Welcome to the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf  The Oxford Digital Reference Shelf is an exciting new initiative offering libraries the opportunity to purchase electronic editions of an expanding range of Oxford's award-winning scholarly reference titles in the Arts, Literature and Language, History and Culture, Science, and Social Sciences. See the full Digital Reference Shelf Title List Now available! NEW! Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present
www.oxford-africanamericanhistory2.com This remarkable work traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the ascendant influence of African Americans on the American cultural landscape ... Read more ...
“Highly recommended to all libraries.” — Cheryl LaGuardia, Library Journal “Content rich and user friendly... Highly recommended.” — Choice “Oxford has created thoughtful, content-rich, easy-to-use online products in this Reference Shelf – it's a ten.” — Library Journal | Not just access. Ownership. The Oxford Digital Reference Shelf is an exciting new initiative offering libraries the opportunity to purchase electronic editions of an expanding range of Oxford's award-winning scholarly reference titles. Each Oxford DRS title can be accessed as a stand-alone resource with its own URL, and each site offers a range of search and browse options. All titles are also fully cross-searchable with titles in the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection . This means that Premium Collection subscribers can access the Oxford DRS titles they purchase from within the highly acclaimed Oxford Reference Online interface – as well as independently. What's more, hosting of Oxford Digital Reference Shelf titles is free for Premium Collection subscribers! Unlimited user and remote access 24/7 – for ever! Purchasing Oxford DRS titles means that you are entitled to make the content available to your users in perpetuity. There is no restriction on the number of users that can use the titles simultaneously. Users can access the titles remotely as well as in the library, 24/7. OpenURL compliant As with Oxford Reference Online, bibliographic references in each Oxford DRS title are OpenURL compliant. This enables users to search for cited books and journal articles in your library catalogue and to locate the appropriate copy with speed and ease. A range of hosting options - Hosting is FREE for Premium Collection subscribers.
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