Online resources including census returns for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man; civil registration indexes for England and Wales, historic BT telephone directories and more.
PLEASE NOTE: Ancestry can not be accessed from home, only from computers in the Heritage Service as well as other Wandsworth libraries.

PressReader offers instant access to over 4000 newspapers from 100 countries in 60 languages. It is the most convenient and complete way to read all your favorite newspapers and magazines on one site.

Click the link below to visit the website and log in by typing your library card number in the box labelled Barcode/Library card No. and then click Login.

Special version of Encyclopaedia Britannica aimed at younger children

Users of Wandsworth's libraries can access the comprehensive online version of the world-famous Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Special version of Encyclopaedia Britannica aimed at students and young adults. 

Credo Reference (formerly known as xreferplus) provides access to a large selection of reference sources including encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations and a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law

GoCitizen is an online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK Test or British citizenship test. 

With up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, and language reference content based on the largest language research programme in the world, Oxford Dictionaries Online is an extensive, integrated, smart-linked English language resource.

It offers quick search access to definitions of words, phrases, and idioms, with expert guidance on style and usage, grammar, and spelling; plus specialist guides for legal and technical writing.

Click the link below to visit the website and log in by typing wandsworth followed by your library card number; for example wandsworth002347898

Wandsworth libraries users can access the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The site provides 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2001.

Click the link below to visit the website and log in by typing wandsworth followed by your library card number; for example wandsworth002347898

Explore the English language with the Oxford English Dictionary and dive straight in to the riches of the English language with free access for Library members. 

An extensive and eclectic collection of reference material, ideal for essay writing, dissertations and projects.

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Online access to the world's most trusted reference collection.

Click the link below to visit the website and log in by typing wandsworth followed by your library card number; for example wandsworth002347898

Online simulation of the UK's driving theory test.

First published in 1785, The Times of London is widely considered to be the world's 'newspaper of record'. The Times Digital Archive allows users to search over 200 years of this invaluable historical source. Type your library card number to log on; eg 5319009

The essential directory of the noteworthy and influential in all walks of life, in the UK and worldwide, published annually by A & C Black since 1849. To use Who's Who just type the word wandsworth followed by your library card number; eg wandsworth000012345678

FutureLearn offers a diverse selection of courses from leading universities and cultural institutions from around the world. These are delivered one step at a time, and are accessible on mobile, tablet and desktop, so you can fit learning around your life.

Learning should be an enjoyable, social experience, so these courses offer the opportunity to discuss what you’re learning with others as you go, helping you make fresh discoveries and form new ideas.

2,549,831 people have joined FutureLearn since launching in September 2013.

Oxford Bibliographies offers exclusive, authoritative research guides.

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