Romeo+and+Juliet+Research

__General Directions:__
1. Open Easybib (If you are NOT using Easybib, click on //Works Cited Options// in the navigation frame) 2. **Register** or **Login** and create a **New Project** for this assignment 3. Minimize Easybib to begin research. 4. Select resources from any of the four resource options (tables) below. Look at the first column of each table for links and/or specific topics. 5. Create your citation in Easybib as you locate each article. Then add e-notes or annotations .*


 * __ Easybib tips: __**
 * For articles in reference books or encyclopedias: Click on the "58" tab and select Encyclopedia article.
 * For websites: enter the URL in the autocite box. Fill in the blanks on the template with information from the page you are using.
 * For databases that provide the citation: copy the source citation. In Easybib, click on the "58" tab and select write/paste citation.

// * To add an annotation or edit your citation - login to Easybib and open your list. Click on "edit" next to the citation you are annotating. Click on "Add annotation" and enter your information or copy and paste your annotation from a word document. Be sure to click "Update citation" when finished. //

Click here for information about writing an annotated bibliography

=__Resources__=

Click on the "catalog" tab and look for print titles using the search suggestions listed below under your topic. To locate a book on the shelf: Use the call number provided below OR the call number found in your NHS catalog search To locate specific information in a book: use the index and the table of contents
 * ==__**PRINT**__== ||  ||
 * [[image:NHSLibrary2.jpg width="92" height="69" link="@http://lms.npsct.org/"]] || GENERAL PRINT DIRECTIONS:

William Shakespeare has his own Dewey Decimal number! It is **822.3.** All books with this number (that are about Shakespeare’s works) are located on the **lower level** (LITCRIT & REF) Check the letters in front of “822.3” in the call number for exact location (REF or LITCRIT) || (located in the lower level reference room) || LITCRIT 822.3 THR The Importance of William Shakespeare LITCRIT 822.3 SHA Shakespeare’s England LITCRIT 822.3 SHA The Shakespeare Handbook
 * **ALL TOPICS**

REF 822.3 WIL //William Shakespeare: His World, His Work, His Influence// (3 volume set) REF 822.3 SHA //Shakespeare’s World and Work// (3 volume set) REF 390 GRE //Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life// (vol. 3, 15th & 16th century)

BROWSE 822.3 in the lower level reference room in both REF and LITCRIT locate books best suited to your research questions. || 942.05 ROU //The Royal House of Tudor// || REF 391 PEN //Fashion, Costume and Culture v.3// (Reference Room) || //Daily Life During the Black Death// 614.5 BYR || (Most books will be upstairs) - excellent resources for all topics REF 390 GRE //The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life v. 3// (Reference Room) || //Shakespeare’s World and Work// (3 volume set) - REF 822.3 SHA Check the REF titles listed in the ALL TOPICS category above  ||
 * **Queen Elizabeth I**
 * Tudors** || REF 920 ENC // Encyclopedia of World Biography //
 * **Fashion** || NHS Catalog under search term **costume**
 * Browse** costume and fashion books, Dewey Decimal number 391.2
 * **Black death** || Search NHS Catalog: black death
 * **Renaissance Age**
 * History, Art Music, Reformation**
 * Marriage** || NHS Catalog under search term **renaissance**
 * REF 940.2 RIT** //Historical Atlas of the Renaissance//
 * REF 940.2** //WOR World Eras: European Renaissance & Reformation// ||
 * **Elizabethan Customs:**
 * Culture/Women/Children/**
 * Religious Conflict/Crime/**
 * Food/Medicine/Government, etc** || In NHS catalog, use search term **Elizabethan.**
 * **Globe and New Globe** || NHS Catalog under the search term **//Globe and Shakespeare//** ||
 * **History of**
 * Romeo and Juliet** || //William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet// - LITCRIT 822.3 WIL

http://bardweb.net: Shakespeare Resource Center http://Absoluteshakespeare.com: Everything about Shakespeare || @http://www.elizabethan.org/ || Ex. //Elizabethan language// //“Elizabethan England” and religion// Is this source reliable? credible? ||
 * ==__**INTERNET**__== ||  ||
 * **ALL TOPICS** || @http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/: Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet – A portal to the best websites
 * **Queen Elizabeth;**
 * Elizabethan Customs:**
 * Culture/Women/Children/**
 * Religious Conflict/Crime/**
 * Food/Medicine/Government etc** || @http://www.elizabethi.org/us/
 * **Black death / bubonic plague** || @http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html ||
 * media type="custom" key="7436241" || Use keywords from your topic to search:
 * **Can I use Wikipedia?** || Wikipedia is a social encyclopedia that should not be used for academic research. If you must use it, check the article's rating by clicking on the Discussion Tab. ONLY use articles with a rating of FA (Featured Article), GA (Good Article) or A - NEVER use an article with NO rating ||

**__DATABASES__ -**

 * Note: you will need a password to access from home: see p. 41 of the Newington Student Planner for password **
 * [[image:mclogo.gif caption="Marshall Cavendish" link="@http://www.marshallcavendishdigital.com/mcdigitalhome"]] || Select **Renaissance and Reformation.** Enter search term “renaissance” for a great overview ||
 * **Renaissance**
 * overview** || . ||

Use search term "romeo and juliet" and look for articles that talk about its past. || In the first box, enter **//Elizabethan //**as the keyword. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">In the next box, select //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">publication title // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">and enter //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Exploring Shakespeare **//
 * [[image:Gale_powersearch.jpg link="@http://galesites.com/menu/index.php?loc=s0940"]] || Use Gale's Powersearch to access all of the NHS and ICONN databases and eBooks from Gale. ||
 * **General info on**
 * Shakespeare** || Search in **//DisCovering Collection//** to search for general information about Shakespeare. (on the right side) ||
 * **Life of Shakespeare** || Search in //**Biography in Context**// (on the right) ||
 * **Romeo and Juliet** || Search in **//DisCovering Collection//** (on the right)
 * **Elizabethan topics** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Discovering Collection** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">perform a search on your topic, <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">THEN, from the results screen, Select “advanced search”

Scroll through the article titles for your topic - Look for the source citation at the end of each article ||