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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. “ The life of a nation is told by the lives of its people.”. An amazing resource. More than 57,000 biographies on people who helped shape British history Covers 2500 years of history – from the 4 th century BCE to 2006 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
“The life of a nation is told by the lives of its people.”
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An amazing resource
More than 57,000 biographies on people who helped shape British history
Covers 2500 years of history – from the 4th century BCE to 2006
10,000 contributors, experts in their fields
Entries are peer reviewed
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Who is included?
People from all walks of life who helped shape British history
The good
The bad
The unusual
Must have died in or before 2006
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) is available in two formats—
A sixty-volume set of books
An online website www.oxforddnb.com
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Online access
Access by subscription
In Britain, most public libraries have a subscription
Cardholders can access ODNB remotely
All biographies included in print edition
10,000 portrait illustrations
Internal cross-referencing
Links to other reliable sources
Updated three times each year
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The home page – getting started
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Quick search
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Citations provided
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Browse
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Surprise me
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Themes
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Featured Essays
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Search Images
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Home again
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Podcast
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Interactive Map of Podcast Subjects
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What else?Why is someone
included in the ODNB?
What are some ways to search in the ODNB?
How can you search for an image?
Any wizards?
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Anyquestions?
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