[OPLINLIST] FW: ORO Autumn Update

[Don Yarman]

OPLINLISTeners--

Here is annoncement from Oxford Reference Online about
some additions to our collection.  There is also a link
to where you can download MARC records to include in
your OPAC.

More and more impressed with the ORO collection every
time I use it, I remain your database servant,

                          Don Yarman
                          OPLIN Library Services Manager
                          yarmando@oplin.org 

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Dear Subscriber,

The Oxford Reference Online: Core Collection update program continues to
ensure that you are getting access to the most reliable ready-reference
resources available from OUP. 

This latest update to The Core Collection includes: 

TWO NEW TITLES
Dynasties of the World, by John E. Morby
>From Horus Aha, first king of Egypt, to Abd Allah II, present king of
Jordan, this book charts five millenia of kings, queens, emperors,
empresses, regencies, joint reigns, abdications, depositions,
interregna, foreign rule, mandates, protectorates, and dynastic unions.
This online edition includes over 50 previously unpublished tables.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t130 

Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary, edited by James Morwood 
With over 60,000 entries, this practical dictionary is designed
specifically to meet the needs of students in their first years of
studying Latin, as well as those with an interest in the Latin language
or the classical world.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t131b 

The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Quotations, edited by Elizabeth Knowles
This new revised fourth edition replaces the previously available Oxford
Essential Quotations Dictionary and provides extensive coverage of
literary and historical quotations and new material on slogans,
catchphrases, film lines, and popular misquotations.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t91&subject=s
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THREE NEW EDITIONS
World Encyclopedia 
Major annual update, revised to reflect events and issues from the
previous 12 months. 

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics, by Iain Mclean and Alistair
Mcmillan
Brought up to date with new and revised entries on the people, places,
and events that have shaped the political world since publication of the
first edition in 1996. 

A Dictionary of Astronomy, by Ian Ridpath
This revised edition contains entries on current space exploration,
astrophysics, and cosmology. 

ATTENTION LIBRARIANS!
MARC records are now available!  We are pleased to now provide MARC
records for the titles available in The Core Collection.  The list is
available at
http://www.oxfordreference.com/pub/1col/Marc_records__marcrecords.html 

AND COMING SOON - OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE: PREMIUM COLLECTION! 
For users looking for a more extensive in-depth reference resource,
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection will be released at the end
of November 2003.  The Premium Collection will enhance a subscription to
Core with fully integrated cross-researchable access to nearly 50,00
entries from the engaging and authoritative Oxford Companions and an
additional 20,000 entries from The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. And
exclusive to Premium subscribers, improved search functions for quick
and easy retrieval of short and long subject reference entries,
bilingual dictionaries, English dictionaries, and quotations & proverbs.
For a complete title listing, go to
http://www.oxfordreference.com/pub/1col/Premium_Collection__premium.html

All subscribers will be contacted soon and offered a free trial to this
new exciting online product!

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