Access to quality information resources even when the library is closed – we pay so you don’t have to!
Go to the library catalogue, click on 24 hour library and enter your library card number and PIN to use for free the following subscription websites:
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.
Enter a great competition using NewsUK this October and November. To be in with a chance of winning a £25 amazon voucher for adults and £10 voucher for children you need to answer three questions using NewsUK. More information about our NewsUK prize quiz.
Searchable archive of every page of The Times Newspaper 1785-1985, including photos, cartoons, sports results, personal notices and adverts.
Extensive resource of industry, country and company information for researching markets.
The online version of the world's best known encyclopaedia for quick reference and more detailed research.
Doing homework or a school project? There are versions of Britannica just for you:
Encylopaedia Britannica Online Junior for ages 5-11
Encylopaedia Britannica Online Student for ages 12-18
Another useful encyclopaedia for finding information and doing homework.
Cross-search over 120 Oxford language and subject dictionaries and other reference books.
Biographies of 50,000 people from British history.
History and meanings of over 290,000 words.
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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.
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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.
Articles and statistics on contemporary issues.
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