus Login icon at the top right of the home page, and follow the instructions.
Select Article Indexes
Under Indexes by Subject, select English
Select World Shakespeare Bibliography

Quick tips

Help	right side of main screen
Truncation	(asterisk) e.g., image retrieves image, images, imagery, etc.
Combining terms	Either the boolean "and" or the boolean "or" may be preselected in the Advanced Search. (more information)
Phrase searching	enter within quotation marks, e.g., "dramatic irony"

How to search

Quick Search

Select Search from the main screen.
Enter your terms in the box e.g. Othello jealousy

Advanced Search

Select Advanced Search from the main screen
Preselect boolean or or boolean and
Enter your terms either in the keywords or words in title box e.g. magic Tempest
You can also search, or limit your search, by author name, other people (e.g. actors), publisher/journal title, year of publication, document ID, document type, and language.

Browse

Browse entries under particular subject headings and subheadings by clicking on the ? or + symbols. Headings include the names of individual plays and poems; play groups (e.g. tragedies, histories, comedies, romances, apocrypha); General Shakespeareana; Festschriften; Bibliographies; Biography; Editions and Texts; Reference Works; Textual Studies, etc.; Language, Linguistics, Philology; Shakespeare and his Stage; Productions, Stage History; Conferences, Colloquia, etc.; General Studies.

Displaying results

The system defaults to brief display. Clicking on the record will produce the full display.

Locating documents in the library

To determine if Memorial Libraries owns a journal:

Open the Library Catalogue in a new window
Select Browse above the search box
Type the title of the journal in the search box and click Periodical Title
If Memorial owns the journal, the correct title will appear in an alphabetical list. Click on the title to check the full record - make sure that the volume/year of the journal you are looking for is listed.

Print/save/email

You may view an entry and choose save Entry to List. Under Quick Search or Advanced Search you may click on View Saved Entries. Saved entries may be printed or e-mailed.

For more detailed help, consult with a librarian, or use the Help provided within World Shakespeare Bibliography.

For general help on effective database searching, see our Tips for Successful Searching.

August 5, 2008