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Changes to 'Home Access' login starts from Monday 6th February 2012. From this date login by entering letters 'lcc' followed by your library card number for all the resources allowing 'Home Access'.
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  • Click on the Library Access / Home Access link to use the service....
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Art

Oxford Art Online - Search artists, architects, designers and images.
Library Access
Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number.

Biography

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 2010 and Who Was Who - Biographies of people
Library Access
Home Access - Enter letters LCC and library card number.

Books and Authors

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:

British Citizenship

GoCitizen.co.uk is an online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK test or the British citizenship test.
  • Sign up for FREE by filling in the short form (You need an email address. Please ask library staff if you require an email address).
  • Click on 'Create my account'
  • Start using it
Please send any feedback about this online product to : DevelopmentTeam@leics.gov.uk.

Business Information

Free resources on the Internet

Consumer Information

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.  

Dictionaries

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

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online - French, German, Italian and Spanish bilingual dictionaries.
Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number

Driving Theory Test

Theory Test Pro is an online simulation of the UK's driving theory tests for all vehicle categories.
  • To sign into Theory Test Pro visit: Driving Theory Test Centre (Library Access only)
  • Sign up for FREE by filling in the short form (You need an email address. Please ask library staff if you require an email address).
  • Click on 'Create my account'
  • Start using it
Please send any feedback about this online product to : DevelopmentTeam@leics.gov.uk.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Britannica
Library Access:  Junior      Student      18+
Home Access: Junior      Student      18+  - Enter your library card number.


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Latest Spotlight for Primary School children is all about Charles Dickens.
View the Spotlight Archive  themes.

New Online Titles - Library and Home Access
For Home Access enter letters LCC followed by your library card number

Family history

Ancestry Library Edition (ALE)  Library Access Only
  • Access UK Census and BMD records
  • British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards& Pension & Service Records: 1914-1920
  • British Commonwealth War Graves Registers 1914-1918
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:

General Knowledge / Homework

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.
Library Access
Home Access - Enter your library card number.

Health

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.
Library Access
Home Access  - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number

Local history

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.

Music

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

Newspapers & Magazines

The UK Newsstand

The 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:
Library Access
Home Access - Enter letters LCC followed by your library card number.
Visit our Local Studies Resources web page to view listing of historical newspapers held by libraries.

Planning and Building Regulations

Social History

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 Institution Screen Online - access and view film and television clips.

Virtual Reference Library

BioMed Central's Open Access Journals:

Scholar Google
Official Government Information
The British Library Help for Researchers
A-Z listing of web-based general reference sources

Page Last Updated: 6 February 2012