Access to quality online information resources even when the library is closed – we pay so you don’t have to!
To access these resources from outside the library: go to the online library catalogue, click on Reference Online and enter your library card number and PIN to use for free a wide range of subscription websites 24/7. Not got a PIN? Just ask a member of staff for one.
Prepare for the Life in the UK Citizenship Test.
There is a study guide and practice tests to get you ready to sit your test.
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Study guide and practice questions for the Driving Theory Test.
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Full text of national and local newspapers and magazines in a single searchable database. It also includes 'News Topics' for background and images on topical subjects.
(We are currently experiencing problems with accessing NewsUK outside the library. Instead of going to our online library catalogue please go to http://www.newsuk.co.uk/barcode and enter your library card number. Sorry for any inconvenience.)
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Searchable archive of every page of The Times Newspaper 1785-1985, including photos, cartoons, sports results, personal notices and adverts.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, the online edition of the world's best known encyclopaedia for quick reference and more detailed research.
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Cross-search over 120 Oxford language and subject dictionaries and other reference books.
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Biographies of 50,000 people from British history.
History and meanings of over 290,000 words.
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Oxford Art Online has over 45,000 articles on world art and architecture, plus over 5,000 art images and 40,000 links to images on other websites.
Oxford Music Online has over 45,000 articles, plus over 5,000 links to images, sound and other music web sites.
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Issues Online provides articles and statistics on contemporary issues.
To access this resource go directly to Issues Online and enter your library card number at the Log In box for Public Library Users.
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