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- TRIAL TO CREDO REFERENCE
- TRIAL TO OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY ONLINE
- TRIAL TO OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE (PREMIUM COLLECTION)
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Trial to Credo Reference has already been set up and expires on the 30th June, 2010. Staff and students will be able to access this trial on campus via IP Authentication at www.credoreference.com
Credo Reference is a multi-publisher online reference resource covering every discipline. The publishers include Blackwell, Cambridge University Press, Wiley, Thames & Hudson, Collins, MIT Press, Harvard University Press, Elsevier and many more.
It offers authoritative content from many of the world’s best reference publishers – from 10,000-word entries to quick look-up definitions. Credo is highly regarded for the innovative way it sets the information in context and inspires further discovery.
Please give it a try and email to Adeline at aho@swinburne.edu.my any feedback on the usefulness of this product.
May 20, 2010
Trial to Oxford English Dictionary Online has already been set up for Swinburne Sarawak and expires on the 31st May 2010. Staff and students will be able to access this trial on campus via IP Authentication at www.oed.com
The Oxford English Dictionary is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. It is also the definitive record of English language development, tracing the revolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of sources.
Do try it out and let us know what you think about this online dictionary by emailing me at aho@swinburne.edu.my
Enjoy!
April 19, 2010
Trial to Oxford Reference Online : Premium Collection has been set up for Swinburne Sarawak This commences immediately and expires on the 31st May 2010. Staff and students will be able to access this trial on campus via IP Authentication at www.oxfordreference.com.
Oxford Reference Online : Premium Collection combines rich and scholarly resources offered by acclaimed titles in the Oxford Companions series with authoritative quick-reference coverage of the full subject spectrum. It also offers excellent functionality, and a wide range of additional material such as maps, illustrations and timelines.
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Please email me (aho@swinburne.edu.my) any feedback in the usefulness of this product.
Happy Searching!!
April 14, 2010