OUP E-books Oxford Reference Online

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Year Joined PERii
2006

Resource Name
Oxford Reference Online

Resource Type
Online reference collection

Access URL
http://www.oxfordreference.com/

Title Listing
2009 title list (Excel 812kb)

Content Overview
Subscribers to Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection have access to top-quality, authoritative information on every subject from Art to Zoology.

  • 200+ subject dictionaries, plus the World Encyclopedia
  • English dictionaries, and bilingual dictionaries of French, German, Spanish, and Italian
  • 1.5 million entries across 25 subjects, including an expanding range of Oxford Companions, the Visual English Dictionary, new heavily illustrated natural history titles such as the Encyclopedia of Mammals and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
  • 15,700 images, PLUS over 900 full colour country maps and flags
  • Key events in the 20th century linked to themed timelines
  • Updated regularly with ne

Subject Strengths

  • English dictionaries
  • Bilingual dictionaries
  • Quotations dictionaries
  • Maps and illustrations
  • Timelines
  • Encyclopedic dictionaries
  • Subject dictionaries

Service Strengths

  • Wide range of search options
  • Quick reference coverage of full subject areas
  • Expanded coverage
  • Reference linking
  • Keywords and abstracts
  • Includes the work of internationally renowned authors, editors, and contributors
  • Updated regularly with new and revised articles

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