The Herald: February 2013

February 2013

Welcome to this first issue of The Shakespeare Herald, the newsletter of the Internet Shakespeare Editions (ISE). In this issue we trumpet some important upgrades to the site, the completion of some of our individual plays online, now fully edited by Shakespeare scholars, our plunge into the increasingly populated area of social networking, and ways we are creating partnerships with theaters as a way of enhancing our database of Shakespeare in performance.

The ISE continues its tradition of introducing Shakespeare on stage and (digital) page in new and intuitive formats. We bring fully-edited, peer-reviewed works to a computer—or mobile device—near you. In this issue, you will find links to articles on our most recent update to the site.

• Magic webs: a word from the Coordinating Editor.

• The launch of our mobile-optimized site.

• Progress of our fundraising campaign: Friends of the ISE — and a new feature available for Friends.

• New editions of plays published online and by Broadview Press.

• Social networking and the ISE — and some Shakespeare trivia.

• The ISE and Shakespeare in performance — connecting with the Theatre Association of America; and using the site as a resource in the theater.

• Future plans: expanding and updating the section of the site on Shakespeareʼs Life and Times—and an acknowledgement of our fine team of programmers and research assistants.

The ISE is made possible by generous support from the University of Victoria, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and by libraries that have become Friends of the ISE.