How not to get "lost in (cyber) space" while doing your research...
For your search, I suggest that you remember to use a “power
search” using the + sign and/or – (minus) sign to limit the “hits” that you get. You will get better at searching with practice. Some search engines require that you use the limiters/extenders
"and", "not", "or" instead of the "+" and "-" signs.
Try using http://www.dogpile.com as a search engine if you haven't tried it before. I like it since it gives you some other suggestions of how to search
for your topic.
EXAMPLE OF A SEARCH THAT YOU MAY USE:
Shakespeare + biography + plays
Gun + control + viewpoint
Etc.
You may also make a similar search in the OPAC (card catalog) in our library or in the public library
to obtain print sources.
And, if you have a Palm Springs Library Card number you can search on their website which is linked to: http://www.palmspringshs.com If you live near Cathedral City or Thousand Palms Public Libraries, you
may access their websites and databases from the palmspringhs site if you look under:
“Public Library Connections.”
We will look at this site together during orientation.
Remember to look at print resources such as newspapers,
magazines, pamphlets etc.
Citations are also an important part of research since you will need to have a bibliography and/or
works cited page. Use as many helper slips in the red baskets as you need.
SHAKESPEARE
Click on the picture!!!
As you find sites "remember" that some of them are not authoritative and have been posted just for
fun and/or published by someone like you and me. Use your critical judgement skills when selecting information "as factual."
The Introduction to Shakespeare Illustrated
The plays of Shakespeare are listed alphabetically. Under each play is a list of paintings based on that particular work.
The artists are also listed alphabetically. Under the name of each artist is a list of paintings based on various plays by Shakespeare.
The bibliography lists the works cited in Shakespeare Illustrated.
Shakespearean England
Elizabethan Stage and Theatre
A description of the theatres of the Shakespearean and Elizabethan
times. Illustrated.
Elizabethan Costuming Page
A large collection of links and information about the costumes
and clothing of England in the Elizabethan period. Includes lots of pictures and historical information.
Sixteenth Century Ballads: A work in progress...
"The goal of this project is to produce a collection of "interesting"
ballads from before 1600, containing sheet music and lyrics, both in their original form, and in a form intelligible to a
modern listener."
Shakespeare's Globe
Information on the Globe Theatre of William Shakespeare's time.
See also the Virtual Globe Theater and the Image Gallery 2000 and Image Gallery 1999.
What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us
The
Tudors were the royalty of England during the time of Elizabeth and Shakespeare. This page explores the scientific and technological
accomplishments of the Tudor and Stuart era, and the accompanying social and economic revolutions.
Royal Families of England
The
names and dates of the English royalty, from the beginnings through that country's history (beginning in 1603).
Currency Values in Elizabethan England
Compares
Elizabethan Pounds to US Dollars. See also: Money and Coinage.
The Mary Rose Virtual Maritime Museum
Built on the orders of Henry VIII between 1510 and 1511. After
a long and successful period of service she sank accidentally during an engagement with the French fleet in the Solent in
1545. Her rediscovery and raising were one of the seminal events in the history of nautical archaeology.
