Wandsworth e-resources
Your library card is a gateway to a whole world of e-books and online resources that come free with your library membership.
Most of these can be accessed from home, simply by logging in with the barcode on your card.
Below are the e-resources available across Wandsworth libraries. Visit your local library page to find out what is available there.
Access to research
Public initiative to improve public access to research.
American National Biography Online
Biographies of over 19,000 people who have shaped American history and culture.
Ancestry
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 Wandsworth libraries.
Britannica Junior 5-11 years
Special version of Encyclopaedia Britannica aimed at younger children.
Credo Reference
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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Users of Wandsworth's libraries can access the comprehensive online version of the world-famous Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Libraries edition
Users of Wandsworth libraries can access the comprehensive online version of the world-famous Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Freegal
Free music to stream or download. Freegal offers access to 9 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalogue of legendary artists, and over 15,000 music videos. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 28,000 labels with music that originates in over 100 countries.
FutureLearn
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
A route to the most accurate and reliable resources for a variety of academic topics.
Oxford Dictionaries
Language reference from the experts.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
A comprehensive collection of national biographical information.
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
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Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference is the home of Oxford’s quality reference publishing, bringing together over 2 million entries, many of which are illustrated, into a single cross-searchable resource.
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Practice the Driving Theory Test
Test yourself on all aspects of the driving theory test. An essential resource for those learning to drive.
Practice the Life in the UK Test
Practice tests for completing the UK Citizenship test.
PressReader
Download and read newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries for free.
The Times Digital Archive 1785 - 2013
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
Very short introductions
Hundreds of very short introductions on dozens of subjects.
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Who's Who and Who Was Who
The essential directory of noteworthy and influential people, past and present.
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