Access to quality information resources via the internet – we pay so you don’t have to!
Available from any computer in Slough Libraries:
Trace your family history by accessing the UK census 1851-1901, parish and probate records and much more.
Access Ancestry.com from the library
Only a one hour session can be booked each day. Please ask staff at Slough Library's second floor enquiry desk for details. To book a sesssion please email library@slough.gov.uk or telephone 01753 787511.
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.
Access Go Citizen from the library
Study guide and practice questions for the Driving Theory Test.
Access Theory Test Pro from the library
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.
Access News UK in the library
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Searchable archive of every page of The Times Newspaper 1785-1985, including photos, cartoons, sports results, personal notices and adverts.
Access Times Digital Archive in the library
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Extensive resource of industry, country and company information for researching markets.
Access Marketline in the library
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, the online version of the world's best known encyclopaedia for quick reference and more detailed research.
Access Encyclopaedia Britannica in the library
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Junior for ages 5-11
Access Junior Britannica in the library
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Student for ages 12-18
Access Student Britannica in the library
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Cross-search over 120 Oxford language and subject dictionaries and other reference books.
Access Oxford Reference Online in the library
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Biographies of 50,000 people from British history.
Access Oxford Dictionary of National Biography in the library
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History and meanings of over 290,000 words.
Access Oxford English Dictionary in the library
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Grove 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.
Access Grove Art Online in the library
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Grove Music Online has over 45,000 articles, plus over 5,000 links to images, sound and other music web sites.
Access Grove Music Online in the library
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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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Data on 3.6 million UK and Irish companies with company accounts, ratios, activities, competitor comparisons, ownership and management of the 2.6 million largest companies. You can find company profiles and produce marketing lists of companies matching different criteria.
A quality legal database with statutes, statutory instruments, case law and legal journals.
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Product reviews, tests, best buys and other reports from the consumer association. It is easy to search so check before you buy!
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