April 07, 2008
Oxford University Press Offers Free Trials
The following databases are included in the free trial period:
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online is a fully searchable, comprehensive bilingual set of language resources and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning, using and pronouncing such languages as French, German, Spanish and Italian, with Russian and Chinese resources scheduled to be added in May.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Encompassing more than 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online provides an introduction to Islam and includes content and commentary in areas such as Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics and culture.
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Online
Available online for the first time, the 10-volume Encyclopedia of Popular Music is OUP's new reference work devoted exclusively to popular music. Regularly updated with thousands of new and revised articles and fully cross-searchable alongside Grove Music Online within the new Oxford Music Online gateway.
Oxford African American Studies Center
The Oxford African American Studies Center offers access to more than 7,500 articles by top scholars in the field, along with over 250 primary sources with introductory essays. The core reference content includes the acclaimed Africana; the new Encyclopedia of African American History; Black Women in America, 2nd edition; and the African American National Biography.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Oxford Scholarship Online offers quick and easy access to the full text of more than 1,900 Oxford scholarly monographs in subject areas as diverse as economics and finance, biology, mathematics, physics and psychology, political science and religion, business and management, classical studies, history, linguistics and literature.
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Since its launch in 2003, Oxford Reference Online Premium has been delivering high-quality reference works in a single cross-searchable database. Now with more than 1 million entries across 25 subject areas, 11,000-plus images and upwards of 2,600 web links, this collection is the reference resource of choice in universities, colleges, public libraries and schools.
To take advantage of this limited time special offer, contact BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org) for login information. She can also help with subscription and pricing inquiries.

