Recent award winners in the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
Oxford University Press is delighted to announce the 2012 Dartmouth Medal – an annual award from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) recognizing the most outstanding reference work of the year – has been awarded to Green's Dictionary of Slang.
Green's Dictionary of Slang, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible, and The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art were named on the Outstanding Reference Sources list – an annual award offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Announcing the relaunch of the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf and Oxford Reference Online
In mid-2012, all online general reference content that is currently available within Oxford Reference Online and the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf will be seamlessly integrated onto the new Oxford Reference platform to become Oxford Quick Reference and Oxford Reference Library. With a brand new look and feel, enhanced functionality, and greater discoverability you will be able to cross-search Oxford's trusted reference content at the click of a button.
What does this mean for current Oxford Digital Reference Shelf customers?
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf titles will constitute a large portion of the Oxford Reference Library content set within Oxford Reference. All previously purchased Oxford Digital Reference Shelf titles will be accessed through the new Oxford Reference platform providing improved functionality and design. Titles within the Oxford Reference Library can be purchased on a title by title basis allowing institutions the flexibility to build their own online reference library.
How do I find out more?
- Read the Frequently Asked Questions
- Read an article by Robert Faber, Editorial Director for Reference, about the Oxford Reference relaunch
The Oxford Digital Reference Shelf is an exciting initiative offering libraries the opportunity to purchase electronic editions of an expanding range of Oxford's award-winning scholarly reference titles in the Arts, Literature and Language, History and Culture, Science, Social Sciences, and Law.
See the full Digital Reference Shelf Title List
Now available!
NEW! The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
www.oxford-booksofthebible.com
The field of biblical studies is dynamic, with new discoveries, new methodologies, and new perspectives continually enhancing the interpretation of the Bible. There is thus a need for an up-to-date, comprehensive, authoritative, and balanced series of reference works for biblical scholars and students ... Read more ...
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Not just access. Ownership.
The Oxford Digital Reference Shelf is an exciting initiative offering libraries the opportunity to purchase electronic editions of an expanding range of Oxford's award-winning scholarly reference titles.
Each Oxford DRS title can be accessed as a stand-alone resource with its own URL, and each site offers a range of search and browse options. All titles are also fully cross-searchable with titles in the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection. This means that Premium Collection subscribers can access the Oxford DRS titles they purchase from within the highly acclaimed Oxford Reference Online interface – as well as independently. What's more, hosting of Oxford Digital Reference Shelf titles is free for Premium Collection subscribers!
Unlimited user and remote access 24/7 – for ever!
Purchasing Oxford DRS titles means that you are entitled to make the content available to your users in perpetuity. There is no restriction on the number of users that can use the titles simultaneously. Users can access the titles remotely as well as in the library, 24/7.
OpenURL compliant
As with Oxford Reference Online, bibliographic references in each Oxford DRS title are OpenURL compliant. This enables users to search for cited books and journal articles in your library catalogue and to locate the appropriate copy with speed and ease.
A range of hosting options
- Hosting is FREE for Premium Collection subscribers.
- For libraries that do not subscribe to the Premium Collection, hosting is available from OUP for an annual fee.
- Libraries can also choose to self-host Oxford DRS titles, and we will deliver an XML file.
Package pricing available
- You can save money by purchasing the print and online editions together.
Library services
- Marc 21 records are available free of charge to enable your users to move with speed and ease to Oxford DRS titles direct from your library catalogue.
- Online usage reports are available 24/7.
- Excellent customer and technical support is also available.
