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Lewisham’s 24-hour virtual library offers free access to a wide range of
eBooks, eAudio, comics , and a host of reference books, dictionary databases, magazines and newspapers.
If you are looking to start your research, do some family history, start a course, just to do your homework or simply curious, we have a whole host of resources that can help.
We subscribe to a range of databases and have information on a range of courses on subjects such as Art, History, Business, Family History, Historical newspapers and more.
If you can't see a specific database in this guide, try Online Resources in London Public Libraries.
These services are available to anyone who has a Lewisham library card. Most of them can be used from home unless otherwise indicated. Remember, other libraries in different boroughs may have slightly different collections or different ways of accessing the same content.
eBooks, eAudio, comics , and a host of reference books, dictionary databases, magazines and newspapers.
If you are looking to start your research, do some family history, start a course, just to do your homework or simply curious, we have a whole host of resources that can help.
We subscribe to a range of databases and have information on a range of courses on subjects such as Art, History, Business, Family History, Historical newspapers and more.
If you can't see a specific database in this guide, try Online Resources in London Public Libraries.
These services are available to anyone who has a Lewisham library card. Most of them can be used from home unless otherwise indicated. Remember, other libraries in different boroughs may have slightly different collections or different ways of accessing the same content.
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Access to Research
Free access to a wide range of published academic research covering many different subject areas including medicine, art, finance, marketing, history and the sciences.
Issues Online
A comprehensive reference source addressing contemporary social issues. With 60 topics to choose from, Issues Online provides a wide range of information including: articles with news and views on each topic, key facts, key statistics, lobby group links, newspaper archives, reference sites, research guides plus assignment/debate suggestions. There are a variety of opinions available on each topic .
Oxford Art Online
The most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. Includes over 200,000 articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 19,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures. Through a single gateway, users can access and cross-search Oxford’s acclaimed, regularly updated art reference works: the Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Grove Art is the foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, offering global coverage of visual culture, composed and expanded in collaboration with thousands of scholars and specialists around the world. Benezit offers unique information about the sale and collection of artists’ work, and it is one of the most comprehensive and definitive resources of artists’ biographies available. In addition, users can search and access Oxford art reference titles including the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (2nd edition), The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
You can find information on artists, architects, designers, patrons collectors, dealers, publishers, printers and writers and scholars. This database also covers a range of mediums, including film and video, liturgical and ritual objects and textiles and embroidery.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The Oxford DNB contains 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2004.
COBRA(Complete Business Reference Advisor)
Practical information for starting, running and managing a small business.Find: checklists for new businesses, legal requirements for hiring staff, if there are any changes in legislation that may affect you and much more.
Access to Research
Free access to a wide range of published academic research covering many different subject areas including all aspects of business - marketing, finance, economics and advertising.
Credo Reference
Credo is a giant online reference library that provides you with access to a selection of 504 reference books. It includes encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, not to mention a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
This is the online version of the famous encyclopaedia, with a world atlas, timelines, comparative country data, international newsfeeds, and much more. Also available is the Britannica Library Junior aimed at age group 5 to 10 and the Britannica Library Student aimed at age group 10 to 14.
Oxford Dictionaries
With up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, and language reference content based on the largest language research programme in the world, Oxford Dictionaries 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.
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.
As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from Dictionaries of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings. You’ll still find present-day meanings in the OED, but you’ll also find the history of individual words, and of the language—traced through 3 million quotations, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
The OED started life more than 150 years ago. Today, the dictionary is in the process of its first major revision. Updates revise and extend the OED at regular intervals, each time subtly adjusting our image of the English language.
Oxford Reference Online
You have access to Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection which is a vast online reference library of over 212 titles available 24x7. It combines in-depth content offered by titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions series with authoritative, quick-reference coverage of the full subject range. See our guide on how to sign in to it.
John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera
This collection provides access to thousands of items selected from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera, offering unique insights into the changing nature of everyday life in Britain in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Categories include Nineteenth-Century Entertainment, the Booktrade, Popular Prints, Crimes, Murders and Executions, and Advertising.Family History
Ancestry Library
Search for your ancestors on the library edition of Ancestry.com. All the UK censuses from 1841 to 1911, plus births, marriages and deaths. Available in Lewisham, Downham and Deptford branches only.
Find My Past
Family history and genealogy website offering access to a collection of over 2 billion historical records covering the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Pacific Islands and other parts of the globe.Available in Lewisham, Downham and Deptford branches only.
British Newspaper Archive – community edition 1708 to 2009
These newspapers cover every aspect of local, regional and national news. You can find family notices, news articles, advertisements and more.
Available in Lewisham, Downham and Deptford branches only.
Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842 to 2003
The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events including news of war, disasters, royalty, social affairs, the arts and science. Containing over 260,000 full colour pages, fully searchable and browseable, the ILN Historical Archive 1842-2003 provides library users with unprecedented access to the entire run of this unique historical record.Access
Illustrated London News
Illustrated London News
eBooks/eAudio from Overdrive/Libby
Download the app to access eBooks, eAudio through our subscription to Overdrive. There are over 50,000 books in the collection. We have classics, horror, sci-fi as well as all the latest chart toppers. If you are stuck for something to read, look out for our inspiring displays. There are never any late fees as the books are automatically returned at the end of the loan period.
eBooks/eAudio from BorrowBox
Download the app to access eBooks, eAudio through our subscription to BorrowBox. We have classics, horror, sci-fi as well as all the latest chart toppers. If you are stuck for something to read, look out for our inspiring displays. There are never any late fees as the books are automatically returned at the end of the loan period.
eAudio & Comics from Overdrive
Download the app to get free access to over 170,000 audiobooks, 15,000 comics, 3000 magazines titles and their back issues too. Browse your library's collection of popular magazine titles with no holds and no limit to the number of magazines you can download. It also requires that you create a username and password.
Overdrive
This resource gives you access to over 3000 magazines titles and their back issues too. Browse your library's collection of popular magazine titles with no holds, no checkout periods, and no limit to the number of magazines you can download. This service is available through a computer as well as through an app you can download to your phone or tablet. It also requires that you create a username and password. If you are having problems with this please contact them onOverdrive magazines
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http://llc.overdrive.com
http://llc.overdrive.com
Press Reader
PressReader has over 4000 magazines from over 100 countries in 60 languages. Magazines cover technology, fashion, parenting, sports and much more.Sign up in the in the app or on the site with your library card to get 30 days free access which can be renewed as often as you want.
Also available as a mobile app.
Oxford Music Online
Instant access to the world's premier authority on all aspects of music. With your library card, you have access to search The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to MusicThe authoritative resource for music research with over 52,000 articles written by nearly 9,000 scholars charting the diverse history and cultures of music around the globe.
Current Newspapers
Press Reader
PressReader has over 4000 magazines from over 100 countries in 60 languages. Magazines cover technology, fashion, parenting, sports and much more.Sign up in the in the app or on the site with your library card to get 30 days free access which can be renewed as often as you want.
Also available as a mobile app
NewsUK
One fully searchable database of current 176 UK newspapers and news magazines, covering local, regional and national news.Archival Newspapers
19th Century British Library Newspapers
Contains full runs of influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of the 19th century British society.
Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842 to2003
The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events including news of war, disasters, royalty, social affairs, the arts and science. Containing over 260,000 full colour pages, fully searchable and browseable, the ILN Historical Archive 1842-2003 provides users with unprecedented access to the entire run of this unique historical record.
Access
Illustrated London News
Illustrated London News
British Newspaper Archive – community edition 1708 to 2009
These newspapers cover every aspect of local, regional and national news. You can find family notices, news articles, advertisements and more.
Available in Lewisham, Downham and Deptford branches only.
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