Shakespeare Resources

Looking for serious Shakespeare scholarship?
Start with the World Shakespeare Bibliography Online below.

Suggestions for searching the World Shakespeare Bibliography:

• Advanced Search: Use this instead of the Basic Search.
• Languages: Set this to whatever languages you can read well.
• Document Type: Set this to search one at a time:
  • Journal Articles
  • Books: Book Chapter, Book Collection and Book Monograph
  • Dissertation

Check the tools below to see if the library has the sources you find:

Options if the item you want is not in the library collection:

• Find Another Source: The library subscribes to over 30,000 publications and has over 400,000 books in its collection so the odds are good that another source that will do the job will show up if you keep searching.
• If you are willing to go get the item from another library, call our Reference Desk at 973-655-4291 and our librarians will help you check to see if it is available nearby at a library you can access.  (For example:  Libraries at another state college or a public library.)

If another source will not do and you can wait a week or two, feel free to place a request through the Interlibrary Services Department.

The next best places to hunt for scholarship about the works of Shakespeare.