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Oxford Reference Online

Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest and most trusted reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.

You will find a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations Oxford reference titles, many of which are in-depth, scholarly articles, plus all 20,000 quotations from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

  • 215 reference titles - everything from Art to Zoology
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  • Over 1.4 million facts and definitions, extensively cross-referenced
  • 16,000+ illustrations, including colour photographs, line diagrams, maps, and tables
  • Timelines linking thousands of key events in the areas of Art and Architecture; Performing Arts; Literature; Politics and Government; Society; Science, Technology and Medicine; and War

Available for use at all libraries and Discovery Centres and from home

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