@article {knutson_lost_2011,
	title = {The Lost Plays Database: A Wiki for Lost Plays},
	journal = {Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England},
	volume = {24},
	year = {2011},
	note = {00003},
	pages = {46{\textendash}57},
	abstract = {In this article, Roslyn Knutson and David McInnis present the Lost Plays Database (LPD), an open-access wiki platform that disseminates information to scholars and researchers on lost plays of the early modern period. Knutson and McInnis argue that this information is valuable to scholars because it expands the field of repertory and cultural studies, and because these plays occupied and important position in the theatric marketplace of the time. The authors provide an overview of the practical and theoretical issues that went into building the database, keeping in mind the goal of having as much information present directly in the database, even it is present on other platforms or the information is not completely reliable. They tackle this latter issue by adding a {\textquotedblleft}For What It{\textquoteright}s Worth{\textquotedblright} category to the database where the most fragmentary and disconnected information is stored, and demonstrate how its usefulness since researchers{\textquoteright} contributions in this section move the lost play closer to be identifiable. The authors conclude by discussing their next steps in terms of funding for maintaining and expanding their project.  },
	keywords = {Historical, Literature, Theater},
	issn = {0731-3403},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/894444364},
	author = {Knutson, Roslyn L. and McInnis, David}
}