Whos
Who and Who Was Who
This wonderful resource provides short biographies of all the
movers and shakers in the UK. Take a look and see if you have
famous relatives or ancestors!
BBC General news & Information
from the BBC.
Wikipedia Online encyclopaedia
updated & maintained by enthusiasts, which can provide very
detailed information.
Oxford University Press Products
Oxford University Press produce some of the best reference books
available. We are able to bring these to you as part of an
exciting national initiative. Click on Library Card
Login if you do not get access. You will need to key
in your library card number.
Dictionary of National
Biography (Helpsheet
(PDF 347kb))
This famous dictionary gives authoritative biographies of around
50, 000 British people. Many have pictures and all are
interesting.
Oxford English Dictionary
(Helpsheet
(PDF 190kb))
This world famous dictionary can be browsed easily at your
PC. Find out where words came from as well as their
meaning.
Oxford Music
Online (
Helpsheet (PDF 204kb))
Formally Grove Music, and totally reorganised, this resource is a
wealth of information on all types of music.
Oxford Art Online (
Helpsheet (PDF 199kb))
This used to be Grove Art, this has now expanded its image
collection. It also contains depth articles on all types of
art, artists and art movements. It also has a huge library of
images. Find your favourite Picasso!
Oxford Reference Online
(
Helpsheet (PDF 234kb))
This allows you to access some of the other best information
sources from OUP.
Online Newspapers & Journals
Local papers
"Thisis"... news from Bath, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and
surrounding areas.
Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
(Helpsheet
(PDF 175kb)) - Find any news story, obituary, birth notice and
more from the Times Newspaper. Download a facsimile copy
of the relevant page from the Times. This fascinating
database is fully searchable.
NEWSBANK (
Helpsheet (PDF 86kb))
Get the latest news from around the world. You will find
articles from all the national daily papers in the UK, and
many more from around the world, including the New York Times,
China Daily, Washington Post and many more. Please note that
this contains only the text of the articles, and has no
pictures. Holdings go back to 1985 for some newspapers,
including the Times.
Directory of Open Access
Journals
A directory of over 3,000 quality controlled, full text, scientific
and scholarly journals covering a wide range of subjects and
languages.
Family History
Ancestry (
Helpsheet (PDF 434kb)) [Please access via the desktop shortcut
"Ancestry Website"]
You can research your family tree a lot more easily now with this
vast database of names. All the English, Welsh, Scottish Manx
and Channel Island census returns from 1841 to 1901 are easily
searchable and there is much, much more besides. This is
available in all libraries, and at Bath City Archives.
Local and Family History
Links
Click on this internal link to access more local and family history
websites, selected by our Local Studies Librarian.
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full website list.
Tap into Bath
Tap into Bath
This is a web-based resource that enables users to find out about
archives, libraries and museums that are located in the city
of Bath.
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