• Basic Reference Sources

• Finding Books

• Finding Articles

• Internet Resources

• Evaluating Internet Resources

• Citing Sources

• Accessing Library Resources from Off Campus

History

Xreferplus ~xreferplus is an online collection of reference books, containing the full text of over 150 reference books. There are a number of resources in this databases that deal with history and theatre.

Britannica Online ~ The Encyclopedia Britannica. Also includes Britannica's Internet Guide.


Atlas of the Greek World. 1980.
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 938 L664a

Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland. 1985.
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R942.003 C178.

Daily Life in Elizabethan England. 1995
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 942.055 S617d

Dictionary of American History. 1976-78. 8 vols.
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 973 D554 1976.

Medieval England: An Encyclopedia. 1998.
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 942 M489.

Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. 1995.
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 944.003 M489
 

Cambridge History of American Theatre. 2 vols.
A. C. Buehler Library, 792.0973 C178.

Companion to the Medieval Theatre. 1989.
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 792.09 C737

History of the Theatre.  1999.
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R 792.09 B864h 1999.

The History of World Theater; From the Beginnings to the Baroque. 1999. A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R792.09 B542h 1999 V.1.

The History of World Theater; From the English Restoration to the Present. 1999. A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R792.09 B542h 1999 V.2.

Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre. 1995.
A. C. Buehler Library, Reference R792.09 O98

Other sources

The Crown guide to the world's great plays, from ancient Greece to modern times . 1984. A.C. Buehler Library, Reference R 809.2 S557C1984

• Use Illinet Online to find books held in the Elmhurst College library as well as books owned by other Illinois academic libraries. Enter relevant key words, or to be more specific, enter your subject as a "Browse Subject" term in the search box.

Social History--Medieval, 500-1500
Theater--History
Civilization, Medieval
Europe--History--476-1492
France--History
Greece--History
Great Britain--History
Renaissance
Middle Ages--History
Women--England--History
United States--History

• Ordering books from other libraries ~ Don't limit yourself solely to Elmhurst Library's collection. Search all 65 member libraries by clicking on "Repeat search in All ILCSO Libraries" at the top of the page. Order your books as soon as possible: titles can take between 7-10 days to arrive.

• Gale's Literature Resource Center ~ An extremely powerful search tool, the LRC "provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline." Includes full-text aricles from the Dictionary of Literary Biography and Twayne Author Series. You can also search other databases on this site, such as MLA Bibliography (some full-text available) , and Literary Index. There are also external links to related, reviewed web sites.

• JSTOR ~ JSTOR is an online library currently containing more than 100 journals in 15 different disciplines. JSTOR does not include current issues of journals, but is an electronic archives of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. All full text.

  (To access this resource from off campus, go to the Electronic Journals and Newspapers page, and choose JSTOR).

• Project Muse ~Project MUSE is an online library of nearly 200 journals from Johns Hopkins University Press, many of which cover the humanities. All full text. On-campus access only.

How do I find out if the Library has the journal I need? 3 easy steps:

1. Full Text Periodicals Available Online ~ Search for the journal/magazine title, e.g. Western Journal of Communication or Newsweek.

2. Check Illinet Online for the journal/magazine title (not the article title), e.g. Journal of Communication.

3. To order an article the Elmhurst College library does not own, fill in this form: Request an article.

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General

• Librarian's Index to the Internet ~searchable subject directory of reviewed websites. Good place to start your research on the Internet.

History

• Yahoo! History Directory ~unreviewed directory of various history sites, broken down by region, subject or time period (note: sites must be judged for authority, accuracy)

• Theatre History Sites on the WWW (note: this is an older site and several links do not function).

Playwrights

• Playwrights and Playwriting by Donn B. Murphy, PH.D., Georgetown University (note: this is an older siteand several links do not function).

• Yahoo! Playwright Directory ~A collection of playwright web sites, arranged alphabetically (note: sites must be judged for authority, accuracy)

• Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet ~ A guide to Shakespearian resources

• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages

• How to Evaluate the Sources You Find

• Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools

• Citing Sources