ANNOUNCEMENT FROM EARL: THE CONSORTIUM FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY NETWORKING

Consortium purchase deal for EARL Partners for the Oxford English 
Dictionary Online

EARL is pleased to announce that a special agreement has been reached with 
Oxford University Press giving EARL Partners a 30-40% discount on the 
annual subscription to the Oxford English Dictionary Online.  A free one 
month trial of the service is also available.

Prices are based on Local Authority population size, and the licence deal 
can be extended by separate negotiation to include access by all Local 
Authority staff and schools.

In addition, Partners taking out a subscription to OED Online are eligible 
for substantial discounts of 55-65% on sets of the 20-volume print edition 
of the OED.

ABOUT THE OED

The Oxford English Dictionary - the world's leading authority on the 
history and development of the English language since 1150 - will be 
available online from March 2000.

In addition to offering unparalleled access to the wealth of material 
contained in the 20-volume OED and 3 volumes of Additions, online 
publication enables the "treasure house" of the English language to move 
with the times as never before possible.

For the first time since it was completed in 1928, the OED is being 
completely revised - every word and every sense is being fully updated to 
take account of the latest changes in language and scholarship. New 
material from the 34 million pound revision programme which began in 1990 
will be released quarterly, offering online subscribers a unique 
opportunity to chart the course of the English language on an ongoing 
basis:

- Search the equivalent of 23 volumes of information with speed and ease
- Find a term when you know the meaning but have forgotten the word
- Find words that have come into English via a particular language
- Search for quotations from a specified year
- Search for all quotations from a particular author and/or work
- Display entries according to your needs - for the first time you can turn 
pronunciation, etymologies, variant spellings, and quotations on and off
- Gain unique online access to at least 1,000 new and revised words each 
quarter
- Compare revised entries with entries from the Second Edition to see how - 
language has changed and how new scholarship has increased understanding of 
our linguistic and cultural heritage
- Keep up to date with exciting developments from the world's largest 
humanities research project through quarterly online newsletters. For more 
information please see www.oed.com

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. This is a special offer for EARL Partners only
2. There are 4 price bands based on the population served by each Authority 
as recorded in publicly-available figures:

Category            Population       List price   EARL price
Very small           <100K                1000         600
Small                  100-200K           1500          1000
Medium               201-650K           2200         1500
Large	         >650K               3000         2000

3. Prices stated are for annual network licences covering terminals 
throughout the public library network within a subscribing Authority
4. Access is by IP address
5. The OED anticipates that annual subscriptions can start from 1 April 
2000
6. Subscriptions may commence at any time and will be invoiced from the 
first date of the following month
7. Prices stated apply to subscriptions taken out before 31 March 2001
8. The OED guarantees that the price increase for 2001/2 will not exceed 5%
9. A free trial period of one month is available
10. This special licence deal can be extended to include access by local 
authority staff and schools by separate negotiation
11. Subscribing Authorities are eligible for discounts on the 20-volume 
print edition of the OED (list price 1800 pounds) as follows:
 - 1-2 copy/ies - 800 pounds per set
 - 3-5 copies - 700 pounds per set
 - 5+ copies - 600 pounds per set
12. The licence will be based on the JISC/Publisher's Association model 
licence
13. For further information, EARL Partners should contact Susanna Lob at 
Oxford University Press (email [log in to unmask], telephone 01865 267229, fax 
01865 267811).

ENDS-

EARL:

The Consortium for Public Library Networking was established in 1995 to 
develop the role of public libraries in providing networked library and 
information services. It has over 160 public library Partners in Local 
Authorities, and over 25 Associate Partners from a range of sectors 
including Government, higher education, and the commercial sector. Through 
collaboration, EARL aims to demonstrate and extend the ability of public 
libraries to deliver networked information and knowledge-based services. 
These are developed primarily through EARL's Task Groups working on new 
ways to deliver shared services, and also through EARL's programme of 
papers, workshops and seminars.

For more information about the EARL Consortium, please contact Chris 
Webster, EARL, 4th Floor, Gun Court, 70 Wapping Lane, London E1W 2RS; tel: 
020 7702 2020; email: [log in to unmask]

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS:

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the world's largest university press.  It 
is an integral part of the University of Oxford and governed by the 
Delegates of the Press, who are appointed from the academic staff of the 
University.  It has been publishing for the University for over 500 years; 
the first book was published in Oxford in 1478.  OUP's diverse publishing 
programme includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, 
dictionaries and reference books, including the flagship Oxford English 
Dictionary, school and college textbooks, music, materials for teaching 
English as a foreign language, business books, journals and electronic 
publishing.  Approximately 6,000 ISBNs were published worldwide in 1998/9, 
adding to a backlist of more than 30,000 titles.  OUP is a strong 
international publisher, with over 80 per cent of its turnover outside the 
UK, generated by some 3,750 employees in over 50 countries.

For more information, please contact Susanna Lob, Marketing Manager - 
Oxford English Dictionary Online, OUP, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 
6DP; tel 01865 267229; email [log in to unmask]

Helen Baigent, EARL Liaison Officer
4th Floor, Gun Court
70 Wapping Lane
London E1W 2RS
Tel: 0207 702 2020  Fax: 0207 702 2019
[log in to unmask]
http://www.earl.org.uk






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