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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.
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.
Homework Help
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.
Journals, Newspapers and Magazines
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 and newspapers too as ePress has 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.
Languages and Culture
Everything you need to pass the Life in the UK test.
Oxford English Dictionary is your destination whenever you need language guidance.
Library Open Data
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.
Local History
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**
Pictures of historic Newcastle from the Newcastle Libraries collection.
Search through the digitised edition of The Times from 1785 onwards.
Reference and Research
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.
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**
Everything you need to pass the Life in the UK test.
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.
Pictures of historic Newcastle from the Newcastle Libraries collection.
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.
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.
eBooks and Audiobooks
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 and newspapers too as ePress has arrived!