Online reference library
Herefordshire Libraries provides access to a range of online resources. These are available both in the libraries and from home.Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica is one of the worlds best known encyclopedias. Perfect for homework, quiz questions and general knowledge! It is available in three different versions to suit all age groups.
Findgroups
A fully searchable database of voluntary and community organisations in Herefordshire. Everything from bridge to meals on wheels.
If the details for your organisation are not present, please contact the findgroups team at info@findgroups.org.uk or go to the [add your group]section.
[Enter Findgroups]
Grove Art Online
For all aspects of the visual arts worldwide.
[Enter Grove Art Online]. You will need to login using your library card. Type the characters "HERE" before your number with no spaces or quotes.
Grove Music Online
The world's premier authority on all aspects of music.
[ Enter Grove Music Online]. You will need to login using your library card. Type the characters "HERE" before your number with no spaces or quotes.
Issues Online
With sixty topics to choose from, Issues Online provides a wide range of information including: articles with news and views on each topic, key facts, key statistics, lobby group links, newspaper archives, reference sites, research guides plus assignment/debate suggestions.
Only available from a library computer. We also have books on these subjects which can be searched through the [online catalogue]
[Enter Issues Online]
KnowUK
KnowUK is a unique online service developed to provide libraries with a complete collection of current, useful and UK-specific reference information from over 100 of the most widely used reference publications in the UK.
[Access from a library]
[Access from home] To access from home, you will need your library card number.
NewsUK
NewsUK is an online service developed to provide international, national and regional news, combining the most popular British newspaper titles in one database.
[Access from a library]
[Access from home] To access from home, you will need your library card number.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000.
[Access from a library]
[Access from home] To access from home, you will need your library card number. Type the characters "HERE" before your number with no spaces or quotes.
Oxford English Dictionary
The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis and in listing of variant spellings, and it shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
[Access from a library]
[Access from home] To access from home, you will need your library card number. Type the characters "HERE" before your number with no spaces or quotes.
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.
[Enter Oxford Reference Online]. You will need to login using your library card. Type the characters "HERE" before your number with no spaces or quotes.
People's Network
Online Services from Public Libraries.
[People's Network Enquire] - Enquire instantly connects you to library staff who are trained to help you find answers to questions on any subject. Best of all the service is free and anyone can use it at any time!
[People's Network Read] - Read is a great place to start to get into books and reading online and helps bring readers together, either to meet up face to face or on the web.
[People's Network Discover] - Discover cultural objects, collections, organisations and news, plus useful web links.
Times Digital Archive
Times Digital Archive provides access to a fully searchable digital collection of the Times newspaper.
You can email interesting records to yourself using the 'mark records' features
[Access from a library]
[Access from home] To access from home, you will need your library card number.
Who's Who and Who Was Who
Who's Who and Who Was Who give biographical information for over a 100,000 people dating back to the nineteenth-century together with prominent people today
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