Plymouth Libraries: Reference Online

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19th Century British Newspapers (access in your library or from home using your library card)

The archives of 48 influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of the 19th century British society.

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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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Find my Past (in library use only)

Search or browse this collection of 650 million family history records.

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John Johnson Collection (in library use only)

Access to thousands of items selected from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Categories include nineteenth-century entertainment, the booktrade, popular prints, crimes, murders and executions, and advertising.

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Naxos Music Library (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Online classical music collection.

Find out more about the Naxos Music Library.

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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.

Find out more about Newsbank Newspapers.

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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.

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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.

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

Electronic editions of OUPs award-winning scholarly reference titles:

Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

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Oxford English Dictionary (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.

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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.

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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.

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Theory Test Pro (access in your library or from home using your library card)

Theory Test Pro is an online simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains the entire official test question bank licensed from the DSA and Hazard Perception test video clips.

The first time you visit the site you will need to sign up with your name, email address and library card number.

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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.

Find out more about the Times Digital Archive.

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Which Online (access in Central, Plympton and Plymstock libraries only)

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

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