CDL: Web version of OED

From: John Abbott <abbottjp_at_conrad.appstate.edu> Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 16:37:25 -0400 To: Colldv-l <COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu>

From:  Margaret Porter <G.M.Porter.2_at_nd.edu>

We are currently testing the web version of the OED from Oxford Univ.
Press. What really has us wondering is the pricing of this product,
essentially a static dictionary, priced at $2,700/year. We have the CD-ROM
version of the OED, but apparently there are enhanced search and display
capabilities in the web version. However, doesn't this seem like a terribly
high annual fee for leasing access to this product.
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G. Margaret Porter
Librarian, Reference Department
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame IN 46556

Phone:219-631-7620
Fax:  219-631-8887
E-Mail: porter.2_at_nd.edu

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John P. Abbott
  Coordinator, Collection Development		
  ASU Libraries                           
  Appalachian State University            
  Boone, NC  28608-2026                   

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