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Search Oxford Art Online to access the content of Grove Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online includes over 200,000 articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 19,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures.

British Standards Online is the simple tool that gives you instant access to a range of ISO, EN and BS standards.

COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser) is an encyclopaedia of practical information for starting, running and managing a small business.

D & B Hoovers is a huge database compiling detailed Company profiles for more than 330 million companies worldwide.

EMIS specialises in providing detailed company, industry and news analysis on emerging markets around the world.

GrantFinder is a searchable database that allows you to find UK funding opportunities.

IBISWorld is a comprehensive Industry and market research database, compiling detailed country specific reports designed to help businesses make better decisions.

Spanning 33 million companies based in 70 different Countries, Kompass describes itself as the ultimate business directory.

Local Data Online provides local information on towns, cities and high streets across the UK, with a special emphasis on retail and leisure.

Mintel is an internationally recognised specialist in market intelligence.

Passport is a market research database that provides research and analysis on industries, economies, countries and consumers.

Easy-to-use information rich in pictures, videos and animations from a trusted source - with versions of the encyclopedia tailored for children aged 5 to 11, students aged 12 to 18 and for adults.

Search Oxford Art Online to access the content of Grove Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online includes over 200,000 articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 19,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures.

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography contains the biographies of deceased people who helped shape British history. The biographies include links to related content on other websites such as the BBC, British Library, and National Portrait Gallery.

Access to Research provides free access to over 30 million academic papers and journal articles.

Explore BorrowBox to access thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks - from newly released titles to the classics. Now you can catch up with the latest issues of your favourite magazines for all ages and interests too as eMagazines have arrived!

If you are interested in family history or general historical research you will find this database useful.

Search through the digitised edition of The Times from 1785 onwards.

LibrariesHacked API for providing open UK library data.

LibrariesHacked Library data blog, promoting open data and hacks in libraries.

Contains openly-licensed data and content from Newcastle Libraries and Tyne and Wear Museums.

Ancestry offers access to search and view thousands of family history records.

If you are interested in family history or general historical research you will find this database useful.

Find My Past is a family history website, with an ever-growing collection of records that can help you find ancestors and long-lost family members. **Now with access to the 1921 Census**

Search through the digitised edition of The Times from 1785 onwards.

Access to Research provides free access to over 30 million academic papers and journal articles.

Ancestry offers access to search and view thousands of family history records.

Easy-to-use information rich in pictures, videos and animations from a trusted source - with versions of the encyclopedia tailored for children aged 5 to 11, students aged 12 to 18 and for adults.

British Standards Online is the simple tool that gives you instant access to a range of ISO, EN and BS standards.

COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser) is an encyclopaedia of practical information for starting, running and managing a small business.

D & B Hoovers is a huge database compiling detailed Company profiles for more than 330 million companies worldwide.

EMIS specialises in providing detailed company, industry and news analysis on emerging markets around the world.

Find My Past is a family history website, with an ever-growing collection of records that can help you find ancestors and long-lost family members. **Now with access to the 1921 Census**

GrantFinder is a searchable database that allows you to find UK funding opportunities.

IBISWorld is a comprehensive Industry and market research database, compiling detailed country specific reports designed to help businesses make better decisions.

Spanning 33 million companies based in 70 different Countries, Kompass describes itself as the ultimate business directory.

Local Data Online provides local information on towns, cities and high streets across the UK, with a special emphasis on retail and leisure.

Mintel is an internationally recognised specialist in market intelligence.

Search Oxford Art Online to access the content of Grove Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online includes over 200,000 articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 19,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures.

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography contains the biographies of deceased people who helped shape British history. The biographies include links to related content on other websites such as the BBC, British Library, and National Portrait Gallery.

Oxford English Dictionary is your destination whenever you need language guidance.

Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.

Passport is a market research database that provides research and analysis on industries, economies, countries and consumers.

Theory Test Pro is a highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory tests for all vehicle categories.

Online, searchable version of Which? Magazine.

Explore BorrowBox to access thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks - from newly released titles to the classics. Now you can catch up with the latest issues of your favourite magazines for all ages and interests too as eMagazines have arrived!