Additional Resources
Community Legal Service (CLS) in Leicestershire Libraries
Family history - National Archives advice on family history
Writing a CV - Help, advice and resources
Access the very best of online resources free of charge from computers in Leicestershire Libraries
Use our Online Presentation Help Guides to learn how to do a quick search using any of the resources listed on our Online Reference Library webpage. If you need further help, ask a member of library staff or ask about Free Internet taster sessions available in your library.
Please contact the library before making a journey as you will need to book a PC to access the information
Law and Finance
The following online reference titles are available from any library computer or home. Simply click on the link if you are accessing this service from a library computer. If you are accessing this service from home then you will be asked to login with your library card number. For the Oxford Online product enter letters "lcc" followed by your library card number.
Law
- Law Society's Directory of Solicitors
- Life Events Topic Guides
- Oxford Dictionary of Law
- UK Register of Expert Witnesses
- Which? 450 Legal Problems Solved
Finance
- Educational Grants Directory
- Finance and Banking dictionary
- Financial Times World Desk Reference
- Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need
- The Handbook of International Financial Terms
- Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook, Abridged
- Which? Be Your Own Financial Adviser
- Which? Guide To Financing Your Child's Future
- Which? Guide to Money
- Which? Money in Retirement
- Which? Pension Handbook
- Which? The Tax Handbook - latest edition
- Which? Wills and Probate
Learning and work
Online reference titles available from any public library or home:
- British Qualifications
- Trotman Careers
- Which? Guide to Choosing a Career
- Life Events Topic Guides
- UK Course Discover: Universities and Further Education Colleges
- UK Course Dicover: Courses
Available from website:
- DfES Financial Information for Students website - advice on obtaining funding for study or training.
- Visit nextstep website for advice on education and careers. For help with writing CVs visit Advice Resources website.
Literature and books
- Use Oxford Reference Online to access a wide range of literature and quotations titles
- Use Nielsen BookData Online in the library to find details of books available in the UK
Local Studies and Family History
- A Dictionary of British Place-Names - to trace British place-names from earliest times to the present day.
- BBC History Trails website - learn about Anglo Saxon England, the archaeology of the Iron Age, or start your family tree.
- The Oxford DNB Online - a rich source of biographical information on famous historical figures.
- Ancestry Library Edition - an online resource to start your family history research
- Who Who & Who Was Who - to access a wide range of biographical information
- CD-ROMs available in selected libraries to search for relatives who died during the two World Wars.
Page Last Updated: 16 January 2012
