Be still my beating heart.
Do we need yet another potted biography of William Shakespeare? And
several hundred others?
>From such entries as I have examined, this new Dictionary of "National"
Biography falls into the category of denigration of the subjects.
The "national" part has its charm: when did Paul Robeson become an
Englishman?
Why are portraits [expensively] included? and copyrighted? Will the Van
Dyck Estate get royalties?
Gabriel Austin
-----Original Message-----
From: exlibris@library.berkeley.edu
[mailto:exlibris@library.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Wickenden Jane
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 5:02 AM
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Subject: [EXLIBRIS:30987] The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
free access weekend
Forwarded from another list:
Researchers from home might like to know that the online Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography is offering free access next weekend.
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is celebrating its first
birthday with three days free online access from 23 to 25 September
2005. Everyone will be able to access the full Oxford DNB and its 55,000
biographies of the men and women who have shaped the history of Britain.
All you need to do is visit www.oxforddnb.com between 23 and 25
September. On those days you will be able to register for free access.
Once you have registered, you will be able to sign in as many times as
you like throughout the free access period for access to the Oxford DNB.
More at: http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/openaccess/
Regards
Jane
PS United Kingdom public library users can check
http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/online/libraries/ to see if the ODNB
is available from their local library. Many authorities offer remote
access, meaning that by using your library card number you can access
the ODNB from home at all times.