Members of Cheshire Libraries can use this Virtual Reference
Library from any computer in the world with Internet access. Have
your membership number to hand when you wish to consult the
resources below, which have been subscribed to by Cheshire
Libraries on your behalf. If you are not a member, join online -
membership is free!
Please use the links below to access the resource and
enter your library card number where
prompted.
Useful
Information Sites
Ancestry Library
Edition Available only in libraries
Britannica Online
Library Edition - for ages 18+
Britannica
Junior - for ages 5 - 11
Britannica
Student - for ages 12 - 18
Online access to the complete British
Standards. Available only in libraries
100 ready reference titles from Credo
including dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and biographical
information.
Enquire: the
free People's Network live enquiry service where
you can ask a librarian your question at any time of the day or
night.
Note: this is a national service. If you have a
question about Cheshire libraries, please contact
your local library.
Europe Direct
- an information network throughout the European Union.
Library card not needed to access this resource.
European Sources
Online information database covering all aspects of the
European Union. Available only in libraries
Issues
covers a wide range of topics on contemporary social issues.
Kompass offers worldwide
company and product information.
NewsUK, an online service
offering national and regional newspaper with a selection of trade
and general interest magazines.
Oxford Art Online is an
integrated online dictionary of art and artists.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
when prompted.
56,000 scholarly biographies from 2,400 years of British
history in the Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
when prompted.
The full text of the multi-volume Oxford English
Dictionary.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
(using uppercase letters) when prompted.
Oxford Music Online is an
integrated online dictionary of music and musicians.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
when prompted.
Over 100 authoritative titles from
Oxford University Press's premium reference service.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
when prompted.
This site offers The
Times Digital Archive: the full text and digital scans of The
Times from 1785 to 1985.
Note: Access not available to members who have
joined online via the catalogue. Visit your
local
library to upgrade your membership to access this
site.
Online edition of Which? magazine. Available
only in libraries
Who's Who and Who Was Who. Enter
CHES followed by your library card number when
prompted.