My post is on how to access the Oxford Scholarship Online resource using the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL), accessed through the link provided for non-resident JSU students.
Oxford Scholarship Online provides access to over 17,000 publications of the Oxford University Press. The site and its publications cover the gamut from texts suitable for children, to challenging for those with terminal degrees. The site may be used by digitally literate children age 10 and older.
The "Press," began informally in 1478 with the first book published at the University. Through the centuries the press, a department of Oxford and the largest university press in the world, has had as its mission to advance through its publications "the University's objectives of excellence in scholarship, research, and education." Content is available in over twenty-seven different subject areas, representing the best in scholarship, by Nobel prize winners, and others recognized as preeminent in their field.
The resource provides access to book abstracts, chapter summaries, bibliographic information, academic citations, and other pertinent information for each of its publications, as well as the capability to print, save, e-mail, and share this content through a variety of social media, and messaging services. Depending on how you access the resource, and what licenses have been purchased by the host, you may have access to all of the content each book contains.
For over fifty years I have purchased, borrowed, or checked out hundreds of their books, enjoying all, and recommending them to others. Whether conducting research, looking for material to aid in instruction, or to assign as reading, Oxford Scholarship Online is a powerful resource, and I hope each of finds the resource of value, and the books it contains companions as you read, use and reference them in the years ahead.
I wish I could have had 30 minutes instead of three to introduce you to "OSO" as it is affectionately called, but that would deprive you of exploring the resource yourselves.
You can use this link or watch it below.
Some notes:
- The resource is not consistent when mentioning how many publications are available. Depending on the page it is over 17,000 or 19,000. I have used both numbers.
- On one of the last slides, for the captioning, I used "cop" instead of "copy" to fit the caption in.
- The resource is well designed with many features the 3-minute length precluded me from discussing. I encourage you to explore it on your own after reviewing this all too brief overview.
- This resource is nirvana for readers that are fans of the Oxford Press and its publications.
- Finally, I apologize for the crummy sound. I dropped my "Blue" microphone and had to make do with a poor substitute.
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