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Great for homework, research or just general enquiries. These
on-line resources are available free of charge.
Ancestry and Issues Online are only accessible from library computers. All other resources can be accessed in libraries or from home. To access resources from home you will need your library card number. Apply on-line today.
The two resources below: Ancestry and Issues Online can be accessed from computers in Herefordshire libraries.
Ancestry helps you build your family tree with access to a vast number of records from the UK and abroad, including the UK census from 1841-1901 and birth, marriage and death indexes. Ancestry Library Edition is only available from computers in libraries: Enter Ancestry
You can access ancestry.co.uk from home but charges may apply for some information.
Perfect for projects, particularly on current topics,
Issues Online provides a wide range
of information on key issues including animal testing and
climate change. We also have books on these subjects which can
be searched through the online
catalogue.
Enter Issues Online.
Encyclopedia Britannica is one of the
worlds best known encyclopedias. Perfect for homework and
research. It is available in three different versions to suit
all age groups.
Enter Britannica Junior
Enter Britannica Student
Enter Full version
Who's Who and Who Was
Who contains biographical
information on over a 100,000 prominent people from
the 19th century to the present day. You will need to
login using your library card and type the characters HERE
before your number with no spaces or quotes.
Enter Who's Who and Who Was Who
Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography contains 50,000 biographies of people
who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond. To
access from home, you will need your library card number. You
will also need to type the characters HERE before your number
with no spaces or quotes.
Access from a library
Access from home
The Oxford English Dictionary has been described as the ultimate authority on the English language. It provides authoritative definitions of over 500,000 words. To access from home, you will need your library card number and type the characters HERE before your number with no spaces or quotes.
Access from a library
Access from home
Oxford Grove Art
Online covers all aspects of the visual arts
worldwide. You will need to login using your library card. Type
the characters HERE before your number with no spaces or
quotes.
Enter Oxford Art Online
Oxford Grove Music Online is
the the world's premier authority on all aspects of music.
You will need to login using your library card. Type the
characters HERE before your number with no spaces or
quotes.
Enter Oxford Music Online
Oxford Reference Online is an
online library of popular reference books. You will need to
login using your library card and type the characters HERE
before your number with no spaces or quotes.
Enter Oxford Reference Online
The Times Digital Archive provides
access to a fully searchable digital collection of the Times
newspaper from 1785-1985.
Access from a library
Access from home
Find Groups is 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
Who Writes Like is designed to help anyone who enjoys reading fiction to help expand the number of writers they read. It is designed to answer the perennial question "I've read all the books by my favourite authors, who shall I read next?"
Online reference library - open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Great for homework, research or just general enquiries. These
on-line resources are available free of charge.Ancestry and Issues Online are only accessible from library computers. All other resources can be accessed in libraries or from home. To access resources from home you will need your library card number. Apply on-line today.
The two resources below: Ancestry and Issues Online can be accessed from computers in Herefordshire libraries.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry helps you build your family tree with access to a vast number of records from the UK and abroad, including the UK census from 1841-1901 and birth, marriage and death indexes. Ancestry Library Edition is only available from computers in libraries: Enter Ancestry
You can access ancestry.co.uk from home but charges may apply for some information.
Issues
Perfect for projects, particularly on current topics,
Issues Online provides a wide range
of information on key issues including animal testing and
climate change. We also have books on these subjects which can
be searched through the online
catalogue.Enter Issues Online.
All the resources below can be accessed
from library computers or from your home computer with a
Herefordshire library card.
Encyclopaedia britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica is one of the
worlds best known encyclopedias. Perfect for homework and
research. It is available in three different versions to suit
all age groups.Enter Britannica Junior
Enter Britannica Student
Enter Full version
Who's Who
Who's Who and Who Was
Who contains biographical
information on over a 100,000 prominent people from
the 19th century to the present day. You will need to
login using your library card and type the characters HERE
before your number with no spaces or quotes.Enter Who's Who and Who Was Who
DNB
Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography contains 50,000 biographies of people
who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond. To
access from home, you will need your library card number. You
will also need to type the characters HERE before your number
with no spaces or quotes.Access from a library
Access from home
OED
The Oxford English Dictionary has been described as the ultimate authority on the English language. It provides authoritative definitions of over 500,000 words. To access from home, you will need your library card number and type the characters HERE before your number with no spaces or quotes.Access from a library
Access from home
Oxford Art
Oxford Grove Art
Online covers all aspects of the visual arts
worldwide. You will need to login using your library card. Type
the characters HERE before your number with no spaces or
quotes.Enter Oxford Art Online
Oxford Music
Oxford Grove Music Online is
the the world's premier authority on all aspects of music.
You will need to login using your library card. Type the
characters HERE before your number with no spaces or
quotes.Enter Oxford Music Online
Oxford Reference
Oxford Reference Online is an
online library of popular reference books. You will need to
login using your library card and type the characters HERE
before your number with no spaces or quotes.Enter Oxford Reference Online
Times
The Times Digital Archive provides
access to a fully searchable digital collection of the Times
newspaper from 1785-1985.Access from a library
Access from home
Find Groups
Find Groups is 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
Who Writes Like
Who Writes Like is designed to help anyone who enjoys reading fiction to help expand the number of writers they read. It is designed to answer the perennial question "I've read all the books by my favourite authors, who shall I read next?"