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.
100 ready reference titles from Credo
including dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and biographical
information.
Access 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.
Access Go Citizen - an online study
resource for candidates preparing for the "Life in the UK" or
"British Citizenship" test. It provides hundreds of practice
questions in the same format of the official test and is a
comprehensive study package of everything needed to prepare for the
test. You will need to register to create your own account so you
can track your progress.
Access
Issues covers a
wide range of topics on contemporary social issues.
Access Kompass offers worldwide
company and product information.
Enter your library card number in the 'Enter Passcode'
box at Naxos Music Library
for access to online streaming of Classical, Jazz, World, Classic
Rock and Nostalgia music.
The resource holds more than 59,140 CD-length recordings equivalent
to 846,000 tracks, with over 800 CD-length recordings added every
month! It includes the complete Naxos catalogue plus selected
titles from over 320 other labels including EMI Classics and Virgin
Classics.
Access Newsbank,
an online service offering local and national newspapers with a
selection of business magazines.
Access 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.
Public Library Online offers access to the 'Arden
Shakespeare' and 'Our Environment' shelves of free online
ebooks.
The
Times Digital Archive: the full text and digital scans of The
Times from 1785 to 1985. Note: Not available to members who have joined
online via the catalogue. Visit your
local
library to upgrade your membership to access this
site.
Access Theory Test Pro - a
realistic simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains
the entire official test question bank, hazard perception video
clips and an online version of the Highway code. You will need to
register to create your own account so you can track your
progress.
Online edition of Which? magazine. Available
only in libraries.
Who Else Writes Like...? encourages readers to
try the works of new authors and to open up to them the wealth of
good reading that is available.
Who Next...? lists writers of children’s fiction
with suggestions of other authors who write in a similar way,
together with key book and series titles.
Public Library Online offers access to the 'Arden
Shakespeare' and 'Our Environment' shelves of free online
ebooks.