Oxford Bibliographies Online Short Introduction

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Online Resources
from Oxford University Press
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• This presentation gives a brief description of
  Oxford Bibliographies Online
• It tells you
• what Oxford Bibliographies Online is
• how it can help you
• how to look for information in it
• The presentation will take about 4 minutes

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As of May 2010, it has 7 modules Atlantic
History, Classical Studies, Criminology, Islamic
Studies, Philosophy, Renaissance Reformation,
and Social Work.
Oxford Bibliographies Online is a tool designed
to help busy researchers find reliable sources of
information in half the time by directing them to
exactly the right chapter, book, website, archive
or data set they need for their research.
Each subject launches with between 50-100
articles or entries, which is equivalent to a
4-volume print encyclopedia.
In each subject module, leading scholars from
institutions around the world have produced a
literary guide to the most important and
significant sources in an area of study that they
know best.
All entries receive multiple peer reviews and
editorial board vetting to provide reliable and
balanced coverage.
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It is selective, rather than exhaustive.
Oxford Bibliographies Online differs from most
bibliographical resources in several ways
It provides expert recommendations with critical
supportive text and annotation.
The full context allows for understanding
connections between citations.
It includes cataloging of non-print material,
especially online resources.
Linking on multiple levels facilitates movement
to other resources, whether online or available
through a librarys catalogue.
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Navigating the site is simple. Select the module
or modules you are interested in, then either use
the search box at the top right, or browse to see
the contents of that module.
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In the right column, you can navigate to other
topics in the module,
editorially chosen related entries,
and the other modules.
Each topic has a broadly similar table of
contents, with an introduction, a list of
introductory works, general overviews, data
sources (if relevant) and then specific
sub-topics.
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Notice the links to help find the resource.
Scroll down for the rest of the topic or use the
shortcuts in the Table of Contents to jump to the
relevant section on the page.
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You can find more information about the topic
author,
the module as a whole,
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the Editor in Chief,
and the Editorial Board.
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