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Online Resources

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

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  1. Online Resources from Oxford University Press

  2. This presentation gives a brief description of the Oxford African American Studies Center It tells you • what the Center is • how it can help you • how to look for information in it The presentation will take about 4 minutes

  3. The Oxford African American Studies Center combines the authority of carefully edited reference works with sophisticated technology to create the most comprehensive collection of scholarship in the fieldavailable online. • It contains more than 8,000 articles by top scholars in the field. The core content includes: • Africana • Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 • Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present • Black Women in America, Second Edition • African American National Biography According to Library Journal Best Reference 2006: "There's not enough space to extol this product's virtues sufficiently...Simply remarkable."

  4. The Feature of the Month on the home page is an interesting starting point. From here, you can access relevant subject entries and biographies...

  5. …as well as previous features.

  6. harriet tubman To search for a particular person or event, simply type into the box at the top right. There are entries from several sources.

  7. There are links to related content in the left column… You can also use the Look It Up feature to search for any words in the text. …and in the text itself.

  8. Notice that you can print and email any entry, and cut and paste the citation information.

  9. The Timelines are a handy tool for exploring particular themes, such as literature.

  10. 1950 Here, you can search by year.

  11. Practice Now you have had a brief introduction, why not explore for yourself? Have a go at finding the answers to these questions. • Where was Bill Cosby born? • Who were Gamble and Huff? • Who was Mary Mcleod Bethune? • What happened in the field of sport in 1970?

  12. Further help If you want to find out more, you can • read the latest Focus On feature, • take a guided tour, • look for a live online demo • email us at onlinemarketing@oup.com

  13. You can see similar presentations on: • the Oxford English Dictionary • the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography • the Encyclopedia of Popular Music • Oxford Music Online • Oxford Art Online • Oxford Reference Online • Who’s Who • Oxford Language Dictionaries Online • Oxford Islamic Studies Online • the American National Biography Online • Electronic Enlightenment • Oxford Scholarship Online Click here to open these presentations

  14. For further information about all online resources from Oxford, and to request institutional free trials and price quotations please contact your library supplier or Oxford University Press: Online Products, Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP onlineproducts@oup.com +44 (0) 1865 353705 +44 (0) 1865 353308

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