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]
Oxford Art Online
For all aspects of the visual arts worldwide.
[Enter Oxford Art
Online]. You will need to login using your library card.
Type the characters "HERE" before your number with no spaces or
quotes.
Oxford Music Online
The world's premier authority on all aspects of music.
[ Enter Oxford 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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Who
Last Updated: 02 September 08,
Review Date: 20 September 2005