Virtual Reference Library
Members of Cheshire Libraries can use
this Virtual Reference Library from any computer in the world with
Internet access. Have your membership number to hand when you wish
to consult the resources below, which have been subscribed to by
Cheshire Libraries on your behalf.
If you are not a member, join online via the
library catalogue - Membership is free!
Please use the links and images
below to access the resource and enter your library card number
where prompted.
Useful Information Sites Links to
free online resources, selected for you by our
Reference and Information Specialsts
Ancestry Library
Edition Available only in libraries
Access Books and Media, an
online guide to books and authors in the media.
Available only in libraries.
Britannica Online
Library Edition - for ages 18+
Britannica
Junior - for ages 5 - 11
Britannica
Student - for ages 12 - 18
100 ready
reference titles from Credo including
dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and biographical information.
Enquire: the
free People's Network live enquiry service where
you can ask a librarian your question at any time of the day or
night.
Note: this is a national service. If you have a
question about Cheshire libraries, please contact your local library.
Access Go Citizen - an online
study resource for candidates preparing for the "Life in the UK" or
"British Citizenship" test. It provides hundreds of practice
questions in the same format of the official test and is a
comprehensive study package of everything needed to prepare for the
test. You will need to register to create your own account so you
can track your progress.
Issues covers a
wide range of topics on contemporary social issues.
Kompass offers worldwide
company and product information.
Enter your library card number in the 'Enter Passcode' box
at Naxos Music Library
for access to online streaming of Classical, Jazz, World, Classic
Rock and Nostalgia music.
The resource holds more than 59,140
CD-length recordings equivalent to 846,000 tracks, with over 800
CD-length recordings added every month! It includes the complete
Naxos catalogue plus selected titles from over 320 other labels
including EMI Classics and Virgin Classics.
Access
NewsBank, an online service offering local and national
newspapers with a selection of business magazines.
Oxford Art Online is an
integrated online dictionary of art and artists.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
when prompted.
56,000
scholarly biographies from 2,400 years of British history in the
Oxford Dictionary of
National Biography.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
when prompted.
The full
text of the multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
(using uppercase letters) when prompted.
Oxford Music Online is an
integrated online dictionary of music and musicians.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
when prompted.
Over 100 authoritative titles from
Oxford University Press's premium reference service.
Enter CHES followed by your library card number
when prompted.
Access Theory Test Pro - a
realistic simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains
the entire official test question bank, hazard perception video
clips and an online version of the Highway code. You will need to
register to create your own account so you can track your
progress.
This site
offers The
Times Digital Archive: the full text and digital scans of The
Times from 1785 to 1985.
Note: Access not available to members who have
joined online via the library catalogue. Visit your
local library to upgrade your
membership to access this site.
Online
edition of Which? magazine. Available
only in libraries
Who's Who and Who Was Who. Enter
CHES followed by your library card number when
prompted.
