[1] According to OUP, learning on a new topic was often hampered and confused by an overabundance of information that left people without a clear starting point.

[1] The launch version of Oxford Bibliographies Online covered four subject areas – Classics, Social Work, Islamic Studies, and Criminology – and cost US$29.95 per month to access for institutional subscribers.

[2] At its debut, it was described as "an Anti-Google" and a more authoritative and trustworthy alternative to "crowdsourced knowledge repositories like Wikipedia".

[5] Each entry provides a brief, encyclopedic overview of a given subject, followed by an annotated bibliography of the key literature on that topic.

[1] Libraries can selectively subscribe to all or certain subject areas, allowing their patrons to access those sections to which the institution has purchased a subscription.