Online reference library
Welcome to our collection of online information resources
available free to members of Perth and Kinross Libraries. Choose
from the list of resources below and when prompted, login with
either your library card number, or the last 10 digits of your
smart card. For the Oxford English Dictionary online,
please precede your card number with the word 'perth' (in
lowercase).
NEW
We are pleased to add SCRAN and the Scotsman Digital Archive to
the collection.
(For
help with error messages see the Related Article link in the
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Most suitable for Primary school pupils
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Most suitable for Secondary school pupils
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Most suitable for adults and older students
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Spotlight on Britannica
Bring the topic of the Titanic to life this month with Britannica's
latest spotlight, to mark the 100 year anniversary. Britannica
has also created a fantastic, separate mini-website - Titanic: The
Unsinkable Ship. This can be accessed through the 'More Resources'
tab.
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For information on all aspects of living in Britain
to-day, KnowUK
gives you over 100 of the best UK reference works. Topics covered
include health, education, law, arts, sport, general knowledge and
much more. |
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National and International news from 175 publications,
including the country's best national and regional
newspapers can be found at UK Newsstand Recent issues and previous years
are available.
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The Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography is an outstanding reference
work. 55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the
British Isles from earliest times right up to 2002. A must for all
historians, young and old. When logging into the site, precede your
card number with the word 'perth' (in lowercase). |
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Oxford English Dictionary "The
greatest dictionary in any language" according to the Daily
Telegraph and certainly one of the most famous. Trace the
evolution, the meaning, the spelling, and the pronunciation of more
than 600,000 words over the last 1500 years. Precede your card
number with the word 'perth' (in lowercase). |
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Oxford
Reference A library of dictionaries and encyclopaedias from one
of the world's leading reference publishers. Science, History,
Literature, Art, the Natural World. From pre-history to the
Internet, it's all here. Precede your card number with the word
'perth' (in lowercase). |
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Oxford
Art With over 5,000 images and articles on everything from
palaeolithic Lascaux to post-modern Emin. Read about the people,
the movements and the techniques behind visual art in all its
glorious manifestations. Precede your card number with the word
'perth' (in lowercase). |
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Oxford
Music From Aachen to Zimmerman by way of the Classics, Opera,
Jazz, Folk and Pop. Delve into all things musical from the earliest
times right up to the modern day. Precede your card number with the
word 'perth' (in lowercase).
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The learning resource base with over 360,000 images & media
from museums, galleries, archives and the media from the RCAHMS
Every issue of The Scotsman from 1817 to 1950.
Available on Library computers
only.
