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Online Reference Library
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Oxford Art Online - Search artists, architects, designers and images. 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 Leicestershire lives on Oxford DNB. Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number Who's Who 2013 and Who Was Who - Biographies of people Library Access Home Access - Enter letters LCC and library card number.
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Nielsen BookData Online - Search over 2 million book titles. Who Else Writes Like - Search for other authors who write similar books. Home Access - Enter LCC followed by your library card number Who Next....? When children ask: 'Who can I read next?' or 'Who writes like my favourite author?' find the answers here. Home Access Enter LCC followed by your library card number Other useful web links for books and authors:
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GoCitizen.co.uk is an online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK test or the British citizenship test.
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Free resources on the Internet
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Please ask a member of library staff if you need information from this website. We have a limited subscription to Which Online and therefore you may not be able to view all the Which reports. UK Advice Finder: Library Access I Home Access Which? 160 Letters That Get Results: Library Access I Home Access For home access enter your library card number.
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Oxford English Dictionary Online - Find meanings, help solve crossword puzzles, check New words added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number
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Theory Test Pro is an online simulation of the UK's driving theory tests for all vehicle categories.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Library Access: Junior Student 18+ Home Access: Junior Student 18+ - Enter your library card number. View the Spotlight Archive themes.
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Ancestry Library Edition (ALE) Library Access Only
Help with British Army WW1 records & War Graves Registers on Ancestry 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. Other useful links:
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Issues Online - a resource for homework topics such as drugs, abortion and smoking. Library Access I Home Access - Enter your library card number. Study Skills: For school and college students Oxford Reference Online - a collection of over 200 reference titles Library Access Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number KnowUK - over 100 key reference titles such as Whitakers Almanac, Ask Hollis, Rough Guides, Which Guides.
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Food & Drink - a selection of online reference titles from Oxford Reference Online. Library Access Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number Health & Welfare - a selection of titles from KnowUK such as Care Homes Directory and Welfare Benefits Handbook. Library Access Home Access - Enter your library card number. Medicine - a selection of online reference titles from Oxford Reference Online.
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Free web-based resources British History Online - This website contains both free content and subscribers content. Leicestershire Library Service does not subscribe to subscribers content. A digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Connected Histories - British History Sources, 1500-1900: access to digital resources relating to early modern and nineteenth century Britain England - Leicestershire: 018/NW', Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 - Epoch 1 - The County Series of Ordnance Survey maps for Great Britain. Began in 1840, this is the first comprehensive historic mapping of England, Scotland and Wales. Leicestershire Historical Directories - A searchable digital library of Local & Trade Directories for England & Wales from 1750 to 1919... My Leicestershire - A free and fully searchable online repository of photographs, films, sound recordings, and books about the history of Leicester and Leicestershire. The 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 a full list of local history resources for Leicestershire. |
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Oxford Music Online - discover all aspects of music. Library Access Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number Other useful links for searching recorded music
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The UK NewsstandThe UK Newsstand is a newspaper database which has over 160 newspapers both national and regional. You can also search a selection of journals including The Economist, New Statesmen and The Spectator. Back issues can be searched and you can set up email alerts for your favourite topics. Use the link below to access UK Newsstand database: Visit our Local Studies Resources web page to view listing of historical newspapers held by libraries.
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The John Johnson Collection - Printed Ephemera from 1882-1956 giving a unique insight into the changing nature of everyday life in Britain. Library Access only British Film Institute Screenonline - access and view film and television clips.
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BioMed Central's Open Access Journals: Scholar Google
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Official Government Information
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The British Library Help for Researchers A-Z listing of web-based general reference sources
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Page Last Updated: 13 May 2013
