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• Society Periodicals (with links to Tables of Contents for recent issues)
• Circulating Libraries
• Academic Programs
  Includes publications, conference, scholarship awards.
• Research officer: both the parent society and the American Branch research officers assist members in planning individual courses of study or researching particular topics.

Bibliography for Self-Study

• Ricardian Reading -- Reading lists ranging from a Ricardian primer for those just beginning to investigate the Yorkist era to comprehensive bibliographies and reading lists prepared by scholars for use in their own research and teaching.

Resources for Teachers (and students!)
As this site evolves, this section is expected to grow considerably.

• Pursuing the White Boar: Approaches to Teaching Richard III -- A survey of techniques used by teachers of history and literature at both the secondary and the university level. Includes reading lists and suggested essay questions.
• Richard Oberdorfer's Open Web Quiz -- Designed to teach students surfing, searching, and evaluating skills. (See also Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation Surveys for online resources.)
• Researching the Middle Ages: A Guide for Students by Solebury School librarian Sally Foulkrod.
• Looking for Richard Lesson Plans -- Produced by Youth Media International in cooperation with Fox Searchlight Pictures, this guide is designed as a companion to Al Pacino's Looking for Richard.
• Oh, Tey, Can You See? -- Excerpts from Ruth Anne Vineyard's curriculum for a high school social studies unit.
• Poor Richard? Defending Richard III as a Research Exercise -- Web-based outline of paper presented by Laura Blanchard at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 1998
• History in the Age of Richard III --Syllabus. Lorraine Attreed, Holy Cross College.
• Audiovisual Resources for teaching Richard III and the middle ages.
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. A fabulous resource for anyone who needs to incorporate the World Wide Web into the classroom!
• A&E's Shakespeare video and teaching resources
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant--Practical advice on planning, organizing, editing, and documenting an essay or research paper, from Chuck Guilford at Boise State University.
• LOBO -- Library Online Basic Orientation -- from North Carolina State University. Includes Assignment Calculator to help students plan/schedule their work.
• Writing Research Essays in North American Academic Institutions -- A Guide for International Students, with good advice for anyone.
• Archives Tutorial. This is designed to introduce a student or a teacher to archival research at the Public Records Office or County Archives in England, but much of the advice holds true for special collections libraries in the United States as well. A useful resource for anyone planning a first research trip to a rare books library or document respository.
• Learning Latin 1086-1733 -- An online tutorial from the National Archives in England.
• The Path of the Crown -- designed for young (K-6) students, this simplified genealogy of the kings from Edward III to Henry VII includes brief biographies and links to downloadable coloring book pages.

Connecting with Scholars/Finding a School

• The Medieval Academy's Committee on Centers and Regional Associations maintains a page with listings of U.S. university centers of medieval studies and regional medieval associations. Many of the listings include links to the organizations' web sites.
• The Labyrinth maintains a page of links to Professional Organizations representing a variety of medieval studies subdisciplines and special topics.
• Link to list of scholars engaged in the study of fifteenth century England, maintained by the University of London's Institute of Historical Research. This list does not include U.S. scholars working in the field.

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