Online Information Databases

Online Information Databases

Online Information Databases

Online Information Databases

Online Information Databases
Online Information Databases

 

 

 

To access the Oxford English Dictionary you will need your library number only if you are accessing from home. Library numbers are not required when using the resource in our libraries.
Explore over 1,000 years of the English language with the Oxford English Dictionary, an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over 500,000 entries from across the English-speaking world. Discover changes in language over time, spelling variations, pronunciation models, etymology, regional origin, and more!

Access Oxford English Dictionary Online

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Three online encyclopaedias are available in World Book Online - Kids (primary age), Student, (secondary age) Advanced (adults) There are thousands of articles, as well as hundreds of maps, videos, and other media for all ages. Access from home using your library number

World Book Online

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Provides access to genealogical resources including censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents. You can access Ancestry Library Edition only in our public libraries.

Access Ancestry

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Access to millions of pages of British and Irish newspapers from 1703 -2003 including selected local newspapers. Content includes news articles, family notices, obituaries, advertisements and illustrations. Access from public libraries only and you need to register for a free account

Access British Newspaper Archive

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Access to Research offers over ten million academic articles and research on subjects including art, architecture, business, engineering, history, languages, politics, philosophy, mathematics and the sciences. You can only visit Access to Research in our public libraries. It is not available to access from home. Find out how to book a Public Access PC in our libraries here: Book a Library Public Access PC

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Access images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media in Scotland and the rest of the UK

Login from home using your library number only. Library numbers are not required when using the resource in our libraries.

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