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Information and Reference
Online Reference
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. Library 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.
Find out more >>BFI screenonline
British Film Institute online encyclopaedia of British film and television featuring hundreds of hours of film and television clips. Available from any Devon County Council public library.
Find out more >>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.
Find out more >>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.
Find out more >>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.
Find out more >>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.
Find out more >>John Johnson Collection
An archive of printed ephemera. Available to registered library members at home and from any public library in Devon.
Find out more>>- Mint UK
Mint UK is a fresh approach to company information. Research businesses and find quality information covering companies, news, directors and market research. Mint is available at Exeter Central Library only.
Find out more>> Naxos Music Library
Listen to over 608,000 mainly classical music tracks online. Available from any Devon County Council public library and to registered library members at home.
Find out more>>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.
Find out more >>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.
Find out more >>Nineteenth Century British Pamphlets Online - Includes some of the most significant collections of 19th century pamphlets held in UK research libraries, and focuses on the political, economic and social issues that fuelled the great Parliamentary debates and controversies of the 19th century. Available from any Devon County Council public library. Find out more>>
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.
Find out more >>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.
Find out more >>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.
Find out more >>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.
Find out more >>Which? Online
The full Which? Online service provides a whole host of content and benefits in addition to the features available to Which? magazine subscribers. Available at Exeter Central Reference Library only. Other libraries which have a subscription to Which? magazine have access to a limited range of content on Which? Online.
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