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This guide highlights key resources for conducting effective information research in theatre, including the following:
If you need assistance identifying additional resources, search terms or strategies, please schedule a research consultation.
Image: Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Actors Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Gregory Hines in a rehearsal shot from the New York Shakespeare Festival production of the play "Twelfth Night" at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. (New York)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26aa3270-b781-0131-ad62-58d385a7b928
As the world's largest encyclopedia, Wikipedia's coverage is vast. You are more likely to find articles on obscure topics in Wikipedia than you would anywhere else. But is Wikipedia accurate? While Wikipedia can be edited by anyone in the world (including you!), scholarly encyclopedias like Encyclopedia Britannica are written and edited by experts in their fields. However, 2005 study in the journal Nature weighed the accuracy of science articles on Wikipedia against the more scholarly Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia was found to be nearly as accurate in the 42 articles investigated. Encyclopedia Britannica refuted these claims. When using Wikipedia, or any encyclopedia for that matter, it is wise to verify what you find.
Check the citations, recommended resources and external links to guide you to more scholarly work.
Similar to Wikipedia, these resources provide an overview on a given topic, but the authors are experts in the fields they are covering. Below you will find a few general encyclopedia collections with coverage across a wide variety of fields.
[image] Suze Meyers, Feminist Wikipedia, 2016.