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Uncover your family history with Ancestry Library Edition.
Please note: We are currently testing this link to Ancestry Library Edition. Full access will be available soon.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors
Britannica Junior Online
For ages 5 - 11 years
Britannica Student Online
For ages 12 - 18 years
Grove Dictionary of Art is a standard reference source for information on all aspects of art and artists
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an online dictionary of all aspects of music. A standard reference source
KnowUKis an online service developed to provide UK reference information. It is the most comprehensive resource of its kind, offering a complete library of UK information
Newsbank contains full-text content of local and regional newspapers. Each newspaper has its own distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Paid advertisements are excluded.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an illustrated collection of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001
The Oxford English Dictionary is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. It also traces the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of sources: from classic literature and periodicals to film scripts and pop songs
Oxford Reference Online Premium contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books, giving subscribers unprecedented access to a comprehensive information resource.
Times Digital Archive the complete digital edition of The Times (1785-1985) containing full facsimile images of specific articles or complete pages. Includes all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.
