[OPLINLIST] EBSCO Literary Reference Center in OPLIN/OHIONET Preview

[Don Yarman]

Below is a description EBSCO's new Literary Reference Center,
which is available this year on an OPLIN-managed group contract.
Pricing for this database was sent to library directors earlier in
April; if your library did not receive or has misplaced this information,
please contact me and I will send another copy.

You can get a sneak peak at Literary Reference Center in the
spring database preview offered through OHIONET.  Visit
http://www.ohionet.org/ref_previewtit2.php?id=56 for the link and
username/password.

And don't forget to explore the other titles that are available at the
preview, http://www.ohionet.org/ref_preview.php.  All products listed
there can be obtained through an OPLIN group contract or through
discounts negotiated by OHIONET.

      Your most humble and obedient servant,

                                  Don Yarman
                                  yarmando at oplin.org | AIM: yarmando

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From: EBSCO Publishing <epaes at epnet.com>
Date: Apr 12, 2006 1:12 PM
Subject: Literary Reference Center from EBSCO
To: yarmando at oplin.org



Dear Librarians and Information Specialists,



With the goal of bringing together the top full-text reference sources in
the field of literary studies, EBSCO Publishing has created the *Literary
Reference Center*. This comprehensive database provides users with a broad
spectrum of full-text information on thousands of authors and their works
across literary disciplines and timeframes. *Literary Reference Center* is
now the single largest, most complete full-text literary resource database
available.



*Literary Reference Center* is a full text database that combines
information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals
as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing.



This resource includes the following content:



   - More than 10,000 full text plot summaries, synopses and work
   overviews
   - 75,000 full text articles of literary criticism
   - 130,000 full text author biographies
   - Full text of over 300 literary journals
   - 500,000 full text book reviews
   - 25,000 full text classic and contemporary poems
   - 11,000 full text classic and contemporary short stories
   - Full text of over 7,500 classic novels (anticipated by Fall 2006)
   - More than 3,000 full text author interviews
   - More than 1,000 images of key literary figures



Of particular note, the database contains the *Bloom Series* of more than
500 books from Chelsea House Publishers edited by renowned literary critic
Harold Bloom and all of *MagillOnLiterature Plus* from Salem Press,
including the highly regarded *Masterplots* series.






Kind Regards,



Rob DePaolo

Public Relations Manager

EBSCO Publishing
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