Very Short Introductions (VSI) is provided by Oxford University Press and offers concise introductions to a diverse range of subjects. All titles provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects, written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable. Lund University Libraries currently subscribes to one subject module, Arts and Humanities, which contains about 220 titles. Titles available in fulltext for users from LU are marked with an open, green padlock 
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, the title or chapter is saved to your My Work account.| Name | Very Short Introductions: Arts and Humanities |
| Publisher/Provider | Oxford University Press |
| Subjects included | Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Biography, Classical Studies, Egyptology, History, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Society and Culture. |
| Type of resource | Platform with ebooks in fulltext. |
| Fulltext format | HTML |
| Accessibility | Via IP address |
| Login authentication required | No, not on LU-campus. If you are off-campus you will be prompted to login via LU's Central Authentication Service (CAS) with a Student Account or LUCAT-ID. |
| Number of concurrent users | Five (5) concurrent users. |
| Download required | No |
| Must be borrowed | No |
| Number of days for download | - - |
| Download and read offline | No, but VSI is mobile optimized, please use the mobile site: http://m.veryshortintroductions.com/ |
| Download to a portable device | No |
| Copying | No, it is not possible to download and copy ebooks or chapters. |
| Printing | Authorized users (registered students and staff) at Lund University may print individual items solely for educational, personal, scientific, or research purposes. By individual item is meant one (1) article or chapter. |
| Text to speech | No |
| Export references | Yes |
| Export formats | Export as RIS File. Citation format: MLA, APA, Chicago, AMA. |
| How do I suggest a purchase | Students and staff: Please contact your faculty library. Librarians: Se Förvärv av elektroniska resurser för mer info. |
| Restrictions | Walk-in users: Users not affiliated with Lund University may be permitted access to VSI fulltext content, but only within the physical premises of Lund University Libraries from designated terminals. |
| Interlibrary loan / Fjärrlån | No, ILL or any distribution of copies to other libraries in either print or electronic form, is not allowed. |
| Text and Data Mining Policy | |
| Miscellaneous | Please note that some tables in VSI are wide and so require 1024x768 screen resolution. News and comments from authors of VSI's can be found on the OUPblog. |