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From: Rachael CORRIE [7451] <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: Oxford English Dictionary Online <fwd>
>
> > *****
> > Apologies for Cross-Posting
> > Please forward as appropriate
> > *****
> >
> > Dear Colleagues in UK and Irish Further and Higher
> > Education Institutions and UK Research Councils,
> >
> > I am writing with a quick update about the state-of-play
> > regarding the JISC/OUP agreement for the Oxford English
> > Dictionary Online.
> >
> > Following positive community feedback to JISC circulars
> > 01/00 and 02/00, we have moved forward to finalise
> > arrangements by which further and higher education
> > institutions and research councils will be able to
> > subscribe to OED Online. The 3-year agreement starts
> > on 1 June 2000.
> >
> > CHEST will be managing this agreement on behalf of the
> > JISC. It is expected that subscriptions can begin 18 May,
> > and an announcement will be sent out that day with an
> > overview of the agreement and of subscription procedures.
> > All details, including licence forms, will also be
> > available on the CHEST website at:
> > http://www.chest.ac.uk/datasets/oed/
> >
> > OUP has been very generous in offering an extended free
> > trial for the Oxford English Dictionary Online. This trial
> > service has been available to the community since
> > mid-March, and in fact is still available. If your
> > college/university would like to sign up for a free trial
> > now, please contact Susanna Lob, Oxford University Press,
> > email [log in to unmask]
> >
> > If you have any questions or concerns, please do not
> > hesitate to let me know.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Alicia
> >
> >
> > *****
> > "The OED will instantly become the internet's biggest,
> > most prestige-laden reference book" The Guardian
> > *****
> >
> > ----------------------
> > Dr. Alicia Wise
> > JISC Collections Manager
> > Old Library
> > King's College London
> > Strand, London WC2R 2LS
> > [log in to unmask]
> > (020) 7848 2938 office
> > (020) 7848 2556 direct line
> > (020) 7848 2939 fax
> >
> Forwarded by:
> Ms Rachael Corrie
> JISC Secretariat, Bristol.
>
> Tel: 0117 931 7451
> Email: [log in to unmask] Or: [log in to unmask]
> >
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