Oxford University Press invites you to attend their new webinars about their newest e-resources.

These webinars are scheduled for October 7th, 9th, 14th, and 17th.

E-Resources to be covered are:  Electronic Enlightenment, Oxford African American Studies Center, Oxford Language Dictionaries, Oxford Islamic Studies.

Please see below for webinar details and product descriptions.  Choose the product of interest and the most convenient time and date and email Mary Conroy maryc@ohionet.org or Christine Morris christinem@ohionet.org  by October 1st. You will then be provided with the webinar URL and call-in instructions.

Webinar Dates & Times: 

Tuesday, October 7^th                                                   

Electronic Enlightenment

2:00 - 3:00 pm EST

4:00 - 5:00 pm EST                                                      

Thursday, October 9th

Oxford African American Studies Center                        

2:00 - 3:00 pm EST

4:00 - 5:00 pm EST

Tuesday, October 14th

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online                            

2:00 - 3:00 pm EST

4:00 - 5:00 pm EST

Friday, October 17^th

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

11:00 - 12:00 pm EST                                                  

4:00 - 5:00 pm EST

E-Resource Product Descriptions:

Electronic Enlightenment

http://www.e-enlightenment.com/

Electronic Enlightenment offers unrivalled access to the web of correspondence between the greatest thinkers and writers of the 18^th century and their families and friends, bankers and booksellers, patrons and publishers.  Cross-search letters from more than 6,500 writers, scientists, philosophers, politicians, political thinkers and others.  Electronic Enlightenment is a scholarly research project of the University of Oxford Humanities Division and is available exclusively from Oxford University Press.  New letters and documents will be added to this database twice per year.

Oxford African American Studies Center

http://www.oxfordaasc.com/

The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, researchers and librarians with more than 8,000 articles by top scholars in the field.  The core reference content includes the highly acclaimed Africana, the new Encyclopedia of African American History, Black Women in America, 2^nd edition, and the African American National Biography.  Additional content hand-selected by editors has been drawn from numerous fine Oxford University Press titles.  Over 1,000 images and more than 200 charts, tables, graphs, media clips from Encarta Africana, along with over 250 primary sources with introductory essays round out this incredible resource in African American studies.  The site is updated three times a year to maintain the most recent scholarship in the field.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online

http://www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com/

The innovative Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers essential language resources never before available online: fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages.  Languages included are:  French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese.   Recently added:  revolutionary new audio pronunciation software!

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/

Encompassing over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience designed to provide a first stop for anyone needing information on Islam. This fully integrated resource features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and will be regularly updated as new content is commissioned and approved under the guidance of the Editor in Chief, John L. Esposito.