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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2008
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Oxford Reference Online Offers a Vast Online Reference Library
www.cityofaustin.org/library/databases.htm
Oxford Reference Online offers a vast online reference library . . .
- Over 130 subject dictionaries, plus the World Encyclopedia, offer coverage of everything from art to accountancy, politics to physics, and computing to classics
- The very best in quick-reference information plus authoritative in-depth articles
- English dictionaries and bilingual dictionaries of French, German, Spanish, and Italian
- Over 1 million entries across 25 subjects, including an expanding range of Oxford
Companions, and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
- 12,000 images – including 6,000 in full-color with fully-searchable captions
- Timelines linking over 2,000 key events in 20th-century history in the fields
of Art and Architecture; Literature; Performing Arts; Politics and Government; Science,
Technology and Medicine; Society; and War
- 500+ full-color maps and flags
Oxford Reference Online has an 'intelligent search' which will find your search term whether it appears in an entry heading, the full text of the entry, and even if you have misspelled it. Reordering and refining options for search results help you focus on the type of entry which best suits your needs. You can print or email your results.
APL Cardholders can access Oxford Reference Online Premium from their home and office computers 24 hours a day. It is available to everyone at all Library locations. To find out more call 974-7400 or stop by any APL location.
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