eReference
Free Access to Digital Resources
Click on the subject area to select the resource you need and sign in with your library card number to get started.
Most services are also available from outside library premises apart from Find My Past, British Newspaper Archive and Access to Research.
Biography
Biographies of significant, influential or notorious figures from American history written by prominent scholars.
Dictionary of National Biography
Over 60,000 biographies, portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history.
Business
COBRA
Cobra is web based and stands for Complete Business Resource Advisor.
Packed with information about setting up in business, including area profiles, fact sheets and signposting to the key sources of help and support in your field. It’s also great for researching which qualifications are required for a particular career.
Family History
Find My Past Free to use in library premises only.
Research your ancestors using census, birth, marriage, death, military and many more useful records.
Historical Newspapers
Times Digital Archive The Times newspaper from 1755.
British Newspaper Archive From library premises only
19th and 20th Century local newspapers from Britain and Ireland.
More resources for reference, research and life
Free access to a wide range of academic articles and research. You can view article abstracts from home but the full article is only available from library premises.
Subjects include art, architecture, business, engineering, history, languages, politics, philosophy, mathematics and the sciences
Help with Universal Credit, Find a Job, basic computer skills, online forms and preparing a CV.
Prepare for the Citizenship Test
The authoritative resource for music research with over 51,000 articles covering the diverse history and cultures of music around the globe
The accepted authority on the English language. It is a comprehensive guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words from across the English-speaking world.
British and Irish Literature, Victorian Literature.
Discover a new topic or subject with these intelligent and serious introductions written by authors who are experts in their field.
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