Oxford English Dictionary - new edition?

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The second edition (pub 1989) is currently available at a special price, but has anyone any information about a new edition on the way? Is this the reason for the special offer, or are OUP really being as generous as they seem?

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[nq:1]The second edition (pub 1989) is currently available at a special price, but has anyone any information about a new edition on the way? Is this the reason for the special offer, or are OUP really being as generous as they seem?[/nq]
If you're waiting for the print edition of OED3, don't hold your breath. They're hoping to have it out in 2010:
http://dictionary.oed.com/help/Dict/20to21.htm

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(Email Removed) (Peter P) wrote on 15 Dec 2003:
[nq:1]The second edition (pub 1989) is currently available at a special price, but has anyone any information about a new edition on the way? Is this the reason for the special offer, or are OUP really being as generous as they seem?[/nq]
The 2nd edition print version has been available for for the past three or more years at Amazon.com. My assumption is that they are overstocked.

Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor.

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[nq:1]The 2nd edition print version has been available for for the past three or more years at Amazon.com. My assumption is that they are overstocked.[/nq]
But why would you want the printed version, anyway? I love books and value them much higher than CD-ROMS. But the CD-ROM version of the OED is much more useful. If you are particularly interested in the use of words though the years, for example, the ability to search for that word in other entries, not just listed under that word, is only possible with the electronic version. Though they may print a third edition, I suspect future editions will be more complete with only the electronic version. The present CD-ROM is cheaper AND better.
Matt

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[nq:2]The 2nd edition print version has been available for ... years at Amazon.com. My assumption is that they are overstocked.[/nq]
[nq:1]But why would you want the printed version, anyway? I love books and value them much higher than CD-ROMS. But ... I suspect future editions will be more complete with only the electronic version. The present CD-ROM is cheaper AND better.[/nq]
Not to mention the fact that the CD-ROM (Version 3.0) also includes all the new entries from the three volumes of additions released in 1993 and
1997. With the print version you have to pay extra (£30/$60 a volume).

Best of all is the online version, of course, with all of the quarterly updates since the revision program

began in 2000. For those without access to a university server, you might want to see if your public library has a subscription. Some libraries allow for remote access to the online OED, so you can connect from home. (Same often goes for LexisNexis, ProQuest, etc.) Here are some public library systems in the US that have remote access:
Los Angeles:
Minneapolis:
St. Louis: Columbus: Omaha:

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[nq:1]Not to mention the fact that the CD-ROM (Version 3.0) also includes all the new entries from the three volumes ... in the US that have remote access: Los Angeles: Minneapolis: St. Louis: Columbus: Omaha: [/nq]
How does this remote access work? who pays? how? what does it cost? etc.

Matt

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[nq:2]Not to mention the fact that the CD-ROM (Version 3.0) ... Minneapolis: St. Louis: Columbus: Omaha: [/nq]
[nq:1]How does this remote access work? who pays? how? what does it cost? etc.[/nq]
Depends on the library some use a proxy server (requires a username and password), others just have a screen where you type in your library card number. The library pays for the subscription, so it's free to you with your membership. The Los Angeles Public Library, for instance, allows anyone to register online for a free library card. There are no residency requirements, but you have to pick up your card at one of their branch libraries. The Columbus (OH) Library, on the other hand, will send you a card in the mail, but you have to be a resident of Ohio.

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(Email Removed) (DOYLE60) wrote on 15 Dec 2003:
[nq:2]The 2nd edition print version has been available for ... years at Amazon.com. My assumption is that they are overstocked.[/nq]
[nq:1]But why would you want the printed version, anyway? I love books and value them much higher than CD-ROMS. But the CD-ROM version of the OED is much more useful.[/nq]
I don't know if that's true. I haven't compared them, but it is certainly easier and quicker to find things in the CD-ROM version, and the CD-ROM version takes up virtually no space.
[nq:1]If you are particularly interested in the use of words though the years, for example, the ability to search for ... I suspect future editions will be more complete with only the electronic version. The present CD-ROM is cheaper AND better.[/nq]
I have the OED2-CD-ROM ( or so when I bought it a few years ago), but not the most current version. From what I have read and heard, it is not the complete 2nd edition with updates and does not have all the examples provided in the print edition.

Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor.

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Ben Zimmer (Email Removed) wrote on 16 Dec 2003:
[nq:2]How does this remote access work? who pays? how? what does it cost? etc.[/nq]
[nq:1]Depends on the library some use a proxy server (requires a username and password), others just have a screen where ... card. There are no residency requirements, but you have to pick up your card at one of their branch libraries.[/nq]
Thanks for this info. I will be in LA sometime in late January or February for a week or so, so I can apply. That'll be terrific! I have a California driver's license and an address there.
[nq:1]The Columbus (OH) Library, on the other hand, will send you a card in the mail, but you have to be a resident of Ohio.[/nq]
My university's library cannot afford access to the OED and has access to Oxford Reference Online, but I cannot access that from home, only from my workstation at school.
All the libraries above require a library card, at least, and maybe also a name and PIN.

Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor.

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[nq:1]The library pays for the subscription, so it's free to you with your membership. The Los Angeles Public Library, for ... card. There are no residency requirements, but you have to pick up your card at one of their branch libraries.[/nq]
Do you know, Ben, if someone else is allowed to pick up your card for you?

Charles Riggs
Email address: chriggs¦at¦eircom¦dot¦net

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[nq:2]The library pays for the subscription, so it's free to ... pick up your card at one of their branch libraries.[/nq]
[nq:1]Do you know, Ben, if someone else is allowed to pick up your card for you?[/nq]
Sez here that you have to present an ID with your name and address (not necessarily a California address) when you pick up the card:

http://www.lapl.org/admin/circ.html
As I mentioned, the Columbus Library lets you apply online and have the card mailed to you, but it has to be mailed to an Ohio address:

http://www.columbuslibrary.org/new/applycard.cfm?type=apply

I have yet to find a library that (a) offers remote access to electronic databases, (b) lets you apply for a card online, and (c) has no residency requirement. Then we'd be in business.

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