Oxford Bibliographies Online
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 screenshot of the OBO entry forKathryn Bigelow | |
Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Oxford University Press |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Yes |
| Launched | 17 April 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
| OCLCnumber | 871820156 |
Oxford Bibliographies Online(OBO), also known asOxford Bibliographies,is a web-basedcompendiumofpeer-reviewedannotated bibliographiesand shortencyclopediaentries maintained byOxford University Press.
History[edit]
Oxford Bibliographies Online launched in 2010 following 18 months of research by Oxford University Press (OUP) on the way students and scholars accessed information.[1]According to OUP, learning on a new topic was often hampered and confused by an overabundance of information that left people without a clear starting point.[1]
The launch version of Oxford Bibliographies Online covered four subject areas –Classics,Social Work,Islamic Studies,andCriminology– and cost US$29.95 per month to access for institutional subscribers.[1]By 2017 it had grown to more than 30 subject areas.[2]At its debut, it was described as "an Anti-Google" and a more authoritative and trustworthy alternative to "crowdsourcedknowledge repositories likeWikipedia".[1][3][4]
Organization[edit]
Oxford Bibliographies Online is divided into several dozen subject areas, each curated by an editor-in-chief and an editorial board composed of "15 to 20" scholars of that subject.[5]Subject areas are, in turn, divided into an expanding number of entries, each of which is authored by a member of the editorial board and subject to a process of peer review.[5]Each entry provides a brief, encyclopedic overview of a given subject, followed by an annotated bibliography of the key literature on that topic.[6]According to Oxford University Press, entries are reviewed annually and updated as necessary. New entries are added monthly.[1]
Access[edit]
Libraries can selectively subscribe to all or certain subject areas, allowing their patrons to access those sections to which the institution has purchased a subscription.[7]In theUnited Kingdom,for instance, public library patrons can access theVictorian LiteratureandBritishandIrish Literaturesubject areas of Oxford Bibliographies Online by using theirlibrary cardas a log-on credential if their library subscribes.[8]According to Oxford University Press, pricing is based on the size and type of the library.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcdeStokes, Jon (6 July 2017)."Oxford University Press launches the Anti-Google".Ars Technica.Retrieved20 April2010.
- ^"Browse All Subjects – Oxford Bibliographies".oxfordbibliographies.Oxford University Press.Retrieved6 July2017.
- ^Armetta, Flora (6 July 2017)."The Very Human Appeal of Oxford Bibliographies Online".The New Yorker.Retrieved25 May2010.
- ^Howard, Jennifer (6 July 2017)."Oxford Bibliographies Online: the 'Anti-Google'? Oxford Bibliographies Online: the 'Anti-Google'?".Chronicle of Higher Education.Retrieved22 April2010.
- ^abKolowich, Steve (6 July 2017)."The Research Trust".Inside Higher Ed.Retrieved30 April2010.
- ^"Oxford Bibliographies".usfca.edu.University of San Francisco.Retrieved6 July2017.
- ^ab"FAQ".oxfordbibliographies.Oxford Bibliographies Online.Retrieved6 July2017.
- ^"Discover Oxford Bibliographies with Your Library Card".oxfordbibliographies.Oxford Bibliographies Online.Retrieved6 July2017.
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