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, and parish and probate records. Life in Great Britain - study guide and practice questions for the Life in the UK citizenship test.
Access Ancestry.com from the library
Prepare for the 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.
Available from all our libraries - just ask a member of staff:
Product reviews, best buys and other reports from the consumer association.
Go to http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ using any library computer to access a wide range of family history resources eg,
Tip! To see all UK & Ireland records go to Search on the home page, then select UK & Ireland and choose the country of your choice.
The service also includes an extensive range of resources for researching US and Canadian ancestry, including US Census, immigration and slavery records.
New material is added all the time. Please ask at the 2nd floor enquiry desk at Slough Library or visit the Ancestry website for details.
We also offer regular courses in all our libraries on using Ancestry. Look out for details of Ancestry courses at Special events. Help is also available with using Ancestry at our monthly drop in sessions of the Family history open house, held at Slough Library.
FAME from Bureau van Dijk is widely used by professionals researching information on companies in UK and Ireland. It holds information on 3.6 million companies with detailed information on 2.6 million companies.
FAME can help you find:
You can search for companies using very specific criteria and create marketing lists of companies using criteria of your choice eg, to target companies in a particular industry or location or companies with a certain turnover or employee size. You can also customize the lists to show the specific criteria you need eg telephone, names and roles of executives and directors, description of business activity.
We charge £7.00 per 500 company records (or part of 500 records). There is no limit on the number of records that can be downloaded. Company lists can be sent by e-mail in Excel format. Pages of company reports can also be printed at a charge of 50p a page.
Quality legal database giving access to:
Access the online service from Which? consumer association for product reviews and tests, best buys and other reports on consumer issues. It is easy to search so check before you buy!
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