from the publisher: The first Oxford Reference Online Premium update of 2009 is now available. Included in this release are outstanding new titles and editions, in addition to thousands of updated articles and biographical links. For this update, over 3,650 entries have been updated, many of which are only available within Oxford Reference Online Premium; this release also includes over 5,470 brand new entries and over 1,600 illustrations.
CRITCALLY-ACCLAIMED NEW TITLES AND EDITIONS
2009’s inaugural update contains five superb, long-entry and in-depth titles, covering literature, entomology, education , genealogy and global change, as well as five new editions, packed with up-to-date facts and information, including a new edition of the renowned Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Several of these titles now contain entry-level links to other websites, offering editorially-selected paths for further research.
NEW TITLES INCLUDE:
— The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
— A Dictionary of Zoology
— A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
— A Dictionary of Economics
— A Dictionary of Sociology
The update also includes the latest edition of the celebrated Oxford Guide to Literary Britain, hailed by The London Times as “the finest reference book of its kind.” The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History is also included alongside a new addition to the Natural History subject area: The New Encyclopedia of Insects and their Allies, the authoritative overview of anthropods, including hundreds of color illustrations and photographs. Education professionals will be delighted to see the inclusion of the recently published Dictionary of Education, and The Oxford Companion to Global Change provides fully up-to-date coverage of a wide range of pertinent issues surrounding both man-made and natural changes in the Earth’s environment.