Oxford Art Online - Search artists, architects, designers, images etc. Library Access Home Access Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number.
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The Oxford DNB Online - Biographies of famous historical figures. Explore The Armistice on Oxford DNB. Oxford DNB Sponsored quiz. Have a go and win either £50 worth of OUP books or an iPod shuffle. Closing date 30th November 2009.
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Who's Who 2009 and Who Was Who - Biographies of people
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Nielsen BookData Online - Search over 2 million book titles. - Google Books : Search for books, ebooks and magazines
- Whichbook.net : A free web-based resource to find 'good read' books based on your moods but don't quite know how to define. Check our catalogue to see if we hold the book you are looking for.
- World Catalogue: Connects you to collections held in 10000 libraries worldwide.
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Free resource on the Internet
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Please ask a member of library staff if you want to use above websites to access information on financial or consumer products. Please note that we have a limited subscription to Which Online and therefore you may not be able to view all the Which reports.
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Oxford English Dictionary Online - Find meanings, missing crossword puzzle letters etc. Check New words added to the Oxford English Dictionary. For "Home Access" enter letters LCC followed by your library card number.
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For home access enter your library card number.
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online - French, German, Italian and Spanish bilingual dictionaries. For "Home Access" enter letters LCC followed by your library card. number
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Food & Drink - a selection of online reference titles from Oxford Reference Online. Library AccessHome Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number.
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New Online Titles - Library and Home Access
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Health & Welfare - a selection of titles from KnowUK such as Care Homes Directory, Welfare Benefits Handbook etc. Library AccessHome Access - Enter your library card number. Medicine - a selection of online reference titles from Oxford Reference Online. Library AccessHome Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number.
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General Knowledge / HomeworkIssues Online - a resource for homework topics such as drugs, abortion, smoking etc Library Access I Home Access - Enter your library card number.
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- Access UK Census and BMD records
- British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
- British Army WWI Pension & Service Records 1914-1920
- British Commonwealth War Graves Registers 1914-1918
Help with British Army WW1 records & War Graves Registers on Ancestry
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Oxford Reference Online - a collection of over 200 reference titles
Library Access
Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number.
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1911 Census To use 1911 census go to: 1911census.co.uk or findmypast.com websites. Initial search is free but to view a record you need to buy vouchers available in major libraries. |
KnowUK - over 100 key reference titles such as Whitakers Almanac, Ask Hollis, Rough Guides, Which Guides etc.
Library Access
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Other useful links:
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Local history
Free web-based resourceThe Victoria County History of England - The VCH is the acknowledged national resource for those beginning work in local history. Type Leicestershire in the search box to find full list of local history resources for Leicestershire county.
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Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number.
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SearchMuze Online - Search by artist, title, music genre, composers, films, stage shows, soundtracks etc.
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NewsUK - find archived newspaper articles from UK national and regional newspapers includes Leicester Mercury and Nottingham Evening Post. Library AccessHome Access - Enter your library card number.
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Magazines Available to search in the library or from home using your library card number:
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The John Johnson Collection - Printed Ephemera from 1882-1956 giving a unique insights into the changing nature of everyday life in Britain. Library Access only British Film Institution Screen Online - access and view film and television clips on the BFI Screenonline website.
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Virtual Reference Library BioMed Central's Open Access Journals:
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Virtual Reference Library Scholar Google
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Official Government Information
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The British Library Humanities resources for research
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