Oxford Reference Online
Logging on to Oxford Resources from home
Access to the Oxford Resources - the Dictionary of National Biography, the Oxford English Dictionary, The Oxford Reference Suite, and the Grove Directories - is available from your home.
Follow the links below, and click on the "library card log in" button. You will then need to enter RUT followed by your library card number - for example:
RUT60000877
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies and portraits of famous, infamous, and fascinating people from every period of British history
Explore the lives of over 55,000 people important to the history of Britain. Click on the 'Subscribers enter here' button to log in. (NB only covers deceased persons)
Oxford English Dictionary Online
The very last word on the English language.
To access this site within a Rutland Library, enter through the Oxford English Dictionary Welcome page.
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