East Dunbartonshire Libraries provides a range of Online Information Services which can be accessed free of charge in any East Dunbartonshire library, or at home by registered library members.
The barcode number on your library card is required to access these resources.
For Oxford online resources your library barcode number should be prefixed with EDC e.g. EDC28060123456789.
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Oxford English Dictionary |
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Published dictionaries in more than 40 languages, from modern European to classical languages, as well as languages from around the world, including Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Gujarati, and Swahili. Please note: your library barcode number should be prefixed with EDC, eg EDC28060123456789. |
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Britannica |
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Issues |
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Part of the Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland, Scran is one of the largest educational online services in the UK, providing digital materials representing Scottish culture and history. The learning resource service hosts 360,000 images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media. |
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ScotlandsPlaces ScotlandsPlaces allows you to search across three national databases (Historic Environment Scotland; The National Records of Scotland; The National Library of Scotland) to access historical resources relating to places throughout Scotland. Using geographic locations, enter a place name into the search box, or select a county from the map image to refine your search. |
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If you are studying for the Life in the UK test or British citizenship test this site includes an online version of the latest official study materials licensed from the Home Office, plus hundreds of practice test questions in the same format as the official test. Select the above link and complete the registration details. When you are asked for your library membership number please type the barcode number with no spaces. |
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Statistical Accounts of Scotland The two Statistical Accounts of Scotland, covering the 1790s and the 1830s, are invaluable contemporary reports of life during the agricultural and industrial revolutions in Scotland. Learn more about the area in which you or your ancestors have lived, or use this basic source to study the economic and social affect of the world's first industrial nation. Based largely on information supplied by each parish church minister, the original (First) Statistical Account and the New (Second) Statistical Account provide a rich record of a wide variety of topics: wealth, class and poverty; climate, agriculture, fishing and wildlife; population, schools, and the moral health of the people. |
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Theory Test Pro is a highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory test. Select the link for the Theory Test Pro websiteand complete the registration to get started. When you are asked for your library membership number please type the barcode number with no spaces. |
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Access to Research Available in Libraries Only |
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Which? Extra Available in Libraries Only |
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Ancestry Available in Libraries Only COVID-19 UpdateWhile our libraries are closed, Ancestry Library have granted at-home access for library members. Access via your library account. You need your library card number and PIN to log in. Once you have logged in, the link to Ancestry Library will be at the top of your 'My Summary' page. Simply click on the link and you’ll be taken to the Ancestry Library web site. Not a member? Join online and your membership details will be emailed to you. Need a new PIN? Email libraries@eastdunbarton.gov.uk and we’ll reset it for you |
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The British Newspaper Archive Available in Libraries Only |