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Overview

Oxford Biblical Studies Online includes over 5,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly works, access to full text Bibles along with commentary and annotations plus maps, illustrations, and timelines.

Provider: 
Oxford University Press [1]
Posted: 
Jul 22, 2013 6:39pm
Updated: 
Nov 26, 2013 5:45pm
Source
Information has been sourced from a JISC catalog [2] entry, with additional edits by CRL.
Details

Collection Content

Subject Areas: 
Arts and Humanities
Resource Types: 
Dataset
Reference books

Specifications

Full Text Linking

This resource is OpenURL [3] compliant and supports mediated linking.

This

Federated Searching

The data conforms to the XML 1.0 standard. Federated searching via HTTP request and supports the METHOD="GET" which sends the request using the following base URL.

http://www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com/search/quick?_fmt=context&_refinePage+%2Fsearch%2Fadvanced_search.html& [4]

This is followed by text=X (X standing for search term)

Metadata Standards

The data conforms to the XML 1.0 standard.

Marc Records

MARC 21 records are available by subject free of charge to aid cataloguing.

Search Options

Quick search includes option to search reference content only, or include all biblical texts as well. Advanced searches include a Main Search for searching within specific content such as articles, maps, images, and more; a Bible Search encompassing all of the biblical content; and a fielded Bibliography search to locate research source citations within the site content plus the display of the site enables you to easily and quickly compare commentaries and texts of multiple Bible versions.

Usage Statistics

Usage statistics are available via a subscriber page where reports can be emailed in various file formats. Statistics include: session logins, total session time, average session time, average pages per session, full-content units requested, web pages requested, hits, queries, and full-content units reached from browse.

The product will be COUNTER compliant from early 2010.

Authentication

Authentication is via the UK Access Management Federation, Athens, and IP address range.

Accessibility

This resource meets priority 2 of the WAI [5] accessibility guidelines.

Terms and Provider Details

Provider: 
Oxford University Press [1]
Main Address: 
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
United States
CRL Review

Sources

Additional Reviews in Other Sources: 

Sullivan, Brian. "Oxford Biblical Studies Online." The Charleston Advisor. January 2011. pp. 45-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5260/chara.12.3.45 [6] Accessed November 26, 2013.

CRL Offers & Status
StatusCurrentDescription
CRL FlaggednoPotential interest to CRL community
Offer PendingnoCurrently a candidate for CRL offer
Active OffernoCurrently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial AccessnoAvailable for trial
Renewal OffernoCurrently offered for renewal
Expired OffernoPast offers
Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRLnoEvaluation available by CRL and community
Special AccessnoMember-only access available for a limited time
The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members.

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Source URL: https://edesiderata.crl.edu/resources/oxford-biblical-studies-online

Links
[1] https://edesiderata.crl.edu/providers/oxford-university-press
[2] http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenURL
[4] http://www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com/search/quick?_fmt=context&_refinePage+%2Fsearch%2Fadvanced_search.html&
[5] http://www.w3.org/WAI/
[6] http://dx.doi.org/10.5260/chara.12.3.45