Oxford Reference Online Premium

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Oxford Reference Online Premium (ORO) is one of the trusted e-resources at the top of the heap! It's a one stop shop where you can find accurate and reliable information. When you start to browse ORO you can:

• find quick facts, definitions and dates
• use this e-resource in the library or at home
• visit the collection from home using your library membership number
• take a tour of the site and find out how it works
• browse the booklists
• browse the whole database
• browse whatever catches your eye

If you are selecting any of the links below from home, remember to enter the word renfrew before your 'library barcode number' with no spaces in between, when you are asked for the public library log-in.

The bookcovers below will take you to specific information on the Oxford Reference Online Premium website about these topics.




help gives a great overview of how to use the site and gives search tips. Links from ORO will take you to reliable sites on the subject you choose to explore. There are many other things you can do:

• sign up for fact of the day and have it delivered to your desktop
• use bilingual dictionaries
• browse full colour maps and timelines
• search for quotations
• view timelines by theme or by country

Other useful things you can find in ORO

• search box uses upper or lower case
• information and excellent links to children's homework pages
• useful search tips and hints to help you get answers
• links tab on the homepage displays a list of useful websites
• user friendly advanced search tool

Try it out now and find out what you're missing. There's information on

• Law
• Computing
• Science
• Religion and Philosophy

and much more.

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