Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press : Oxford University Press Ian Hames, Sales Manager DRS Presentation Milano, 4th October ‘05

OUP Online Products : OUP Online Products Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford Reference Online Oxford Scholarship Online Oxford English Dictionary Online Grove Art Online Grove Music Online American National Biography Online and now………………………………………………

Announcing…THE OXFORD DIGITAL REFERENCE SHELF : Announcing… THE OXFORD DIGITAL REFERENCE SHELF modello di acquisto definitivo ed accesso perpetuo

What is the Digital Reference Shelf? : What is the Digital Reference Shelf? An expanding range of electronic versions of key multi-volume reference works Available for a one-time purchase fee Each title has its own “front door” or ORO Premium Collection subscribers can access their DRS titles from ORO

Hosting : Hosting Institutions have the option to self-host the content or have OUP host for you for a small annual fee Hosting is free for ORO Premium subscribers

Launch dates : Launch dates The DRS was launched in the US in March 2005 We will launch in RoW at Frankfurt Book Fair National access to 5 titles for the whole of Germany currently under consideration by the DFG

12 Launch titles : 12 Launch titles Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History International Encyclopedia of Dance Encyclopedia of Evolution Encyclopedia of Global Change Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

Renaissance, Theatre, Enlightenment, Economics : Renaissance, Theatre, Enlightenment, Economics

Dance, Evolution, Global Change, Ancient Egypt : Dance, Evolution, Global Change, Ancient Egypt

Reformation, Byzantium, Middle Ages, Food & Drink : Reformation, Byzantium, Middle Ages, Food & Drink

Coming soon : Coming soon 2005 Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States 2006 Encyclopedia of British Literature Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature Encyclopedia of Maritime History

A very quick demo! : A very quick demo!

Slide13 : Home page of The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium – accessed at www.oxford-byzantium.com

Slide14 : Home page of The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium – accessed at www.oxford-byzantium.com You can browse the book

Slide15 : Home page of The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium – accessed at www.oxford-byzantium.com And you can search the book! Let’s search for “constantinople” across the database.

Slide16 : Home page of The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium – accessed at www.oxford-byzantium.com Let’s search for “constantinople” across the database There are 16 hits in entry headings

Slide17 : Home page of The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium – accessed at www.oxford-byzantium.com Let’s search for “constantinople” across the database There are 16 hits in entry headings Click “widen search” for results in full text There are more than 1000 hits in the full text!

Slide18 : Home page of The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium – accessed at www.oxford-byzantium.com Let’s search for “constantinople” across the database There are 16 hits in entry headings Click “widen search” for results in full text There are more than 1000 hits in the full text! Let’s select the first result

Slide19 : Home page of The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium – accessed at www.oxford-byzantium.com Let’s search for “constantinople” across the database There are 16 hits in entry headings Click “widen search” for results in full text There are more than 1000 hits in the full text! Let’s select the first result Here is the entry! The search term is highlighted in red. Cross-references are highlighted in blue.

Slide20 : Premium Collection subscribers who purchase DRS titles can also access them within ORO. Let’s select History.

Slide21 : Here are the history titles included in ORO…and you can see The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium on the list! Click the link to go to the book home page.

Slide22 : Here is the book home page WITHIN Oxford Reference Online

Slide23 : Back on the ORO home page, let’s search for “constantinople” again

Slide24 : There are 51 hits in entry headings in ORO. Let’s choose to refine results and go to hits in the area of History.

Slide25 : The result from the Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium is number 2. Click the link to go to the entry.

Slide26 : And here’s the entry within ORO!

Pricing/licensing : Pricing/licensing Licences allow for unlimited simultaneous use of the content in perpetuity Print/online bundles are available at a preferential rate Pricing varies with the type and size of institution from less than €160 per title Prices are a function of the print price

What next? : What next? Go to www.oxfordreference.com and/or talk to me here today or tomorrow Contact me on ian.hames@oup.com You can allow me to setup a free trial of the DRS or indeed any OUP Online Products (including the OED) for your institution Speak to me about pricing for your institution You can talk to E.S. Burioni about joining an Italian national DRS consortium

! : ! Now over to you… Questions? Views? Feedback? Orders?! Let me help!

Thank you! : Thank you! ian.hames@oup.com