We can provide you with access to nearly 1000 electronic titles - these are grouped together in the services listed on this page. If you would like to see a list of the individual  newspapers/magazines included, please follow the links provided.

We offer an e-books loan service - click here for further details.

You can access most of these resources from your home, school, university or workplace computers; all you need to know is your library membership number (the letter D followed by the first 8 digits) and your PIN.

Why not try your hand at the Oxford Online quiz ? - just answer 3 questions for a chance to win books or an iPod player.

• 19th Century British Newspapers - full text from a range of regional newspapers, including the Nottinghamshire Guardian
• COBRA - free business & job information for library members
• Credo Reference - collection of over 500 reference resources, including dictionaries and encyclopedias
• Encyclopedia Britannica - the world-famous encyclopaedia brought to your desktop
• Find my past - family history resources - on-line access in libraries only
• Infotrac Newspapers - full text for all leading UK newspapers, 1985 to date
• Issues Online - newspaper and magazine articles on a range of "issues" eg. smoking, obesity, alcohol abuse, etc.
• Library catalogue
• Life in Great Britain - preparation for the UK Citizenship test
• NOTTLOG - Nottingham's organisations and societies
• Oxford Art Online - online encyclopedia relating to art and design
• Oxford Dictionaries Pro - definitions plus grammar, idioms, style and usage
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - biographies of people from Britain's past & who are now dead
• Oxford English Dictionary Online - online edition of the biggest English dictionary
• Oxford Music Online - online encyclopedia relating to music and musicians
• Oxford Reference Online - collection of over 500 reference resources, including dictionaries and encyclopedias
• Times Digital Archive - the newspaper from 1755 to 2006
• Virtual Reference Library - collection of newspapers, magazines and electronic reference resources
• Who's who and Who was Who - biographies of living people, including TV personalities, politicians, sports people, etc.

19th Century British newspapers

View digital copies of all of the main 19th Century British newspapers (selected from across the whole of the UK). In the 19th Century, local newspapers contained a lot of regional and national news, so for example, the "Nottinghamshire Guardian" will cover much news relating to Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands. Fully searchable by keyword or full-text.
Click here to access 19th Century British newspapers

COBRA

COBRA is an independent source of practical information for those thinking of starting their own business & those who run small businesses; including job & business opportunity profiles, a business legal library, market synopses and sources of business support & finance guide.
Click here to access COBRA

Credo Reference

a collection of over 500 electronic resources, including encyclopedias and dictionaries, with links to animation and colour pictures.

Click here to access Credo Reference

Encyclopedia Britannica

access the huge range of authoritative articles and illustrations - the encyclopedia is divided into 3 sections:

• Type a search word in the box below or click here to access Britannica Junior (Age Group 5 to 10) 
  
   
• Type a search word in the box below or click here to access Britannica Student (Age Group 10 to 14) 
  
• Type a search word in the box below or click here to access Encyclopaedia Britannica (Age Group 14 and Up)
   

Infotrac Newspapers

an on-line collection of British newspapers and magazines, including the Times & Sunday Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Scientist and many others. A full list of titles covered is available.
Click here to access Infotrac Newspapers.

Issues Online

UK's first comprehensive reference source addressing contemporary social issues. With more than 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 and glossaries plus assignment/debate suggestions.
Click here to access Issues Online

Life in Great Britain

The "Life in Great Britain" course from 220 Soft, with its unique features and reportage, helps prepare all applicants to take the British Citizenship Test...
Click here to access Life in Great Britain

NOTTLOG

NOTTLOG is a detailed database of groups and organisations in the Nottingham area, which is searchable by subject and place.
Click here to access NOTTLOG

Oxford Art Online

The full text of the Benezit Dictionary of Artists and the Oxford Companion to Western Art.
Click here to access Oxford Art Online

Oxford Dictionaries Pro

offers quick search access to definitions of words, phrases, and idioms, with expert guidance on style and usage, grammar, and spelling; plus specialist guides for legal and technical writing.
Click here to access Oxford Dictionaries Pro

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

The full text of the 20 volumes of the new edition of the Dictionary plus over 10,000 illustrations. Supplements are issued every year in the on-line edition.
Click here to access the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Click here for a short video on how to access the dictionary using your library card.

Oxford English Dictionary Online

The full text of the 20 volume 2nd edition plus all the supplements.
Click here to access the Oxford English Dictionary Online

Click here for a short video on how to access the dictionary using your library card.

Oxford Music Online

The full text of the 29 volume New Grove Dictionary of Music, the 4 volume New Grove Dictionary of Opera and the 4 volumes of the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
Click here to access Grove Music Online

Oxford Reference Online

Full text access to all the Oxford Companions and a range of language dictionaries. There are links and full colour illustrations. A full list of the reference "books" included is available.
Click here to access the Oxford Reference Online collection.

Click here for a short video on how to access the collection using your library card.

Times Digital Archive

See an actual copy of every page of the Times Newspaper, from 1755 to 2006. Fully searchable and printable. Please note that we only have a 2-user licence to this resource; if it is busy when you try to use it, please try again later.

Click here to access the Times Digital Archive.

Virtual Reference Library

a large collection of over 400 important reference titles
Click here to access the Virtual Reference Library

Who's who and Who was Who

published annually since 1849, Who's who contains over 33,000 short biographies, continually updated, of living noteworthy and influential individuals, from all walks of life, worldwide. When a person with an entry dies, their information is automatically transferred to Who was who. The combined publications include biographical information on over 130,000 people.
Click here to access the Who's who and Who was who