North Somerset Libraries: Reference Online

Your North Somerset library card gives you access to the following online resources for free.

Not a member? Visit North Somerset Libraries website to find out more.

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

Online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Includes Britannica Student for ages twelve to eighteen and Britannica Junior for the under elevens.

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Oxford 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 Oxford Art Online.

If you're not in a library please enter the letters NSC followed by the number on your library card with no gaps.

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Oxford 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 Oxford Music Online.

If you're not in a library please enter the letters NSC followed by the number on your library card with no gaps.

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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 and national 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.

If you're not in a library please enter the letters NSC followed by the number on your library card with no gaps.

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Oxford English Dictionary (OED) (access in your library or from home using your library card)

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

Find out more about the Oxford English Dictionary.

If you're not in a library please enter the letters NSC followed by the number on your library card with no gaps.

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

Fast access to top-quality, authoritative information on every subject - from Art to Zoology.

Find out more about Oxford Reference Online.

If you're not in a library please enter the letters NSC followed by the number on your library card with no gaps.

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

Complete facsimile copy of the Times newspaper from 1785 to 1985. All the text is fully indexed and searchable - advertisements, captions for photographs and illustrations, personal notices, sports results, wartime casualty lists.

Find out more about the Times Digital Archive.

Please note - The North Somerset license only allows two people to use the service at the same time. Please try again later if you cannot log on straight away.

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Who's Who (access in your library or from home using your library card)

The essential directory of the noteworthy and influential in all walks of life, in the UK and worldwide. Includes Who Was Who.

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