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All about the Oxford Online Products

Oxford developments
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Oxford Art Online (formerly Grove Art)
Oxford Music Online (formerly Grove Music)

Oxford developments: Oxford Art Online and Oxford Music Online (formerly Grove)

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

• All EPIC libraries that subscribe to the General ReferencePackage or Full Package now have access to the new Oxford Online products - Oxford Art Online (OAO) and Oxford Music Online (OMO). These represent a significant re-development of the Grove Art and Grove Music resources.
  
• Note (important!) the OMO and OAO are not subscription products in themselves, rather they are ‘gateways’ for a range of Oxford Online resources. Top right of the new Home pages you will see clearly stated what your subscription includes e.g. in OMO your EPIC sub includes the 3 titles listed but NOT the Encyclopaedia of Popular Music promoted beneath. EPIC libraries have been transferred to the core collection of resources for this financial year. Other resources could be added by negotiation (but obviously higher cost) in coming years.
  
• The Oxford English Dictionary included in your EPIC package remains unchanged (this was already on a more current platform).

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

• The existing Grove products will remain accessible for a period of a month or so. After that there will be automatic redirects to the new OMO/OAO resources. Given that this could be confusing for your users we recommend that you implement the changes as soon as feasible.
  
• There are no authentication changes. All that is required is to amend the database titles and URLS on your Web pages (Internet and/or Intranet) set up to provide access to the respective Grove resources to:

Oxford Music Online http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/

Oxford Art Online http://www.oxfordartonline.com/

• If this results in any access issues then just let us know (epic@epic.org.nz) and we’ll work with Oxford Online to resolve it promptly.
  
• Don’t forget to also change any bookmarked access points and descriptions on lists of e-resources etc.

WHAT’S NEW

This is more than just an upgrade - it is a substantial re-development of the platform, resource design and to some extent content.

• The new platform provides better searching and presentation of results. And its now accessible to a wider range of browsers, is Open URL compliant (ver 0.1) and meets higher accessibility standards.
  
• The new interface design (once you get used to it!) will give you more effective searching. Use one-page visual guides developed by EPIC to get you and your customers started. More detailed guides are readily available through Oxford – just click on the Guided Tour link in the Find Out More panels of OMO/OAO Home page. The ‘Advanced search’ provides improved searching for artists or musicians by category and browsing options are easier to use. In general there is better consolidation of the various sources in result lists making selection easier.
• There is a range of new content – new Oxford reference sources for both OMO and OAO beyond the core Grove products that will be included by default in your search results - or you can select to search them independently. OAO provides expanded image searching and updated content including better coverage of contemporary artists. Both have new learning resources - timelines and thematic guides that will be of particular interest to teachers. OMO has more dictionary type entries available from the new Oxford sources. More new content is forthcoming over the next year.

 

Oxford English Dictionary Online

“an essential acquisition for all libraries.  The range of possibilities and enhanced value over the print is astonishing”  Library Journal

The Oxford English Dictionary is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world.  It is also the definitive record of English language development, tracing the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of sources.

What does the database include?

• The full text of the 20-volume Second Edition and 3 Additions series volumes.
• 45,000 new and revised words resulting from the editorial revision programme. 
• At least 2,500 additional new and revised words every 3 months.

Who is the database for?
OED Online is a totally unique resource, and has immense value for a wide range of users – from school pupils and leisure users, to lawyers and scholars.

The resource is already widely used in schools, in particular to illustrate language change and the multicultural nature of English.  A few of the questions that can be answered in seconds…
Which words came into English from Maori? 
Where does “All Black” originate from?
Which words came into English in the 1990s? 
What was the original meaning of “bach”? 
When did “text message” come into the language? 

A Learning Resources section is available at www.oed.com/learning, offering invaluable materials for secondary school teachers to enhance the use of the OED Online in the classroom.

As the most authoritative source on the meaning of English words, OED Online is invaluable to business professionals such as lawyers and barristers.

Incorporating the very best in information about etymology and word use over time, OED Online is a unique resource for students and scholars.

OED Online is a crossword solver’s dream!  Not only is it the biggest dictionary of English in the world, it is possible to search for words with wildcards (missing letters can be denoted with a ?), and to search for words on the basis of their definitions. 

Visit the EPIC Oxford University Press FAQ to find out loads more information about the products including training and marketing materials.

Oxford Art Online

The new gateway through which users can access Oxford's premier art content. Oxford Art Online contains the acclaimed Grove Art Online, relaunched with new content, functionality, and partnership links.

The Oxford Art Online gateway provides:

Grove Art Online - an unsurpassed scholarly authority on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day, it includes the full text of the 34-volume print edition of The Dictionary of Art plus specially-commissioned articles and updated bibliographies only available online.

The Oxford Companion to Western Art , The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. These provide a quick introduction to complex terms and concepts.

Over 2,000 additional colour images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Art Images for College Teaching, and 500 new images of modern and contemporary art, are embedded in the text of articles

Linking via partnerships to other subject specific online resources, including ARTstor

Learning Resources and World Art Timelines that provide invaluable support for teachers and students.

Oxford Music Online

The new gateway through which users can access Oxford's premier music resources, including the relaunched Grove Music Online. Individual resources are available separately, but they are fully cross-searchable within Oxford Music Online.

The Oxford Music Online gateway provides:

Grove Music Online which includes the full text (with updated content) of the 29-volume print edition of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition), the 4-volume New Grove Dictionary of Opera and the 3-volume New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd edition) plus specially-commissioned articles only available online.

Over 50,000 articles that chart the diverse history and culture of music and musicians from around the world, from pre-history to the present day.

Additional reference resources - The Oxford Companion to Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music - give a quick introduction to complex terms and concepts.

Learning resources and timelines provide excellent support for teachers and students.

External audio links to Classical Music Library and links at article level to RILM, the music bibliography database.

Any Other Questions?:

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