Devon County Council

You can now get free access to a range of online reference sources to which the library subscribes.

Most of the services listed below are available from any public library in Devon. If you are registered member of the library service you can also get free access to some of the services from home.

If you have not used a service before, choose the find out more link for details of where and how you can get access. Registered members can also find links to the services available from their home computers by logging into their personal account page on the library catalogue.

Services available

• Ancestry Library Edition
  Thousands of sources of information of interest to family history researchers, including every UK census from 1841 to 1901. Available from any Devon County Council public library.
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• British Standards Online
  The full text of current and draft British Standards. Available from any Devon County Council public library and to registered library members at home.
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• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
  The complete text of the encyclopaedia and selected magazine articles. Available from any Devon County Council public library and to registered library members at home.
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• Grove Art Online
  Over 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day with more than 2,500 images and over 40,000 image links from other art sites. Available from any public library in Devon and to registered library members at home.
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• Grove Music Online
  Over 45,000 articles on people and places, instruments and techniques, music genres and styles. Available from any public library in Devon and to registered library members at home.
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• Issues Online
  A reference source which explores a wide range of contemporary social issues from different points of view. Available from any Devon County Council public library and to registered library members at home.
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• Key Note Market Research Reports
  Online access to the full text of the market research reports. Available at Exeter and Barnstaple Libraries.
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• KnowUK
  Please note that from 1st April 2008 the Library Service will no longer provide access to this service.
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• Naxos Music Library
  Listen to over 210,000 mainly classical music tracks online. Available from any Devon County Council public library and to registered library members at home.
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• Newsbank UK Newspapers
  Search current and back copies of UK national and regional newspapers together. Available from any Devon County Council public library and to registered library members at home.
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• Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers
  The complete text of 48 national and regional newspapers covering the 19th Century, including Trewman's Exeter Flying Post. Available from any Devon County Council public library and to registered library members at home.
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• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  Over 55,000 biographies and 10,000 illustrations of the people who shaped British history. Available from any public library in Devon and to registered library members at home.
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• Oxford English Dictionary
  The largest English language dictionary available, tracing the history and meaning of more than 600,000 words. Available from any public library in Devon and to registered library members at home.
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• Oxford Reference Online
  Over 120 dictionaries and reference books on a wide range of subjects. Available from any public library in Devon and to registered library members at home.
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• Times Digital Archive
  The complete text of the Times Newspaper from 1785 to 1985. Available from any public library in Devon and to registered library members at home.
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• UK Official Publications
  The official catalogue of UK official publications from 1980 onwards. Available at Exeter and Barnstaple Libraries.
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• Which? Extra
  The last 2 years of Which? magazine available online. Available in libraries with a subscription to the printed magazine.
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