Enhancements in Oxford Reference Online

Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection is now live with the addition of over 2000 color illustrations plus new titles and editions.

EXCLUSIVE TO THE PREMIUM COLLECTION
Subscribers to The Premium Collection can now enjoy a significant enhancement of over 2,000 superb color illustrations from the Visual English Dictionary in the subject areas of Astronomy, Earth, the Human Body, Arts and Architecture, Energy, and Science. These images are selected from a total of 6,000 in 20 themes -- the complete book will be coming soon! http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t167

Have a look at some of the new illustrations:
Planets and moons
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Cave
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Respiratory system
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t167.e130-s1
Symphony orchestra
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t167.e155

TWO NEW TITLES IN THE PREMIUM COLLECTION
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Edited by Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak
This major new edition is accessible and authoritative, and is ideal not only for students and scholars of theatre, but for everyone with a passion for the stage.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t149

The Oxford Companion to Canadian History
Edited by Gerald Hallowell
This is an indispensable new guide to the significant events, issues, institutions, people, and places that have shaped Canadian life from the earliest times to the present.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t148

AND 7 NEW EDITIONS FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS
World Encyclopedia
A thoroughly revised edition of this comprehensive reference work, with 700 entries fully updated. New material includes ready reference tables on a host of topics: profile of the Earth; peoples and countries; science and numbers; leaders; signs and symbols; and sport.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t142

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary
This major new edition includes around 1,000 new words, together with a fascinating Word Histories feature, telling the often bizarre stories behind the origins and development of hundreds of new words. http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t23
A Dictionary of Biology Edited by Elizabeth Martin
The perfect guide for students of biology, this dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of biology and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. With this update, there are 300 new entries and feature articles on important topics, such as genetically modified organisms. http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t6

A Dictionary of Chemistry Edited by John Daintith
The ideal reference for students of chemistry, this title covers all aspects of chemistry, including physical chemistry and biochemistry.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t81

A Dictionary of Geography Edited by Susan Mayhew
Fully updated, this new edition features over 1000 new entries, covering a broad range of topics from chaos theory to the spaghetto model.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t15

The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations Edited by Elizabeth Knowles
This new edition features quotations from key international figures from Italo Calvino and J.M. Coetzee to Toni Morrison, plus a brand new Soundbites 2002-3 supplement.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t93

The Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary
Edited by Pat Bulhosen, Francesca Logi and Loredana Riu
This major new edition now covers over 85,000 words and phrases and 120,000 translations.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t66b