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.
Ancestry Library
Edition Available only in libraries
Britannica Online
Library Edition - for ages 18+
Britannica
Junior - for ages 5 - 11
Britannica
Student - for ages 12 - 18
Online access to the complete British
Standards. Available only in libraries
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.
- an information network throughout the European Union.
Library card not needed to access this resource.
European Sources
Online information database covering all aspects of the
European Union. Available only in libraries
Issues covers a
wide range of topics on contemporary social issues.
Kompass offers worldwide
company and product information.
NewsUK, an online service
offering national and regional newspaper with a selection of trade
and general interest 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.
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.
Useful Information Sites Links to
free online resources, selected for you by our
Reference and Information Specialsts
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.