TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION: Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
During the month of October, UCLA has access to the Oxford Language Dictionaries Online. You may access it from any UCLA IP address (please note that it may not work via proxy server). If you give it a try, please let me know what you think.
As usual, keep in mind that with a limited budget for electronic resources, the Library cannot purchase subscriptions to everything for which we get a trial. That said, if I know that a resource will be of use to UCLA scholars, I will place it higher on the priority list. Also keep in mind that for very expensive resources which are purchased at the University of California level, license negotiations may take up to a year or more. Another reason to fight hard for open access resources…
October 5th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Hi Marta: Love the blog — I haven’t visited since you first started and were searching for a name for the space. Great name. While this might not be the right thread for this comment, I was wondering if you’d considered having an “open thread” option so readers might ask library/english/comparative lit questions? I would also suggest links to related websites and blogs. There’re some really great ones in the realm of creative writing + poetry, for example. You might also link to the UCLA English + Comparative Lit Departments….
Cheers! Caroline K.
October 8th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
All great suggestions, thanks!