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Online Resources

We subscribe to these outstanding databases, which means that all of our libraries can offer an up to date, top quality reference collection.

KnowUK offers over 100 of the finest reference works in a comprehensive resource available only through your local library.

NewsUK contains news from 67 local and national UK newspapers, which can be searched either individually or together.

Both of these wonderful resources can be used through your library membership card in your own home!

Please ask at your local library for a pin number

SCRAN aims to provide educational access to digital materials representing our material culture and history.  It hosts over 300, 000 images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media.  It can be used generically- as a substitute for clip art- or for particular learning applications.

Britannica Online Library EditionLevel
Britannica JuniorFor ages 5 - 11
Britannica StudentFor ages 12 -18
Encyclopaedia Britannica OnlineFor ages 18+

Simply click on the link to the above and then enter your library barcode number to gain direct access to Britannica Online.  You can use this if you are on one of our computers and you can also use it from home! Think how useful that is for your homework topics, or your information needs!