Internet Shakespeare Editions Incorporated

The Internet Shakespeare Editions (ISE) is a non-profit corporation, created by letters patent of the Federal Government of Canada. It is affiliated with the University of Victoria both through its academic structure and through the support of the University of Victoria Libraries. Our initial development was also supported by the UVic Industry Partnerships (formerly the Innovation and Development Corporation).

Our mission

The general mission of the ISE is to stimulate a love of Shakespeare's works in a world-wide audience. We do this by:

• Publishing the works, performances, and commentaries upon them in a form native to the Internet and other electronic media;
• Providing wide access to the works by making them freely available;
• Acquiring high quality texts and multimedia materials of relevance to Shakespeare;
• Assisting scholars, students, and the general public in acquiring and maintaining an interest in and general knowledge of the works of William Shakespeare and those of his contemporaries;
• Encouraging scholarship, commentary, and analysis of the works and the history of their times.

Board of directors

The ISE is directed by a distinguished Board of Directors, consisting of representatives of a variety of audiences that the ISE site appeals to.

Advisory boards

In addition to the Board of Directors, the ISE has two Advisory Boards:

1. An Editorial Board of distinguished scholars that advises on academic matters. The Board has representatives from the areas of Shakespeare Studies (editorial, critical, and performance), Textual Analysis, and Humanities Computing.
2. An Advisory Board for the acquisition of performance materials.