May 15, 2008
Oxford University Press Unveils New Online Who's Who
Through its partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP), BCR member libraries can now subscribe to two new online resources — Who's Who and Who Was Who. OUP is offering a special discount if either or both products are purchased in conjunction with a subscription to OUP's Dictionary of National Biography.
With the launch of the newly designed online edition of Who's Who and Who Was Who, Oxford University Press is providing the first dedicated home for Who's Who information on the web. Following the model of OUP's award-winning Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the new online edition of Who's Who and Who Was Who is custom built for biographical research — simple to use and laid out to show you exactly what you want to find quickly and accurately.
Just a few of the new features include:
- The combination of faceted search and tabbed results screens makes running complex searches as easy as clicking on links.
- Searches can be defined by category and further refined to discover similar attributes between categories.
- Extensive cross-references lead to wider search results.
- More than 10,000 direct web links provide detailed information.
- Switching from searching just Who's Who 2008 entries to searching Who's Who and Who Was Who is easy and straightforward.
- Search results are easy to print out or send via email.
- Updates are now scheduled monthly, with major annual updates coinciding with annual printed edition of Who's Who.
For more details, visit the Who's Who web pages on BCR's website. BCR's Chris Cook (ccook@bcr.org) can provide pricing and subscription details.
