General reference, dictionaries and encylopaedia
With over 73,000 articles, Encyclopaedia Britannica is one of the most complete and accurate information sources in the world. It contains both short and book-length articles on every subject. Use this powerful resource to search or browse for information in encyclopaedias, magazines, videos, and Web sites
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Britannica Student
Britannica Student makes the authoritative content of our encyclopaedia lively and easy to read. Ideal for students between the ages of 12 and 18 years.
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Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia has been created especially for readers at the primary school level. Thousands of shorter articles cover subjects for school and fun, from nations of the world to animals and sports. Ideal for students between the ages of 5 and 11.
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Credo Reference is a giant online reference library that provides access to a selection of reference books, including encyclopaedia, dictionaries, thesauri and books on quotations, biographical information, art, literature and law. Search by keyword across all books, search by category or search a single volume. You will need to enter your library membership number to access these resources.
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Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press, plus detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions Series
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The Oxford English Dictionary is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. It also 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 – from classic literature and periodicals to film scripts and pop songs.
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Which? magazine's website provides access to reports, buying guides and Which? magazine's recent research.
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Which? Local is a free website for subscribers to Which?. The site is for Which? members to recommend local service providers that they have used and rate them.
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