ABSTRACT
The Shakespeare Quartos Archive is a "cross-Atlantic collaboration" that includes at least one copy of all the Shakespeare quartos published before the closing of the English theatres in 1642. Instructions for users of Shakespeare Quartos Archive are remarkably clear and friendly, with simple text and attractive screen shots; people can also watch introductory videos about Archive on YouTube and Vimeo. The Shakespeare Quartos Archive is credible resource that also provides users with powerful aesthetic experience. For the advanced user, Shakespeare Quartos Archive offers something even more unusual: an extensive Documentation section that describes all of tags used for Hamlet transcriptions, including the marking of deletions, erasures, and marginalia of various kinds. Many university libraries and online listings of archives point to Shakespeare Quartos Archive on their Resource pages. For research purposes, Shakespeare Quartos Archive provides just-in-time access to high-quality facsimile images of all Hamlet quarto texts, plus accurate transcriptions of their texts and information about marginalia, erasures, and other ephemera.
