Overview

Oxford Reference included in-depth, specialized titles from Oxford University Press’s award-winning Encyclopedias and Companions, and a selection of partner publishers’ scholarly works. It offers access to over 125 core academic, subject, language and quotations dictionaries.  The content is updated monthly, and new titles and new editions are added three times each year. 

Subject coverage

Archaeology, Art and Architecture, Classical Studies, History, Language Reference, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Medicine and Health, Music, Names Studies, Performing Arts, Quotations, Philosophy, Religion, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Society and Culture

Key features

• Library widget: Log in to Oxford Reference quickly and easily, and choose whether to see results from all of Oxford Reference or only full text entries available via your library
• Annotation Functionality: Select text to highlight and annotate with your own notes. Sign into your Personal Profile where your annotations can be stored and managed under “My Work”
• Oxford Dictionaries Online widget: Double click a word and see the free definition through Oxford Dictionaries Online
• Discoverability tools: MARC 21 records, available at title level, and Open URL increase discoverability and usage of library resources
• Refine Your Search: Narrow your search/browse results with subject or reference type filters and select “Book” or “Entry” to see your results displayed in your preferred format. Choose to see “Full Text Results Only” by checking the box on the search results page
• Options for Customization: Keep your research organized by saving your research journey, favorite titles, and entries in your Personal Profile, located in the top right-hand cornerShare Content: With integrated tools including social bookmarking, email, and citation export
• Leave Feedback: You can now leave feedback about how useful you found entries in Oxford Reference using the box at the bottom of every entry
• Overview pages: Over 300,000 pages defining each unique term in Oxford Reference, with links to related entries, helping you begin your research journey
• Timelines: 270 historic timelines organized by period, area, and theme, with each event linked to a free entry in Oxford Reference
• Quotations: Oxford Essential Quotations is accessible to global users
• 'Did you know?' RSS feed: Sign up for facts and quotations delivered straight to your email

Further information

• Title list
• Guided tour
• Librarian's Resource Centre
• Promotional materials