Oxford Reference Answers with Authority LOUIS Conference Oct 2012
Oxford Reference Online and Digital Reference Shelf relaunching as Oxford Reference 1 new publishing platform Oxford Reference 2 new products: Oxford Quick Reference Oxford Reference Library
Oxford Oxford Quick Reference The majority of titles currently available in ORO Premium 125+ core subject, language, and quotations dictionaries Content reviewed and updated monthly Major new content updates 3 times a year Available by annual subscription Reference Oxford Reference Library 180+ titles from ODRS, plus some higher level titles currently in ORO Premium, such as the Oxford Companions In-depth, specialist, long-entry content New titles added throughout the year, with new editions publishing periodically Available for title-by-title purchase
Over 300 reference titles (including a critical selection of titles from partner publishers), ranging in scope from quick reference to Oxford Paperback Reference titles, to more discursive Oxford Companions, to scholarly essays in multi-volume Oxford Encyclopaedias English dictionaries and bilingual dictionaries (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Welsh, Irish, Latin) Many quotations dictionaries including The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and the new online-only Oxford Essential Quotations The Visual English Dictionary and other heavily illustrated titles provide thousands of images including color photographs, line diagrams, tables, and 900 full color maps and flags 270 new Timelines organised by World History, Areas, and Themes 170,000+ biographical entries Oxford reference content
Why Relaunch? Offer users a seamless research journey through Oxford sites, especially with the advent of the Oxford Index and the integrated OI underbar on every Oxford Reference page Provide a starting place for users to orientate themselves and then access all Oxford reference materials Increase discoverability, usability, and personalization Enhanced searching, linking and navigation Provide flexible purchasing options
Current ORO + DRS Subject reference titles Language Reference titles Quotations dictionaries English dictionaries Bilingual dictionaries 40 Timelines Flags and maps Updated three times a year with new titles and editions Content & Updates New Oxford Reference Subject reference titles Language Reference titles Quotations dictionaries including the new Oxford Essential Quotations English dictionaries Bilingual dictionaries 270 new Timelines Flags and maps 300,000+ new Overview Pages Quick Reference updated monthly with 3 major content updates a year; new titles added to Reference Library throughout the year
Current ORO + DRS Free content: Fact of the Day Free Content New Oxford Reference More free content to increase discoverability: Over 300,000 new Overview pages for every unique term with free definition and onward linking to paid content Free online-only Essential Oxford Quotations title (highly Googled quotations) Did You Know RSS feed Fact of the Day and Quote of the Day Over 9,000 free entries linked to from Timeline events Topical Featured Theme articles with links to free entries
New Features & Functionality Save content and searches to a Personal Profile Social media share options Subject pages with featured content carousel Clever linking and navigation throughout the site Search and browse whole site, subject areas, and within works Show all content in Oxford Reference, or show full text results from your library Padlock icons show full text/restricted access to content Helpful and intuitive sort and filter options on search/browse pages Oxford Index underbar on every page providing onward navigation to other Oxford sites Buy this Work and Find in a Library options Export Citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles
Sophisticated functionality allows you to save the results to your personal profile or share abstracts via social media Search results allow you to filter by full text access, reference type, subject, content set, or image availability
Overview pages bring together the entire catalogue of references on particular topics in Oxford Reference
Ability to find the work in your library, via WorldCat, or on the Web Find other entries in Oxford Reference on the same topic Sophisticated functionality allows you to save the entry to your personal profile, preview and export the citation, or share abstracts via social media Navigate through the entry
Navigate to other timelines Navigate to entries for each event on the timeline
Navigate to related content in other Oxford sites via the Oxford Index underbar
Introducing the Oxford Index oxfordindex.oup.com
What is the Oxford Index? A Search and Discovery Gateway A free discovery service, the Oxford Index is designed to help users begin their research by providing a single, convenient search portal for trusted scholarship from Oxford and our partners, and then direct them to the most relevant related materials from journal articles to scholarly monographs and more. oxfordindex.oup.com
What is the Oxford Index? A Search and Discovery Gateway A standardized description of every piece of Oxford content, in one place Powering search in library and other systems (e.g. Summon) A free, single search portal for OUP and partner content Index Cards for every piece of OUP content; quick pathways to full text Searchable from the web; cross-searchable across Oxford products What are Index Cards? The Oxford Index contains a cross-searchable set of over 750,000 free index cards, each representing a single article, chapter, journal or book. Index cards display key information including abstracts and keywords about a work, helping users judge its relevance to their research before following links into the full-text. oxfordindex.oup.com
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NEW: Library branding and personalization options Launched in June search your library s catalogue Developed in direct response to user feedback, the homepage allows researchers to quickly begin exploring nearly a million Index Cards via either search or browse 19 Presentation name Presenter Name and Date
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