An introduction to Orlando

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1 An introduction to Orlando Up-to-date collaboratively authored biographical and critical material on over 800 British women writers Covers a wide-ranging time span, from early medieval to the present Includes related material on literary, social and historical events, male writers and non-british women writers Extensive pathways available: simple queries by author, occupation, genre or place; or more powerfully focused search options exploiting the rich tagging underlying the site Thousands of cross-linked references between entries Regularly updated at six month intervals with new or revised entries, along with information relating to living writers

2 Orlando Home Page Left hand navigation provides a selection of entry points into the textbase Full help options, plus quick tips for new users, available on every page From the homepage Access individual author entries or search on names Construct bespoke timelines Pursue detailed lines of enquiry via complex tag searches

3 People: Search by Name Search for entries by name alphabetically, or list chronologically Search options allow the user to modify the lists by date or scope

4 Mary Wollstonecraft Overview Tabs to related screens with further detailed links Each author overview screen offers the various ways in which material is organised in Life and Writing entries and other categories Links to related entries

5 Muriel Spark Life Screen Full citation details for use in coursework and notes Detailed author life highlights page split into relevant categories for ease of navigation

6 Mary Shelley Chronology Search Excerpt from timeline on Mary Shelley (reached via her author overview page or chronology search Each result is coded according to a set of criteria for easy reference: Quill pen - events relating to British women Globe - national/international events Books - general writing People - social climate

7 Chronology Search by Date Bespoke chronology creation by date: limit by date and event type and choose preferred type of results (full or short entries)

8 Chronology Search Excerpt from results on comprehensive chronological search on dates 1 June 31 August 1975 Full search criteria as selected by the user is displayed at the top of the screen Links to scholarly notes available at the end of each timeline entry; again, all entries are coded according to scope

9 Refined Chronology Search Excerpt from results from the same search query, but with other categories toggled off and only British women writers queried Highlighted text links to relevant author overview page, with links allowing user to drill further down

10 Tag Diagrams Diagrams illustrating how the tagging system functions are provided throughout the Tag Search screens Tag diagram showing all the content or semantic tags from the Life tagset Tag diagram displaying one section (Production) from the three-part Writing tagset

11 Tag Search Options Full range of tags cover every aspect of the writer s life and Full work, range from of tags health within to marital Life subset cover status every aspect of a writer s life, from health to marital status

12 Class Issues Tag Search Results Excerpts from tag search (in Lives) on tag <class issue>, part of the highly complex <cultural formations> tag Text relating to tags is highlighted for easy reference

13 Violence Tag Search Results Excerpts from tag search (in Lives) on tag <violence>, bringing together both the personal and political Again, text relating to the selected tag is highlighted for easy reference

14 Motif Tag Search Results Excerpts from a more complex tag search (in Writings) on tag <motif>, with attribute value violence

15 Attitudes Tag Search Results Excerpts from tag search (in Writings) on tag <attitudes> This tag is designed to capture authors attitudes specifically to writing and to writing as a woman

16 Further Results from Attitudes Tag Search

17 Penalties Tag Search Results Excerpts from tag search (in Writings) on tag <penalties>

18 Intertexuality Tag Search Results Excerpts from a more complicated tag search (in Writings) on tag <intertextuality> containing Jane Austen

19 Subscriber Services also available Access Orlando remotely with unlimited user licences Usage reports available online to all institutional customers 24 x 7 (ICOLC compliant) Online viewing of subscription details and account preferences through our Subscriber Services interface Context-sensitive help, guided tour and FAQs available on site Online tutorials and sample searches provided Comprehensive customer services, answering all your queries post-purchase

20 Please recommend Orlando to your librarian. Institutions may request a free 30-day trial of Orlando. Please contact your regional online sales team for trial requests, pricing and subscription information. Customers within North and South America: By phone: By fax: By orlando@cambridge.org Customers outside North and South America: By phone: +44 (0) By fax: +44 (0) By onlinepublications@cambridge.org

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