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Oxford Online resources are widely available across English public libraries following a landmark agreement between Oxford University Press (OUP) and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
Click here to read our latest press release!
07/12/07 LATEST NEWS! The winners of the Oxford Online Library Champion Awards have now been announced! More info...
Click here for further information about the Oxford Online Library Champion Awards 2007!
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Read an article about the MLA deal in the June 2006 edition of CILIP's Library & Information Update...
"It's hard to imagine a better excuse for the recent rises in the council tax...a recent remarkable deal between Oxford University Press and the Museums Libraries and Archives Council means that many of the world's most prestigious and authoritative reference works are now available free online [to members of public libraries in England]...
The list of works is astonishing: the entire Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, and 170 other dictionaries, companions and atlases on a myriad of subjects including law, medicine, zoology, statistics, space exploration, world literature, saints, history, theatre, opera, politics, biology, the ancient world, mythology, football, and many languages. The magisterial Grove Dictionary of Music and the Grove Dictionary of Art are also available...
Most English libraries have joined, but if yours hasn't, or you live in Scotland, I would start lobbying now." The Independent, 15 April 2006
As part of the MLA's new Reference Online initiative, OUP is delighted to announce that 145 public library authorities in England have joined together for the first time to share the cost of a 2-year national licence for a range of OUP's online resources.
130 library authorities have subscribed to the following resources:
15 library authorities have subscribed to the following resources:
Access is available until 31 March 2008. Members of subscribing libraries can access the resources from any computer at any time - as well as within the library!
Check with your local library for details.
Click here to read the initial announcement.
Find out what's available at your local library!
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