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Oxford University Press Unveils African-American Virtual Library

by Ibram Rogers , May 18, 2006


Through its editorial advisory board and library advisory board, the site will be updated three or four times each year with new articles and reference materials and revisions to existing articles.


The center’s editorial advisory board includes: Ira Berlin, a history professor at the University of Maryland; Paul Finkelman, a law professor at the University of Tulsa; Darlene Clark Hine, an African-American Studies professor at Northwestern University; Trudier Harris, an English professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Graham Hodges, a history professor at Colgate University; Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, an American art professor at the University of Pennsylvania; and Valerie Smith, a literature professor at Princeton University.


The eight-person library advisory board is made up of librarians and technology and media consultants from universities and county library systems across America.


Individual subscriptions will start at $17.95 per month. There is special pricing available for schools, libraries and institutions, and there will be a 30-day free trial for those libraries and institutions that are considering a subscription.


For more information, visit www.oxfordaasc.com.



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