INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEARCHING THE SHAKSPER ARCHIVES

The basic method for searching the archives is to send to
listserv@ws.bowiestate.edu the following command (filling in the KEYWORD
you wish without the square brackets):

Search SHAKSPER [Keyword]


For example, if you wished to see all occurrences of "Pericles" in the
archives, you would send the following message:

Search SHAKSPER Pericles


You can also search using the BOOLEAN operators AND, OR, NOT:

Search SHAKSPER Pericles AND Kinsmen


Further, you can limit your search by DATES:

Search SHAKSPER Pericles from 93/7/1 to 96/12/31

Search SHAKSPER Pericles since 96/1/1


In return, you will receive a list of "matches," identified by "item
number." To order a copy of this/these postings, send the following
command to listserv@ws.bowiestate.edu:

GETPOST SHAKSPER [item number/s]

To help you decided what items to order, the file you receive from your
query also contains a Key Word in Context listing of the matches.