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September 24, 2013 by Gary Price

Oxford University Press Launches “Very Short Introductions” Series Online, Now Available For Library Subscriptions

September 24, 2013 by Gary Price

News from Oxford U. Press:

Oxford University Press’ Very Short Introductions (VSIs) are available online today. The 350 titles in the well-known and loved series will be available online for the first time to students, academics, and librarians through their institutional library with Very Short Introductions online.
Very Short Introductions will launch as an online resource and will be updated regularly with new titles.
It will act as a stepping stone to other scholarly content in an easily discoverable, fully cross-searchable, and highly accessible format, which will be fully integrated with other OUP online services. This will bring the VSI content alongside reference, biography, bibliography, monograph, dictionary, scholarly, and journals content, making it more integrated and accessible within a users’ digital research journey than ever before. Users will be able to personalize their account to save favorite sections, and static DOIs will allow scholars to return to each title. 
The print books appeal to general readers, students, and scholars alike and they will continue to be published with the same frequency. However, this online resource is designed to give students access to an enormous catalogue of titles, ranging from Aristotle to Particle Physics, written by world renowned academics in their field.

See Also: Browse All VSIs (by Title)
See Also: Browse All VSIs Available (by Subject)
See Also: Very Short Introductions FAQ
See Also: Very Short Introductions (Facebook Page)

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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