Online Resources
Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Libraries subscribe to a wide
range of fabulous online resources - from reference books to e-audio and
e-books. They are all accessible from home, work or on the move - all you
need is your library card number and PIN
Find out more about all these resources below or
click here to Log In and
start discovering these amazing resources:
Byki: Learn Languages Online | Cobra: Business Information Online |Credo Reference | E-Audio | E-books | Encyclopaedia Britannica | GoCitizen | Newsstand | Oxford Art Online | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford English Dictionary | Oxford Music Online | Oxford Reference Online | Theory Test Pro | Times Digital Archive | Who Else Write Like
Byki
Byki Online is a powerful language-learning system that uses flashcards
to teach you a set of words or phrases - a very fast way to lock foreign
words and phrases in your long term memory
Choose from over 70 languages and learn words and phrases
in a foreign language 'Before you Know It' (Byki)!
Find out more about Byki
here
Cobra: The Complete Business Reference Adviser
A wealth of business information including; business opportunity
profiles, factsheets, local market synopses and area profiles.
Click here to find out more about Cobra
Credo Reference
Hundreds of reference books; encyclopaedias, dictionaries and
thesauri, statistics and more, on subjects ranging from art and bilingual
dictionaries to science and technology. Plus the 'Bridgeman Art Library
Archive', a vast collection of colour images of works of art.
Find out
more about Credo here
E-Audio
EBSCOhost E-audio service enables you to listen to high quality spoken word electronically – on your PC
or portable device. Access over 700 best selling titles and with a few clicks
download them onto your PC, then transfer them to your own personal player to
enjoy wherever and whenever you want.
Click here to find out more about E-Audio.
E-Books
The Bloomsbury Public Library Online offers online access to
fiction and non-fiction e-books from a range of publishers. The selection from
our electronic bookshelves can be read online through PCs in the library or at
home, or through internet and flash enabled devices like laptops and smart
phones (though not currently iPhones or iPads).
Click here to find out more about
E-Books.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The world famous encyclopaedia fully searchable online, in three format, Junior, student and full. As well as the high quality articles there are videos, images, and the opportunity to create your own personal work area.
GoCitizen
GoCitizen.co.uk is an online study resource for candidates
preparing for the Life in the UK test or British citizenship test. You can
access:
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an online version of the latest official study materials licensed from the Home Office, the organisation that produces the handbook
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hundreds of practice test questions in the same format as the official test
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additional interactive learning resources and teaching aids
Follow this link to find out more about GoCitizen
Newsstand UK
Over a hundred national and regional newspapers to search and browse.
Find out
more about Newsstand UK here
Oxford Art Online
Also
known as Grove Art, Oxford Art Online, offers access to more than 45,000
articles covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art and over
5,000 art images, maps and line drawings.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
A vast work giving you detailed biographies, written by experts, on 55,000
people who shaped British history worldwide, from the 4th century BC to 2002.
Follow this
link to find out more about the ODNB
Oxford English Dictionary
The authoritative guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over
half a million words, both present and past.
Click here
to find out more about the OED
Oxford Music Online
Also
known as Grove Music, Oxford Music Online, offers access to more than 50,000
signed articles on all kinds of music as well as links to sound files so that
you can hear examples.
Oxford Reference Online
A huge library of popular quick-reference books plus authoritative in-depth
articles.
Follow this link to find out more about Oxford Reference Online
Theory Test Pro
Theory Test Pro gives you:
- unlimited access to all the official questions from the DSA in the same format as in the official test
- the online version of Highway Code
- realistic hazard perception video simulations
- test banks for car, motorcycle, passenger carry vehicle and heavy goods vehicle categories
- machine translation into over 40 different languages
- speech-enabled tests so you can listen to questions
Find out more about Theory Test Pro here
Times Digital Archive
The complete digital edition of The Times for the period 1785 - 1985,
including all articles, adverts and illustrations/photos.
Click here to find out more about Times Digital Archive
Who Else Writes Like
Who
Else Writes Like? a reader’s guide to fiction authors which can help you to find
new writers that you might enjoy, and help answer the perennial question 'I've
read all the books by my favourite authors, who shall I read next?'
Find out more about Who Else Writes Like here
