[WikiEN-l] 1911EB bites back - and DNB

[Marc Riddell]

on 4/7/09 10:04 AM, Andrew Gray at andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk wrote:

> 2009/4/7 Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com>:
> 
>> It will all be moved into project space when it's looking more complete.
>> There is an ambitious Wikisource project to get the original DNB
>> articles posted: unlike the 1911EB, and some others we use, this work is
>> _not_ yet conveniently available online.  (And it is a huge resource.)
> 
> As a quick note, it's a little more easily available than it used to
> be - if you have access to the current Oxford DNB, they've implemented
> a system whereby each article is discreetly linked to a copy of the
> "original" text. (I don't know how precise a copy, or if it's been at
> all edited or modified)
> 
> I don't know when this came into practice, but I only encountered it
> last month. Might prove handy for your transcription checking!

Charles,

Are you also aware of this?

http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/freeodnb/

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Marc Riddell