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This month's update includes five new editions in The Core Collection and new material in the World Encyclopedia, including over 1,300 extra Web links. Full details of this month's update are available at http://www.oxfordreference.com/pages/whatsnew_may2004

FIVE NEW EDITIONS FOR CORE COLLECTION SUBSCRIBERS

The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary, edited by Valerie Grundy and Marie-Hélène Corréard
Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary, this edition includes approximately 1,000 new and revised entries, plus cultural notes.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t64b

The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary, edited by M. Clark and O. Thyen
Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford-Duden German Dictionary, this edition has been updated with approximately 1,000 new and revised entries, plus cultural notes. http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t65b

The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary, edited by Carol Styles Carvajal and Jane Horwood
An authoritative, up-to-date guide to world Spanish, with coverage of 24 varieties of the language as it is written and spoken throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The new edition includes approximately 1,000 new and revised entries, plus cultural notes.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t67b

A Dictionary of Ecology, edited by Michael Allaby
Fully updated to incorporate developments in this rapidly evolving field, in particular in the areas of molecular ecology, conservation, and the management of habitats.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t14

The Oxford Dictionary of Art, edited by Ian Chilvers
Thoroughly revised and updated, new entries include Damien Hirst, Julian Schnabel, Rachel Whiteread, Video art, Musée d'Orsay, the Habsburgs, and Gulbenkian.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t2

World Encyclopedia
Over 1,300 Web links have been added at entry level to direct readers to useful Internet resources.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t105

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