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What's new 26th July 2010
NHS White Paper
- The White Paper on changing the NHS may be downloaded at the Department of Health web site
BBC Archive programmes
- Birth of the National Health Service is a collection of programmes and documents on the BBC Archive site
- The first item in the collection is the announcement by Sir William Beveridge outlining his proposals for a new welfare state, which was first broadcast in 1942
- Scroll down the collection's first page to see more links to early programmes on the NHS
Holiday
safety tips video
- Watch a short video in which a lifeguard offers his top tips for keeping you and your family safe on holiday at the beach
- This is on the NHS Choices web site
1st July 2010
- There has been a change in the Online Resources. The InfoTrac
newspapers, magazines and Gale Virtual Reference Library have been replaced by
NewsUK Newspapers and Magazines. The NewsUK service offers a comprehensive
list of national newspapers from the three nations plus a wide range of local
newspapers from across the UK.
Find out more about NewsUK here
29th June 2010
London Lives
- London Lives is a major new free resource for studying the social history of London
- It is a fully searchable edition of 240,000 manuscripts published between 1690 and 1800, from eight archives and fifteen datasets, giving access to 3.35 million names
- Workhouse records, criminal registers, coroners' reports and court orders give a picture of those at 'the bottom of society' about whom it can otherwise be difficult to find information
- See a descriptive article on the Guardian web site
Photographic Youth Music Archive
- Relive your youth through the Photographic Youth Music Archive of images from decades of popular youth music culture
- Limited access free without registration; search access for thumbnail images free if a request for guest registration is approved (full access to larger images and to research articles available only on subscription)
- The Guardian web site has an article giving background information and a gallery of images
Free publications from the EU Bookshop
- 110 000 publications free to download at the EU Bookshop
- They are publications produced by European Union institutions, agencies and other bodies from 1952 to the present day
- You may also order a single copy of any free-of-charge publication, if it is in stock
9th June 2010
Ten top tips to survive the recession
- Ten top tips to survive the recession (in England) tips from Citizens Advice on the Adviceguide web site
FirstStop - Advice for older people
- FirstStop Advice is a new, free and independent information and advice service provided by Elderly Accommodation Counsel in partnership with the charities 'Counsel and Care' and 'Help the Aged' and the specialist financial advice provider 'NHFA Limited'. It can provide "specialist help on any aspect of care, support or housing for elderly people, including financial issues as well as your rights and entitlements."
Coins Database - Public Spending
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The Government has released the full contents of the Treasury spending database, COINS (Combined Online Information System)
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This vast 120 GB database contains millions of items of data and developers are busy trying to make simple ways of searching it
- The Guardian newspaper has developed a tool to enable you to explore the database. Read about the database and click the links for the Guardian's tool and accompanying glossary
New books in Credo Reference
- Click to see a list of titles recently added to Credo Reference
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online update
- Click to see what's new on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Copyright quiz
- Try a quick quiz to check what you know about copyright!
19th April 2010
Science
- Win a tour of Millbrook Proving Ground - complete a simple science quiz and enter a competition to win a behind-the-scenes visit!
- BBC's 'Bang goes the theory' - web site and TV programme that look at 'how science shapes the world around us, in an engaging and relevant way. It's about making science fascinating - and fun'. The 'Hands on' section of the site suggests simple experiments for you to try at home!
- Looking for authoritative background information about volcanoes? Log in to Online Resources and search for volcanoes in Credo Reference or Oxford Reference Online or Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Looking back at recent news about volcanoes? Log in to
Newspapers Online
and search NewsUK, a new resource on the Virtual Library (see below)
NewsUK - new online resource
- NewsUK is a great new addition to the Virtual Library's Online Resources
- You can search and browse articles past and present from a long list of national and regional newspapers and from over forty popular magazines
- The newspapers include the local titles 'Herald & Post/Luton News', 'Times & Citizen, Bedfordshire' and 'Milton Keynes Citizen'
- NewsUK also has a big section called News Topics, giving you information on major contemporary issues. News Topics include recent headlines and background reading articles, images and useful web sites
- Find out more and log in at Newspapers Online or Magazines Online or News Topics
New leaflet 'Blow the whistle on gay hate'
- New pocket guide 'Blow the whistle on gay hate', by Stonewall explains in plain English the laws that protect gay people
- Download it or order a free copy from the Publications page on Stonewall's web site. To download, scroll down to the 'Hate Crime' section
22nd March 2010
Science Selection
- Explore the world of science in easy steps with a new set of pages called Science Selection
- Science Selection gives fascinating science highlights from the web for everyone
- The selection includes simple guides to science topics, downloadable booklets, videos, podcasts, and more
More 'What's new'
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WebLinks - What's new
- Click WebLinks and then click 'What's new on the Gateway' for the many interesting new sites that are constantly being added to WebLinks: the Gateway to the Internet
