|
|
Product Update for Oxford Reference
Online: The Core Collection
October 12, 2004INFOhio relays this abridged message
from Oxford University Press and is not responsible for the content or the reliability of
Web links. Your INFOhio username and password may be needed to open some links.
Dear Oxford Reference Online subscriber,
The latest update to Oxford
Reference Online: Premium Collection is now live with the addition of
over 2000 color illustrations plus new titles and editions.
EXCLUSIVE TO THE PREMIUM COLLECTION
Subscribers to The Premium Collection can now enjoy a
significant enhancement of over 2,000 superb color illustrations from the Visual
English Dictionary in the subject areas of Astronomy, Earth, the Human
Body, Arts and Architecture, Energy, and Science. These images are selected from a total
of 6,000 in 20 themes -- the complete book will be coming soon!
Have a look at some of the new illustrations:
Planets
and moons
Cave
Respiratory
system
Symphony
orchestra
TWO
NEW TITLES IN THE PREMIUM COLLECTION
The
Oxford Companion to American Theatre, edited by Gerald Bordman and
Thomas S. Hischak
This major new edition is accessible and authoritative, and is ideal not only for students
and scholars of theatre, but for everyone with a passion for the stage.
The
Oxford Companion to Canadian History, edited by Gerald Hallowell
This is an indispensable new guide to the significant events, issues, institutions,
people, and places that have shaped Canadian life from the earliest times to the present.
AND
SEVEN NEW EDITIONS FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS
World
Encyclopedia
A thoroughly revised edition of this comprehensive reference work, with 700 entries fully
updated. New material includes ready reference tables on a host of topics: profile of the
Earth; peoples and countries; science and numbers; leaders; signs and symbols; and sport.
The
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
This major new edition includes around 1,000 new words, together with a fascinating Word
Histories feature, telling the often bizarre stories behind the origins and development of
hundreds of new words.
A
Dictionary of Biology, edited by Elizabeth Martin
The perfect guide for students of biology, this dictionary provides comprehensive coverage
of biology and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. With
this update, there are 300 new entries and feature articles on important topics, such as
genetically modified organisms.
A
Dictionary of Chemistry, edited by John Daintith
The ideal reference for students of chemistry, this title covers all aspects of chemistry,
including physical chemistry and biochemistry.
A
Dictionary of Geography, edited by Susan Mayhew
Fully updated, this new edition features over 1,000 new entries, covering a broad range of
topics from chaos theory to the spaghetti model.
The
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations, edited by Elizabeth Knowles
This new edition features quotations from key international figures from Italo Calvino and
J.M. Coetzee to Toni Morrison, plus a brand new Soundbites 2002-3 supplement.
The
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary, edited by Pat Bulhosen, Francesca Logi
and Loredana Riu
This major new edition now covers over 85,000 words and phrases and 120,000 translations.
FOR
MORE INFO
For more information about all of the Oxford Online Products, visit http://www.oxfordonline.com or contact us at
onlinesubscriptions@oup-usa.org.
Oxford Online Products
Oxford University Press
onlinesubscriptions@oup-usa.org
[Contact INFOhio at webmaster@infohio.org.] |