Introduction to the Oxford DNB

• Introduction
• History of the DNB: the DNB archive
• Plans for a new DNB
• Principles of inclusion
• The shape of articles
• Editorial structure and procedure
• Writing the dictionary
• Selecting the images
• Organization and staff
• The sequence of production
• Progress of the project, 1992–2004
• Outcomes
  
  
• Introduction to the online edition

• List of editors and staff, 1992–2004
  • Supervisory committee  |  The editor  |  Consultant editors  |  Associate editors
  • Project staff (research and publishing)  |  Picture research  |  Oxford University Press staff  |  Research associates
  • Freelance, temporary, and part-time staff