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Research guides are meant to assist researchers with their search for materials in the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] collection, to facilitate use of paper and electronic resources available through the institution, and to provide suggestions for further reading and research to users. Research guides should not be confused with [[Finding aids]], which provide hierarchical arrangement and description for manuscript and other archival materials.  
Folgerpedia's research guides are meant to assist researchers with their search for materials in the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] collection, to facilitate use of paper and electronic resources available through the institution, and to provide suggestions for further reading and research to users. For an orientation to ''doing'' research at the Folger, see [[Researching at the Folger]].


Please note some resources have been repeated if they overlap with other topics. For an alphabetical list of all articles categorized under "Research guides"  type '''Category:Research guides''' into the Folgerpedia search box.  
Please note some resources have been repeated if they overlap with other topics. For an alphabetical list of all articles categorized under "Research guides"  type '''Category:Research guides''' into the Folgerpedia search box.  
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Revision as of 16:39, 13 April 2017

Folgerpedia's research guides are meant to assist researchers with their search for materials in the Folger Shakespeare Library collection, to facilitate use of paper and electronic resources available through the institution, and to provide suggestions for further reading and research to users. For an orientation to doing research at the Folger, see Researching at the Folger.

Please note some resources have been repeated if they overlap with other topics. For an alphabetical list of all articles categorized under "Research guides" type Category:Research guides into the Folgerpedia search box.

Shakespeare

Performance and theater

Early modern

Manuscripts

History of the book

Folger-specific resources