24/7 online Reference library

Access a wide range of online learning and leisure material in the comfort of your own home with just your library card.

Just enter this address into your web browser:

www.barnet.gov.uk/libraries/research-service

Select the desired link and enter your 14-digit library card number.

These online services include:

  • major encyclopedias
  • over 300 reference books
  • back copies of most major national and provincial newspapers

Whether for work, study or just that stubborn crossword clue, you will bind all the help you need in Barnet's 24/7 Reference Library.

xreferplus

  • A goldmine of information on a broad rang of material inlcuding: encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesaurus, quotations and subjects as diverse as art, slang, cooking, women and mythology.
  • For advanced searching try the concept map and you'll find related topics you didn't know existed.
  • Additionally cross refer from book to book and related subjects by clicking on links.
  • Xreferplus contains over 130 subject dictionaries.

Grove Music Online

  • From Abba to Zappa, Allegro to Zauberflote all things musical from the premiere authority.
  • Explore the biographical section, or tap into the extensive range of research resources: dictionaries, encyclopedias, articles and a wealth of technical information.
  • You can learn more about the different musical concepts through: Forms and Styles, Melody, Harmony and Rhythm sections.

Grove Art Online

  • Landmark encyclopedia of world art from prehistory to the present. Read about the great masters and view their works.
  • Search using the categories: Art forms, geography, people or style and cultures. Alternatively you can explore the arts within a specific time period.
  • Grove also allows users to explore teh artist's 'Life and work' as well as 'technique and influences'.

Britannica Online

  • A wealth of information covering almost every conceivable subject.
  • Simply browse the encyclopedias or A-Z index, or make learning fun by using the multi-media features such as Merriam-Webster's dictionary with audible pronunciation, educational videos.
  • To find out more about regions or countries simply click on the interactive world atlas. Trace selected topics through history with illustrations and key dates using the timeline.

The Times

  • The Times newspaper from 1785 to 1985.
  • Search through the complete digital edition to access full text and images of either single articles or complete pages.
  • Find out what happened on the date you were born.
  • The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

KnowUK

This website offers the broadest range of UK information.

  • It contains over 100 reference works, including many of the 'Which?' guides, 'Whitaker's Almanac', 'Who's Who', directories and biographies.
  • You can search for tourist information, local information (such as lists of libraries/doctors/MPs in the UK), search for reviews of restaurants, hotels, or schools or look in the Life Events section for help and advice on pensions, education and work.

NewsUK

  • Provides access to 68 national/regional newspapers and periodicals - some going back as far as 1991.
  • For reader conenience the 'News Topics' link gathers articles and images and arranges them into an alphabetical list of contemporary issues.
  • Includes The Economist (from 1991), New Statesman (from 1995) and The Spectator (from 1996).

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