xrefer adds over 76,000 audio
pronunciation files to its online reference
service
xrefer, an online reference service
provider that offers full text, aggregated and integrated content to
corporate, academic and public libraries, is adding over 76,000
audio MP3 files to its online reference service, xreferplus. The
spoken word files will aid researchers in the pronunciation of
medical, scientific and technical terminology, as well as English
language words in general. xreferplus is the company's subscription
online reference library which features content from over 150
reference books and 27 publishers. Using proprietary cross
referencing technology, its 1.25 million entries, 5 million cross
reference links, 20,000 images and 76,000 audio files cut across
topics, titles and publishers, providing users with contextual and
multi-sourced answers to their research needs.
A spoken vocabulary of 76,000
words
"While
Shakespeare is estimated to have a vocabulary of just under
30,000 words, and tabloid newspapers get by on less than
3,000, xreferplus will shortly have a spoken vocabulary of
76,000 words", said xrefer's Managing Director Adam Hodgkin.
"We're very pleased to offer this new addition to xreferplus
to our library customers and their patrons, as we strive to
provide the most comprehensive online reference resource for
our customers worldwide".
MP3 files are
currently available at xreferplus for Dorland's
Illustrated Medical Dictionary The American Heritage®
Dictionary of the English Language and the Academic Press
Dictionary of Science and Technology. Additional sound
files will be added as they are made available from xrefer's
partnering publishers.
16,000 images from Bridgeman
Art Library
In addition to
sound, xreferplus has also added more visuals: the collection
of some 16,000 digital images from the celebrated Bridgeman Art Library.
The addition of these images brings the total number of images
available in xreferplus to 66,000. The Bridgeman collection is
the first database to be included in xreferplus.
Van Gogh,
Velasquez and Gustav Klimt are just some of the 4,800 artists
whose works feature in the Bridgeman collection, which is
equivalent in size to a ten volume art reference book. The
collection includes images of paintings, sculpture and other
works of art, and will be available to all institutions
holding an xreferplus subscription.
As an
integrated xreferplus resource, the images will be fully
available to search and browse within the service. The
resolution for each image will be optimal for screen display
and quick reference.
The Bridgeman
Art Library represents museums, galleries and artists
throughout the world, providing a central source of fine art
for image users. Its images can be licensed for use in print
and on the web. Adam Hodgkin, Managing Director of xrefer,
said of the new partnership: "The Bridgeman collection, when
added to the existing art historical reference material in the
service, makes xreferplus a formidable reference resource for
the study of art. We are delighted to have begun this
collaboration with the prestigious Bridgeman Art Library".
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A spoken vocabulary of 76,000
words
