User:Foxhill/internet reference sites accessible with a valid UK Library card

The following is a list of Internet Reference sites that are accessible to the following –

Holders of a valid UK Library Card
International holders of Library Cards

where the library holds a subscription to the site

Joining a Library in the UK is free. To logon, you will need to know in some cases both your library card number and your library's letter identifier (e.g SWI for Swindon or D for Northamptonshire).

Services Available

Information on how to connect to the services is on the issuing library's website contained in the table below.

The following services are generally available –

CANS – Citizens Advice Notes – for legislation and law
EBSCO – EBSCO Host – for general reference and scientific papers
EBA – Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Academic Edition)
EBL – Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Library Edition)
Grove Art – Dictionary of Art and Artists
Grove Music – Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Infotrac – Newspaper search
Times – The Times Digital Archive 1785–2019 – Newspaper search
News bank – Newspaper search
Know UK – UK specific research topics
Kompass – Business and Company information
News UK – Newspaper search
McGraw – McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & Technology – Scientific Research
ODNBio – The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
OED – The Oxford English Dictionary
OROP – Oxford Research, search through all publications from the Oxford University Press
xrefer plus – online reference library, includes Who's Who and Debrett's
WBO – World Book Online encyclopaedia

Note – not all libraries subscribe to every individual service

Accessing the Services

Some libraries have individual gateways for these services, generally for the Encyclopaedia Brittanica. Use the library homepage link to access these.

Other services such as those provided by Oxford University Press can be used by entering a valid Library Card barcode or membership number.

In the UK, institutions subscribing to the Eduserv Athens package can also access some of these resources.

Subscription Table

Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Aberdeen	[1]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Aberdeenshire	[2]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Alderney	[3]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Angus	[4]	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Argyll & Bute	[5]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Barking & Dagenham	[6]	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Barnet	[7]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Barnsley	[8]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Bath & NE Somerset	[9]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bedfordshire	[10]	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Belfast	[11]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bexley	[12]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Birmingham	[13]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Blackburn & Darwen	[14]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Blackpool	[15]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Blaenau Gwent	[16]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Bolton	[17]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bournemouth	[18]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bracknell Forest	[19]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bradford	[20]	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Brent	[21]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bridgend	[22]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Brighton & Hove	[23]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bristol	[24]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bromley	[25]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Buckinghamshire	[26]	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bury	[27]	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Caerphilly	[28]	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Calderdale	[29]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Cambridgeshire	[30]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Camden	[31]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Cardiff	[32]	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Carmarthenshire	[33]	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Castletown	[34]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Ceredigion	[35]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Cheshire	[36]	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
City of London	[37]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Clackmannanshire	[38]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Conwy	[39]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Cornwall	[40]	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Coventry	[41]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Croydon	[42]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Cumbria	[43]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Darlington	[44]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Denbighshire	[45]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Derby	[46]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Derbyshire	[47]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Devon	[48]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Doncaster	[49]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Dorset	[50]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Douglas	[51]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Dudley	[52]	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Dumfries & Galloway	[53]	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Dundee	[54]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Durham County	[55]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Ealing	[56]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
East Ayrshire	[57]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
East Dunbartonshire	[58]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
East Lothian	[59]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
East Renfrewshire	[60]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
East Riding of Yorkshire	[61]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
East Sussex	[62]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Edinburgh	[63]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Enfield	[64]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Essex	[65]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Falkirk	[66]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Fife	[67]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Flintshire	[68]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Gateshead	[69]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Glasgow	[70]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Gloucestershire	[71]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Greenwich	[72]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Guernsey	[73]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Gwynedd	[74]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Hackney	[75]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Halton	[76]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Hammersmith & Fulham	[77]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hampshire	[78]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Haringey	[79]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Harrow	[80]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Hartlepool	[81]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Havering	[82]	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Herefordshire	[83]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hertfordshire	[84]	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Highlands	[85]	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Hillingdon	[86]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hounslow	[87]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hull	[88]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Inverclyde	[89]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Isle of Wight	[90]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Islington	[91]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Jersey	[92]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Kensington & Chelsea	[93]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Kent	[94]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Kingston upon Thames	[95]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Kirklees	[96]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Knowsley	[97]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lambeth	[98]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Lancashire	[99]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Leeds	[100]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Leicester City	[101]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Leicestershire	[102]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lewisham	[103]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Lincolnshire	[104]	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Liverpool	[105]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Luton	[106]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Manchester	[107]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Medway	[108]	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Merthyr Tydfil	[109]	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Merton	[110]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Middlesbrough	[111]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Midlothian	[112]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Milton Keynes	[113]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Monmouthshire	[114]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Moray	[115]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Neath Port Talbot	[116]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Newcastle	[117]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Newham	[118]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Newport	[119]	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Norfolk	[120]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
North Ayrshire	[121]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
North East Lincolnshire	[122]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
North Eastern ELB (N.I.)	[123]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
North Lanarkshire	[124]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
North Lincolnshire	[125]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
North Somerset	[126]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
North Tyneside	[127]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
North Yorkshire	[128]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Northamptonshire	[129]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Northumberland	[130]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nottingham City	[131]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Nottinghamshire	[132]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Oldham	[133]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Onchan	[134]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Orkney	[135]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Oxfordshire	[136]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Peel	[137]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Pembrokeshire	[138]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Perth & Kinross	[139]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Peterborough	[140]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Plymouth	[141]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Poole	[142]	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Portsmouth	[143]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Powys	[144]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Reading	[145]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Redbridge	[146]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Redcar & Cleveland	[147]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Renfrewshire	[148]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Rhondda Cynon Taff	[149]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Richmond upon Thames	[150]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rochdale	[151]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rotherham	[152]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Rutland	[153]	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
St Helens	[154]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Salford	[155]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sandwell	[156]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Scottish Borders	[157]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Sefton	[158]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sheffield	[159]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Shetland	[160]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Shropshire	[161]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Slough	[162]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Solihull	[163]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Somerset	[164]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
South Ayrshire	[165]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
South Eastern ELB (N.I.)	[166]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
South Gloucestershire	[167]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
South Lanarkshire	[168]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
South Tyneside	[169]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Southampton	[170]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Southend on Sea	[171]	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Southern ELB (N.I.)	[172]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Southwark	[173]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Staffordshire	[174]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Stirling	[175]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Stockport	[176]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Stockton-on-Tees	[177]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Stoke-on-Trent	[178]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Suffolk	[179]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Sunderland	[180]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Surrey	[181]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sutton	[182]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Swansea	[183]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Swindon	[184]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tameside	[185]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Telford & Wrekin	[186]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Thurrock	[187]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Torbay	[188]	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Torfaen	[189]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Trafford	[190]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Tower Hamlets	[191]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Upper Norwood	[192]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Vale of Glamorgan	[193]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wakefield	[194]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Walsall	[195]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Waltham Forest	[196]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wandsworth	[197]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Warrington	[198]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Warwickshire	[199]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
West Berkshire	[200]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
West Dunbartonshire	[201]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
West Lothian	[202]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
West Sussex	[203]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Western ELB (N.I.)	[204]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Western Isles	[205]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Westminster	[206]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Wigan	[207]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wiltshire	[208]	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Windsor and Maidenhead	[209]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO
Wirral	[210]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Wokingham	[211]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Wolverhampton	[212]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Worcestershire	[213]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wrexham	[214]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
York	[215]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Library	Website	CANS	EBSCO	EBA	EBL	Grove Art	Grove Music	Infotrac	Times	News bank	Know UK	Kompass	News UK	McGraw	ODNBio	OED	OROP	xrefer plus	WBO

Sites in more detail

CANS Advice Notes

CANS Advice Notes is a detailed summary of the laws of England, Wales and Scotland. It is compiled from the original Parliament sources – statutes and statutory instruments. Statutes give the "bare bones" of legislation and statutory instruments give the "more meaty stuff"; such as how an Act of Parliament will be implemented.

CANS Advice Notes:

Tells you what the law is.
Explains the law.
Puts the law in context with previous legislation.
Explains how the laws relate to each other.
Gives you detailed relevant legal references.
Keeps you up-to-date with all the latest amendments.

http://www.cans.org.uk/

EBSCO

The EBSCO UK Reference Centre contains full text and bibliographic information for general reference publications, including journals, biographies and images, some dating back to 1975.

http://www.ebscohost.com/

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

The Encyclopædia Britannica. The world's most famous and respected multi-volume encyclopaedia and the oldest continuously published reference work in the English language. The current edition runs to 32 volumes. The library version of Britannica Online also includes access to:

Britannica Student Encyclopaedia, designed for middle and secondary school students.
Britannica Junior, designed for primary school students.
A wide selection of full-text magazines and journals;
Links to over 200,000 web-sites carefully selected by the EB editorial team.

The Academic Version of the Encyclopaedia is also available from some libraries.

http://eb.com/

Grove Art Online

This resource provides web access to the entire text of the Grove Dictionary of Art, (published in 1996 in 34 volumes) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, (2001).

Over 6,600 scholars contributed to "The Dictionary of Art" , which contains 41,000 articles.

Simple keyword searching provides full text access to all articles.
Over 1,500 art images and line drawings.
Fully cross-referenced.
Updated monthly with new and revised material.

http://www.groveart.com/

Grove Music Online

The world's leading musical reference source consists of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001, 29 volumes), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992), The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2001).

Regular updates with both additions and revisions.
Search by article title or full text.
Separate search options for biographies.
Over 3000 links to related sites, including sound archives and illustrations.

http://www.grovemusic.com

Infotrac

Custom Newspaper Database. Infotrac is a full text archive of UK daily and Sunday newspapers. The archives are updated daily so you should be able to search yesterday's paper by midday, any day.

You can search all of these titles simultaneously, by:

title
headline
date
author
section
keyword

or any other method you choose.

You can search the whole backfile of all titles at once; one title on a specific day; a selection of titles over a specific period of time; or any combination of these.

It is very easy to use; full text articles are displayed; they can be printed, downloaded or e-mailed directly to yourself or anyone you think may be interested.

Current titles

The Times
The Sunday Times
The Daily Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph
The Guardian
The Observer
The Independent
The Independent on Sunday
Financial Times
Daily Mail
Mail on Sunday

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/

The Times Digital Archive

With The Times Digital Archive 1785–2019, researchers now have an unparalleled opportunity to search and view the best-known and most cited newspaper in the world online in its original published context. Every complete page of every issue of The Times from 1785 to 2019.

Every:

headline
article
image
front page
editorial
birth and death notice
advertisement
classified ad

that appeared within the pages of The Times is easily accessible in what is a complete virtual chronicle of history for this period.

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/

KnowUK

KnowUK is an online service developed to provide libraries with a complete collection of current, useful and UK-specific reference information from over 100 of the most widely used reference publications in the UK.

http://www.knowuk.co.uk/

Kompass

Kompass Online provides details of nearly 1 million companies in the UK and Europe, with bias towards the industrial /manufacturing sector.

Details available include:

Comphrehensive list of products and services provided.
Contact Information
Names and positions of senior executives
Financial Information

Not all details are available.

Kompass provides several quick and easy searches, including type of product or service, or company name. The advanced search facility allows you to combine several criteria to narrow your search.

http://www.kompass.com/

NewsUK

NewsUK, from where you can access newspapers such as the Times, Guardian, Mail and Liverpool Echo and some magazine titles such as the Economist and New Statesman.

http://www.newsuk.co.uk/

Newsbank

Infoweb NewsBank Newspapers – U.K., and Ireland Full-text content of local and regional newspapers. Includes; Bristol Evening Post, The Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Mirror, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Economist, The Evening Standard, The Express, The Express on Sunday, The Guardian, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, The News of the World, The Observer, The Sun, The Sunday Times, The Times, The Western Daily Press.

http://www.newsbank.com/

McGraw

The McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology with full-text online encyclopaedic entries on subject areas including: recent scientific research topics and developments, biographies of scientists, dictionary of scientific terminology, late-breaking science and technology news headlines, and much more.

http://www.accessscience.com

Oxford Reference Online Premium

This resource includes over 100 Oxford University Press reference books from the standard Oxford Reference Online (comprising dictionary, language reference and subject reference works), plus a range of key titles from the "Oxford Companions" series, as well as the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. The whole package is fully indexed and cross-searchable, providing straightforward access to an array of information sources.

Some key subject areas:

Art & Architecture
Bilingual Dictionaries
Computing
Economics & Business
Medicine
History
Science

http://www.oxfordreference.com/

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Originally issued in 1900, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is a biographical reference resource that has now been expanded and updated.

The new version includes:

Over 50,000 biographies of the men and women who have shaped British history.
60,000,000 words.
The equivalent of 60 huge volumes of print.
Cross-referencing of the whole text.
Numerous search options, from the basic to the most complex.
Over 10,000 images, searchable separately, also cross-referenced and including copyright information.
Links to external web resources next to each article.

http://www.oxforddnb.com/

For a list of subscribed libraries see http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/freeodnb/libraries/

Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary is the most famous dictionary in the world, and the accepted authority on the evolution of the English Language. An unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. This resource provides access to the full 20 volume print edition, and is updated quarterly with at least 1000 new and revised entries.

http://dictionary.oed.com/

xreferplus

Virtual reference library. This resource allows you to search the full text of 100 reputable reference books simultaneously.

There are detailed help pages to instruct you in the most effective search techniques.

Detailed citations recording exactly where the information was taken from (title of the book, publisher, edition).

Pictures (including the Bridgeman Art Library Archive of some 17,000 images).

Sound files to aid with pronunciation.

Some of the titles available are:

The latest edition of Who's Who, plus Who Was Who 1897–2005
Debrett's People of Today
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Black's Medical Dictionary
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre

http://www.xreferplus.com/

World Book Online

The World Book Encyclopedia, an online reference encyclopaedia and resource. You can access all the articles from the 22 volume World Book Encyclopaedia plus thousands more. Includes a wide range of illustrations, animations and audio clips.

http://www.worldbookonline.com/

External Links

UK Public Libraries on the Web Sheila & Robert Harden

Directory of e-resources from London libraries