Bournemouth Libraries: Reference Online

Your Bournemouth library card gives you access to the following premium online resources for free.

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Adult Directions - CASCAiD (access in Bournemouth Library and Strouden Library only)

An online careers resource provided by Loughborough University. As well as information on individual careers, it contains careers matching options and client based action plans.

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Ancestry Library Edition (in library use only)

The leading online resource for family history research.

Find out more about Ancestry Library Edition.

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Brad (in library use only)

Guide to the UK media with a database of over 13,500 entries. Contains comprehensive information on organisations ranging from newspapers to promotional services. Includes advertising rates.

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British Standards Online (in library use only)

Full text British Standards and information about their current status. Over 38,500 current, draft and historic British Standards, more than 16,000 of which are British Standards Institution (BSI) adopted European and International standards.

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Cobra Business Advice (Access in Bournemouth Library and Strouden Library only)

Business information factsheets and guides to 360 management issues. Topics covered include: finance, personnel, information technology (IT), exporting, health and safety, legislation, starting a business, marketing, and premises.

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Credo Reference (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Credo Reference is a giant online reference library that provides access to a selection of authoritative, published, reference books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations and a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Includes student and junior versions.

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Grove Art Online (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Online resource covering all aspects of visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day.

Find out more about Grove Art Online.

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Grove Music Online (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Online access to the ultimate authority on all aspects of music.

Find out more about Grove Music Online.

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Issues Online (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Online resource for contemporary social issues.

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Kompass (access in your library or from home using your library card)

A company information service with details of 1.9m companies in 70 countries. Referenced by trade name, product & service keywords and executive names. Reports available range from basic company information, to more specialist information, such as executives and financial information.

The full service is available in libraries. A more limited service is available from home using your library card.

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Newsbank Newspapers (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Full text articles from a range of local, national and international newspapers.

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Over 55,000 biographies of notable Britons.

Find out more about the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB).

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Oxford English Dictionary

Online access to the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world.

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Oxford Reference Online (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Top-quality, authoritative information on every subject - from Art to Zoology.

Find out more about Oxford Reference Online.

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Retail Directory (in library use only)

Details of retail sector companies across the UK and Europe. Includes shopping centre surveys. Also provides access to buyers guide and the annual top 100 retailers list.

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Times Digital Archive (access in your library or from home using your library card)

The complete digital edition of The Times (London) from 1785 to 1985.

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Which? Online (Access from Bournemouth Library and Strouden Library only)

A searchable online version of the Consumers Association's various Which? magazines. Contains reports on a wide range of products and services.