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About Oxford Reference Online Premium

Oxford reference online Premium is made up of over 100 core titles, 50,000 articles from Oxford companions from Oxford University Press, and many thousands more from the Western Civilisation and Literature collections of specialised encyclopedias and the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf, a growing collection of major online encyclopedias. This resource provides high quality, in-depth information on a variety of different subjects including history, science, names and places, religion and philosophy, mythology and folklore, and literature, amongst many others. This resource is invaluable to students, researchers, those seeking answers to both simple and more complex questions, or those simply interested in a particular subject area. Images are included in many of the search results and articles can vary between being concise and more in-depth depending on the publication they originate from.

Types of search include quick search, advanced search, search by subject or within a particular publication, or you can choose to browse the publications. For more information on Oxford Reference Online, and the various search methods you can go to the introductory pages or go on the tour.

This resource is accessible from anywhere with an Internet connection. When outside Westminster libraries simply type the barcode number on your Westminster library card into the box indicated when you enter the Website.