1. Online demonstration  The following screens demonstrate the fantastic resource that is the Oxford DNB online

2. Use our Quick Search facility, which is available on every page, to search for articles across the database.

3. From this example we will lead you through the main navigational features within each article..

4. Click on the image to get a larger version with more details of the copyright holder.

5. Click here for the Oxford DNB’s complete list of likenesses for the subject.

7. Many cross-references are available in the text.

8. You can also follow your own cross-references. Simply highlight any person within the article...

9. You can also follow your own cross-references. Simply highlight any person within the article... Click Go in the Quick Search box and be taken to the search result.

10. John William Polidori

11. Longer articles have subheadings which you can click on to move easily around the text.

13. Links to external web resources are listed next to each article offering a fantastically useful resource for researchers. Early prototype design

15. There are many powerful ways to search the Oxford DNB. A Quick Search for Lord Melbourne... Lord Melbourne We recognize, however, that readers may come to the Oxford DNB with any amount or kind of information, previous knowledge, or experience. The following screens show how the site can deal with imprecise searches.

16. … brings this result. Lord Melbourne

17. Our searches can also deal with pseudonyms. A Quick Search for George Eliot brings you directly to the biography of Marian Evans. George Eliot One click links you to the equivalent article in the original DNB (available as part of the online edition) which allows comparison.

18. There are many powerful ways to search the Oxford DNB. Or you can use the People Search screen.

19. Search people page with New York and resided There are many ways to search for people. You can search by place and/or date of birth, education, death, burial - or in this case residence. You can search by sex... or by field of interest. by date...

20. Here is an example of a search for illustrated biographies of women explorers.

21. Results appear like this and can be ordered alphabetically, by birth date, or by death date.

22. Show search page for text and olympics then list chronologically o It is also easy to search the text of an article. olympics

23. with this result - ordered chronologically

24. Or you can search for reference and bibliographic material, contributors, or images.

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