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February 2006
Update
The first content update for 2006 features seminal work on world literature and translation, science, medicine, and psychology. Literary content is expanded to include books dedicated to Canadian and New Zealand literature (Premium Collection only), and the Literature Collection is enhanced by content focussing on translation. Mind and medicine are covered in absorbing detail (Premium Collection only), and a new edition of the Dictionary of Physics, plus updates to the World Encyclopedia, are included for both Core and Premium Collections.
Quick search now includes Boolean support: In response to user requests, the Quick Search that appears on every ORO page now supports standard Boolean operators 'and', 'or', and 'not'. For more information on using Booleans operators on ORO, see the Help pages on Using the Search tools.
Premium Collection
NEW TITLES
The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie
This Companion offers a comprehensive record of New Zealand writing in easily accessible form. It contains more than 1,500 entries on writers, novels, plays, poetry, journals, periodicals, anthologies, literary movements, and professional organisations. The generous range of plot summaries and author entries will prove invaluable to students and the interested lay reader alike.
The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature Edited by Eugene Benson and William Toye
The second edition of the acclaimed Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature has been thoroughly updated with more than 340 new entries on new writers, new books, and extended entries on established authors. In keeping with the original, entries cover fiction, prose, poetry, drama, prominent writers, literary magazines, publishers, and more general topics. From The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz to the Rebel Angles, Sandra Birdsell to Eric Wright, Caribbean-Canadian literature to War literature, this completely revised edition is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Canadian literature.
The Oxford Companion to the Mind edited by Richard L. Gregory
First published in 1987, to huge acclaim, The Oxford Companion to the Mind immediately took its place as the indispensable guide to the mysteries - and idiosyncracies - of the human mind. In no other book can the reader find discussions of concepts such as language, memory, and intelligence, side by side with witty definitions of common human experiences such as the 'cocktail-party' and 'halo' effects, and the least effort principle. The second edition includes new entries on attachment theory, caffeine, extra-terrestrial intelligence, and imagination; it also includes three 'mini symposia' — on consciousness, brain scanning, and artificial intelligence — with contributions from a range of specialists. In all, there are over 300 contributors from the world's leading scholars.
The Oxford Companion to Medicine edited by Stephen Lock, John M. Last, and
George Dunea
The Oxford Companion to Medicine is a fascinating and authoritative guide to the field of medicine and its specialities. More than 200 authors have contributed over 500 substantial articles and many more shorter ones, on topics ranging from abortion to zombification. All the major medical and nursing specialities are covered, and detailed attention is given to complementary therapies, national medical systems, and the historical development of medicine. This new edition has been completely rewritten and includes a greater emphasis on the history of medicine, its cultural links with the arts and music, and its international nature.
Literature Collection
NEW TITLES
The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation edited by Peter France
Written by eminent scholars from many countries, this Guide highlights the place of translation in our culture, encouraging awareness of the process of translating and making the translator more visible. It covers translations out of many languages, from Greek to Korean, Swahili to Russian. For some works (e.g. Virgil's Aeneid) which have been much translated, the discussion is historical and critical; with less familiar literatures, the Guide examines the extent to which translation has done justice to the range of work available. It contains entries on individual texts (such as the Thousand and One Nights), writers (Ibsen or Proust), genres (Chinese poetry), or national literature (for example, Hungarian). These entries are complemented by more substantial essays on theoretical questions, a pioneering outline of the history of translation into English, and discussions of the problems raised by specific types of text (for example, poetry or oral literature). Recent years have seen a boom in translation studies, and this is the first comprehensive guide to this essential element of literature in English.
Core Collection and Premium Collection
NEW EDITION
A Dictionary of Physics edited by John Daintith
This dictionary contains over 3,700 clear and concise entries, covering all commonly encountered physics terms and concepts, including terms relating to astronomy, astrophysics, and physical chemistry. The fifth edition has been fully updated and includes entries on topics such as dark energy, decoherence, and quantum computing. The dictionary also features in-depth analyses of key topics, biographies of important scientists, and chronologies of major discoveries. This is an excellent introduction to physics for beginners, and an ideal reference tool for students of physics, either at school or at university.
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