Information Services

In Northamptonshire libraries we have trained staff who can help you find information on almost anything. In addition to help you search for that vital piece of information we have subscribed to a wide range of online resources that you can access by simply typing in your library card number or your library membership number if you are a Virtual library member.

To find out more and visit these online resources follow the links below:

• Complete Business Reference Adviser (COBRA) -COBRA is a practical and comprehensive resource for anyone wanting to start a business, write a business or marketing plan or conduct research into a new market.
  
  
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
  
  
• Oxford Art and Music Online - access these award winning resources and explore the worlds of art and music.
  
  
• InfoTrac - Access to 12 national daily and Sunday newspapers, 20 national and
  international journals plus The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985.
  
  
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) - over 50,000 biographies of men and
  women who shaped Britain's past and present.
  
  
• Oxford English Dictionary Online (OED)
  
  
• Oxford Reference Online - a vast online reference resource.
  
  
• World Book Online - online reference encyclopaedia and resource with all the articles from the 22 volume World Book Encyclopaedia plus thousands more. Includes a wide range of illustrations, animations and audio clips.
  
  
• CREDO reference - 100 online encyclopaedias, dictionaries, crossword solver and reference  books.

We also provide a range of other information services:

• Other Information Services

If you visit your local library you can use the following information resources free of charge:

• Information Direct Subject Gateway - free easy access to 1,000s of websites arranged under subject headings.
• Information Books and Leaflets - all libraries have yearbooks, directories and maps for quick facts and figures as well as books and leaflets on a huge range of subjects. Look on our library catalogue to find out what we have.

For further information or to comment upon our services, please use the contact details on the right or complete the online form.

Related Pages

• Library and Information Service home page