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Online Information Services
Aberdeenshire Libraries is making more of its services available through the internet for members at home as well as in libraries.
Online Databases
Aberdeenshire Libraries provides access to a number of online databases. All can be used from home by our library members apart from House of Commons Parliamentary Papers .
- Britannica Online
- Credo
- House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
- KnowUK
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Oxford English Dictionary Online
- Oxford Reference Online
- Scran
- Theory Test Pro
- UK Newsstand
- Who Else Writes Like...?
- Who Next...? A Guide to Children's Authors
- Who's Who and Who Was Who
Britannica Online
Britannica Online has three enyclopedias aimed at different ages
Britannica Junior for ages 5 -12
Britannica Student for ages 12 -18
Britannica Encyclopedia for age 18+
Library Access: Any library computer . Choose which encyclopedia you want. No user name and password required
Home Access: Choose which encyclopedia you want to use and enter your membership card number at the prompt
Credo
Credo contains access to 100 high-quality reference books including dictionaries, encyclopaedias, thesauri, books of quotations. Other features include animations, sound clips and a crossword solver. Try Credo's weekly Brainteaser and use Credo to find the answers. You need to sign up to get the quiz by email
Library Access: Any library computer . No user name and password required
Home Access: Enter your membership card number when prompted
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
Over 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers from 1715 to the present, with supplementary material back to 1688.
Library Access: Any library computer. No user name and password required
KnowUK
KnowUK provides key information about the people, institutions and organisations of the United Kingdom.
It is a single electronic source of some of the most authoritative reference materials published, from Which? Guides to Whitaker's Almanack. Other features are also available such as The Year Ahead (a UK events calendar) and Life Events.
Library Access: Any library computer . No user name and password required
Home Access: Enter your membership card number at the prompt on the KnowUK home access page
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
An illustrated collection of more than 57,000 specially written biographies of the men and women from around the world who shaped all aspects of Britain's past.
Library Access: Any library computer . No user name and password required
Home Access: Enter your membership number at Library Card Login and click on Go.
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is for everyone who wants to know the meaning, history or pronunciation of any word, from earliest English to the present day. OED traces the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years.
Library Access: Any Library Computer. No user name and password required
Home Access: At the top of the page click on Sign In. Enter your membership number at Library Card Login and click on Go.
Oxford Reference Online
Superb range of Oxford titles, updated regularly with a range of key titles in the Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series, bilingual dictionaries, plus the Visual English Dictionary, the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and new heavily illustrated natural history titles such as the Encyclopedia of Mammals.
Library Access: Any Library Computer. No user name and password required
Home Access: Enter your membership number at Library Card Number and click on Login.
Scran
Scran provides access to quality images, sounds, movies and learning resources. There are over 300,000 images from museums, galleries and archives on large range of subjects from sport to government to architecture and more.
Library Access: Any library computer . No user name and password required. Choose the name of the library you are at the drop down list.
Home Access: Choose Aberdeenshire Council and then enter your library membership card number. You will also need to type in the words displayed in the box before clicking on login.
Theory Test Pro
Theory Test Pro is a realistic online simulation of the UK's car, HGV, PCV and motorcycle driving theory tests. It contains all the official test questions licensed from the DSA. Questions can now be read aloud and translated into over 40 languages. Sign up and take free mock theory tests. Instructions are available in the user guide. The Hazard Perception Tests are not currently available in libraries.
You must sign up and create a username and password to use this resource.
Library Access: Any library computer . Click on 'Click here to sign In' and enter your email address and password
Home Access: Click on 'Click here to sign In' and enter your email address, your password and your library membership number
UK Newsstand
UK Newsstand provides access to over 160 newspapers and a selection of journals including the Scotsman, Herald, the Economist and Times Educational Supplement. Back issues can be searched and you can set up email alerts for your favourite topics.
Library Access: Any library computer . No user name and password required.
Home Access: Enter your library membership number where prompted
Who Else Writes Like...?
Who Else Writes Like...? is designed to help fiction readers, who have read all the books by their favourite authors and are seeking new names to try, by providing a selection of alternatives which should help to narrow the choices from the hundreds of titles available.
Library Access:Any library computer . No user name and password required.
Home Access: Enter your library membership number where prompted.
Who Next...? A Guide to Children's Authors
Who Next...? is available to help children, who have enjoyed books by a writer, find new books to try by suggesting alternative titles by other authors. There are various ways of searching - by author, age group, theme. Details of children's book awards are also listed.
Library Access: Any library computer . No user name and password required.
Home Access: Enter your library membership number where prompted.
Who's Who and Who Was Who
Who’s Who is the essential directory of noteworthy and influential people in all areas who have had an impact on British Life, in the UK and worldwide, published annually since 1849. The online edition also contains over 100,000 entries from the archives of Who’s Who dating back to 1897.
Library Access: any library computer. No user name and password required
Home Access: Enter your membership number at Library Card Number and click on Login.
Clubs Directory
Use the Clubs directory to search our database of clubs within Aberdeenshire. You can also check which clubs are available in your area
Weblinks
Weblinks resources. Do you want to find information on the Internet but aren't sure where to begin? Categorised by adult, teenage and children you can search our selection of useful links to good quality web sites on a wide range of topics.