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Adult online reference shelf

* When signing in to resources marked with an asterisk, please prefix your borrower number with SURREY

We've subscribed to a range of quality information sources so you can have a reference library at home or at the library. We have also created a selection of useful websites.

19th Century Newspapers
Two million pages from national and regional newspapers, covering the 19th century.

Ancestry (available in all Surrey libraries)
Search your family history using Ancestry's selection of UK censuses, parish records and many other national and international databases.

Annual Register
A record and analysis of the year's major events, developments and trends throughout the world.

British Standards (available in all Surrey libraries)
An authoritative source of British and adopted European and international standards. More info about British Standards.

Cobra
The Complete Business Reference Advisor for those looking to start a business, write a business plan, or conduct market research.

Encyclopedia Britannica
Search over 118,000 articles from the Encyclopedia Britannica.

FAME (only available at Guildford library)
High quality financial information on up to 2.5 million UK and Irish companies. Updated daily. More info about FAME.

GoCitizen
Preparing for your Citizenship test, Surrey Libraries can help with free access to GoCitizen - the citizenship test study programme

John Johnson Collection (available in all Surrey libraries)
The John Johnson Collection of printed ephemera from the Bodleian Library offers unique insights into the changing nature of everyday life in Britain.

Kompass Europe (only available at Guildford library)
An online directory of European companies in the manufacturing and service industries. More info about Kompass.

MarketLine Business Information Centre (available in all Surrey libraries)
Concise economic reports on companies, industry sectors, products and countries.

NewsUK
Search for news events or browse through articles from national and regional newspapers.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography * Prefix your borrower number with SURREY
50,000 biographies of people who have shaped the history of the British Isles.

Oxford English Dictionary * Prefix your borrower number with SURREY
The history of the English language and its usage.

Oxford Language Dictionaries * Prefix your borrower number with SURREY
Look up a word or browse our foreign language dictionaries in French, German, Italian, Spanish or Chinese.

Oxford Reference Online * Prefix your borrower number with SURREY
An extensive selection of dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works covering many subjects.

Theory Test Pro
A highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains the entire official test questions licensed from the DSA.

Times Digital Archive
Contains every issue of The Times between 1785 and 1985.

Which? magazine (available in all Surrey libraries)
Every Surrey library has a login for Which? that can be used on library computers. Staff will be pleased to log users in, but please book your computer first either in person, online, or by phoning 0300 200 1001.

Who's Who and Who Was Who * Prefix your borrower number with SURREY
The classic directory of the noteworthy and influential, both in the UK and worldwide.

World Book Kids
Search for facts, pictures, maps and use the online dictionary in the World Book Encyclopedia.


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  • Updated: 13/03/2010
  • Owner: Gillian Youngman