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British Standards Online

A bibliographic, citation and full-text database

British Standards Online is a bibliographic, citation and full-text database of more than 45,000 standards. It is rich in business-critical content covering a broad range of disciplines for all industry sectors.

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CANS Advice Notes

Detailed summaries of legislation

CANS Advice Notes is a detailed summary of the laws of England, Wales and Scotland - Acts of Parliament and Statutory instruments

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Credo Reference

One stop reference shop

All your reference needs in one service with direct links into your other specialised reference services, and with a multi-lingual interface in Polish, Chinese, Urdu, French and Spanish.

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Current Issues in Health

information from the leading edge of health and medicine.

A wide range of health topics with articles selected by H.W. Wilson editors to offer a thorough and balanced overview

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Current Biography Illustrated

Reliable information about people who've made headlines

Reflects the entire contents of the printed monthly Current Biography - a trusted resource in library collections since 1940

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EBSCO information services

Five collections from EBSCO Publishing

EBSCO Publishing has compiled five individual collections to meet the varied needs of the community

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Enquire

A real time 24/7 digitial reference service

Enquire delivers an enhanced information service to the public by providing 24/7 access to library and information professionals through chat and email technology.

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Exodus

Careers Europe’s Database of International Careers Information

A unique source of information on opportunities to live, work, study, train, volunteer and take time out in countries around the world.

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Famous First Facts

The acclaimed collection of facts about American history

Fast access to entries on thousands of inventions, discoveries, and first happenings in American history

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History Study Centre

Global history from ancient times to the present day

an online resource providing a vast collection of digitised primary and secondary sources for the study of history

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Justis and JustCite

Online legal library and search engine

Justis is a full-text online legal library of UK, Irish and EU case law dating back to 1163 and legislation from 1235.

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Know UK

Access to 100 of UK's most used reference publications

Key publications include: Whitaker's Almanack, ASK Hollis, Good Food Guide, Civil Service Yearbook, Course Discover and many more

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Literature Online Reference

high quality resource for academic study

A dynamic collection of leading literary reference and criticism resources which offer essential support for academic study and research

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Nature

The flagship journal of Nature Publishing Group

Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology.

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Nature news

For an informed scientific perspective

Provides the best science journalism on the web, with up-to-the-minute news and exclusive specials on the hottest topics.

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OCLC Article First

ArticleFirst is OCLC's unique index of articles from the contents pages of journals

Advanced access that allows users to identify and locate vital information required on any given topic with options to go further and obtain that crucial piece of knowledge.

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OCLC WorldCat

WorldCat: Window to the world's libraries

Be a part of the global catalog that broadens Web discovery of your resources and streamlines everyday processes. You can focus less on supporting technology and more on the real value your institution delivers

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

The award-winning biographical resource

A vast biographical resource containing over 55,000 specially commissioned articles on people who left their mark on all walks of British life

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Oxford English Dictionary Online

The most authoratative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world

It 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

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Oxford Islamic Studies Online

Accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world

An authoritative online resource, Oxford Islamic Studies Online brings together the best current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world

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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online

Support for language students at every level

Up-to-date, accurate, and authoritative translations for over 1.2 million words and phrases in French, German, Spanish, and Italian

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Oxford Premium Collection

Oxford reference online premium collection

Searchable access to the full text of over 175 Oxford dictionaries and reference books covering all subject areas

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Proquest Family Health

comprehensive information on health

Magazines, journals and news articles on health and medicine for both health professionals, the informed consumer and anyone else

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Public Information Online

One stop shop for official information

Public Information Online is a complete collection of parliamentary papers available to download

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Science Full Text Select

The 100% full text science database

Includes all the content from Wilson’s acclaimed Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text databases

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Who's Who

Who's Who Who Was Who

Influential people in British public life today, and archive entries of nearly 90,000 people, now deceased, included in previous editions

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World Authors

Famous First Facts and much more

Nearly 11,000 authors—the greatest writers of all time—are included in this expansive full-text database of biographies and bibliographies

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    Stories from the Web is an interactive and creative reader development website designed specifically for Library Services

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    Including The Guardian and Observer; Daily Mirror and Daily Express; NewsUK and more