Warburg-Warwick Research Training Programme

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Warburg-Warwick Research Training Programme

• Introducing
• Early English Books Online (EEBO)

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Lets find out more
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Note the scope, but also that the content
available is not yet complete
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Some works have ASCII texts attached (which helps
searching reading) available to participating
institutions
Check to see if Warwick belongs
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Yes, it does!
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Be aware of what current additions are being made
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This is what is planned
text
Where neither text nor page image is available
you will be referred to the microfilm reel
(though not everything yet filmed)
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Lets now look for some material by author
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You are looking for works by Erasmus click here
Or type the name here
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You can now open the files of Erasmus material
but first link to LION
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This gives access to a biography and criticism
(LION also links to the MLA Biblio)
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Back in EEBO we have over 300 records
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For post-1700 editions you can link to ECCO
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Click here
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ECCO only shows the page images
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but you can also click here
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for better navigation
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Back in EEBO, choose from the available formats
to view this item see the icons on the left
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You have selected the page images, and can move
forwards or backwards
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Notice that image means a whole page, while
illustration might only be part of a page (but
can be searched separately
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This time you are clicking on the icon for
illustrations only
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Click here to see the full illustration (only one
for this item)
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The illustration might be a woodcut, engraving
or a decorative block
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This item also has the full ASCII text attached
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Click here to get the text version (this can take
several minutes)
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You can now scroll down through the document
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Here is the introduction
Use the Edit/Find function on your browser to
search for key-terms
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The last format-option is to select thumbnails
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This can be an aid to rapid navigation or
visually scanning the page images
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From here you can also move between further
images or switch to illustrations
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Lets now open Advanced Search
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Here you can search in the record or in the full
text or by author (further rows below for title
search)
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You want to find some key terms within the works
of this author
Click here to ensure you have the right name
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Yes! No other Prynne in the collection, so click
on OK
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Now add your key terms and click on Search
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You have 5 results. Scroll down to see them
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Your key terms are shown in context. If you want
to open the full document click on the link
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Scroll down to find the full-text link
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Click here (response time can be slow)
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Use your browser Edit to highlight key terms
Move back to the page image here
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Here is your exact phrase
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You now try another search-phrase (and limit to
Prose)
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Here are your results scroll down
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This is your search-phrase in various contexts
within one item. Click on the title-line above
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Can we find anything on Laud in relation to
parliament?
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Boolean searches are very limited on EEBO you
will need to restructure the search
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This time you search for second term in the
Record row
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Here are some better results
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You can now click here for the text file as before
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To save a record, tick the box
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and click on Marked List
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Now email or download the record(s)
You can also download image-sets from here
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EEBO is supplemented by these printed (with some
Mss) tracts newspapers, 1640-60
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You can search this collection in its original BL
order
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You can also search for these Newsbooks
separately
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or select a particular date
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or even month!
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• For further help or information, or to offer
  feedback, please email Peter Larkin (English
  Librarian) at
• peter.larkin_at_warwick.ac.uk

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