If you are using an Oxfordshire library computer, you can get quicker access and a wider range of titles.
Reference Online is available 24 hours a day, all year round and contains information on a variety of subjects from encyclopaedias to music, biography, news and art.
All you need to do is enter your library membership number - the nine-digit number without spaces - after clicking on each title. If you are not already a member you can join the library online.
Britannica Online
The world famous encyclopaedia now in three editions for children, students and the full library edition.
British Library Newspapers Collection
This collection contains full runs of 71 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. The new collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns, including Jackson’s Oxford Journal, and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Of great interest to local and family historians.
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Cobra - the Complete Business Reference Advisor
Fact sheets, opportunity profiles and essential information for the small business.
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Credo Reference
Art images and a crossword solver are among this complete reference collection of 150 books from 50 publishers, powered by a network of cross-references that cut across topics and titles to help you with the answers you are looking for.
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Go Citizen
GoCitizen.co.uk is an online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK Test or British citizenship test. The service includes an online version of the latest official study materials licensed from the Home Office, the people who write the handbook, plus hundreds of practice test questions in the same format as the official test. Access to GoCitizen.co.uk is completely free for residents who call in to any of the Oxfordshire Libraries. Members of Oxfordshire Libraries can also access GoCitizen.co.uk from outside the libraries using their library card number.
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Please note that to track your progress, GoCitizen requires you to create a free account. You will not have to pay to use the resource, but must create an account and log in. If you do not have an account, you can create one here.
Grove Art Online
Thousands of pages of information about art, artists together with images of many artworks. Prefix your library card number with "L" when logging in.
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Grove Music Online
The complete online version of ‘Grove’s Music and Musicians’ with information on classical music, world music, pop and jazz. Prefix your library card number with "L" when logging in.
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Litfinder
Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder contains a wealth of literary works including over 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
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Mango Languages
Mango Language Courses allow you to learn languages online (including French, German, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.)
Library users will need to register a free account with an email address and password, in order to track their courses.
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Please note that to track your learning, Mango asks you to create a free account. You can use Mango anonymously, but it will not be possible to keep track of your progression through the courses.
National Geographic Archive
Access current and past issues of National Geographic back to October 1888.
Browse by magazine issue, or search for particular images by keyword
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Naxos Music Library
Listen to whole discs or individual tracks of genres including classical, jazz, blues, and world music through this streaming service. Choose from over 60,000 CDs including the entire Naxos catalogue and hundreds of other licensed independent labels, such as ARC, EMI Classics, Chandos, and Sun Records with 500 new CDs added every month. Enter your library membership number in the Passcode box at the top left hand of the page.
Adobe Flash is the default player for Naxos Music Library. The latest version of Adobe Flash can be downloaded here: http://www.adobe.com/ap/products/flashplayer/.
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Newsstand
Formerly known as NewsUK, Newsstand is an online gateway to full text articles in over 170 national and regional newspaper titles. National titles are largely from 1990s onward whilst local titles date mainly from 2000 onward. Also includes The New Statesman, and The Spectator.
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For full details, download the current title list (xls format, 47 KB).
Oxford Dictionaries Online
With up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, and language reference content based on the largest language research programme in the world, Oxford Dictionaries Pro is an extensive, integrated, smart-linked English language resource. It offers quick search access to definitions of words, phrases, and idioms, with expert guidance on styleand usage, grammar, and spelling; plus specialist guides for legal and technical writing.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The nation’s authoritative biographical source of 55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003. Prefix your library card number with "L" when logging in.
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Oxford English Dictionary
The definitive dictionary of the English language. Prefix your library card number with 'L' when logging in.
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Oxford Reference Online Premium
The Premium Collection offers over 170 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press, including detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the Oxford Companions Series. Prefix your library card number with "L" when logging in.
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Road to IELTS
Road to IELTS is your best possible online preparation and practice resource for IELTS. With over 120 hours of interactive activities, advice videos from British Council experts, hints and tips on question types as well as downloadable practice tests, it is comprehensive, up-to-date and aimed precisely at the challenges candidates face.
Road to IELTS General Modules (aimed at Band Scores around 4.5 - 5.5).
Road to IELTS Academic Modules (aimed at Band Scores around 5.0 - 6.0).
Rock's Back Pages
The ultimate archive of music journalism... OVER 20,000 CLASSIC ARTICLES on artists from Aaliyah to ZZ Top, on all genres from rockabilly to hip hop, by the finest music writers of the last 50 years. To access the library please enter your library card number in the 'Login via your library' section on the left of the page.
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Theory Test Pro
Theory Test Pro is a highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains the official practice test question bank, hazard perception video clips and an online version of the Highway Code. All this material is licensed from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), the people who set the tests. Members of Oxfordshire Libraries can access Theory Test Pro using their library card number.
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Please note that you will need to create a free account to use Theory Test Pro. You do not need to pay to use the resource, but the site does require you to log in.
Times Digital Archive 1785-2007
The complete Times newspaper in facsimile. Fully searchable – a fascinating record of 200 years of world news coverage.
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Who Else Writes Like...?
The online version of the book Who else writes like...?. It is designed to help readers who have read all the books by their favourite authors and are seeking new names to try.
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Who's Who
Who’s Who and Who Was Who: the essential directory of the noteworthy and influential in all walks of life, in the UK and worldwide, published annually since 1849. Prefix your library card number with "L" when logging in.
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Oxfordshire Libraries Answers Direct
Get in touch with our enquiry service for information and help with all your questions on any subject. Visit Answers Direct.
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