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Oxford English Dictionary Renewal 2021-2022

Response Deadline: 
August 13, 2021

Subscription Term

Begins: 

July 1, 2021

Ends: 

June 30, 2022

Renewal pricing is now available for the Oxford English Dictionary. This database is made available to BC ELN partner libraries through a national site licence negotiated on behalf of Consortia Canada by the Ontario Council of University Libraries. A 1% increase in pricing per FTE was negotiated for this renewal year. However, changes in FTE may cause shifts in pricing. There is a minimum price of $485 USD.

 



Overview

Description: 

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.

As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from dictionaries of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings. You’ll still find present-day meanings in the OED, but you’ll also find the history of individual words, and of the language—traced through 3 million quotations, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.

The OED started life more than 150 years ago. Today, the dictionary is in the process of its first major revision. Updates revise and extend the OED at regular intervals, each time subtly adjusting our image of the English language.

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Last updated: May 20, 2020

Response

Response Instructions

To RENEW, no response is required from current subscribers as listed below. To SUBSCRIBE, CANCEL or to CHANGE OPTIONS, libraries should contact BC ELN by the response deadline.

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Additional Information

Use statistics can be obtained by using your institution login on the admin module for OUP. Statistics have been provided by OUP for January - December 2020; contact BC ELN for access.

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