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Walsall Information Zone

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Remote access
This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

Remote access

This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

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Ancestry Library Edition

Information to help you with searching for family history

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Business Information

Provides access to a wide range of business information for small and start-up businesses

Username and password needed – ask staff for details

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This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

Business Start-up Fact Sheets (April 09)

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Company Information

Company accounts, activities, ownership and management for over 1.9 million UK companies and summary information for smaller businesses

Username and password needed – ask staff for details

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Countries of the world

Reference works, covering political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories.  (Access from Walsall libraries only)

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This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

Countries of the world

Reference works, covering political and economic information in over 250 countries
(Remote Access Only) please use the following information to log on
Username = Walsall
Password = ambi6n

Encyclopaedia Britannica academic library edition

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Encyclopaedia Britannica

Britannica Online Library Edition
- For ages 18+
This encyclopaedia is also available to library members from home

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Encyclopaedia Britannica

Britannica Student Edition
- For ages 12 to 18
This encyclopaedia is also available to library members from home

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Remote access
This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Britannica Junior Edition
- For ages 5 to 11
This encyclopaedia is also available to library members from home

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Issues Online

Providing information on a broad range of topics relating to our changing society

Medical Specialist Information

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Medical database

Providing a range of information on medical issues including hospitals, consultants and GP's

Username and password needed – ask staff for details

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Remote access
This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

Newspapers, Magazines and the Times Digital Archive online

An online, searchable collection of
14 newspapers (from 1st January 1985),
33 magazines (from 1st January 2001) and the
Times Digital Archive (from 1st January 1785 to 1985)

Oxford University Press Websites

You can access the following Oxford University Press websites from any of Walsall Library FLC Centres.

Or by using your Walsall Library card you can also access these sites from any remote access point.

From remote access points please add the prefix WAL to your library card number.

Therefore x01234567899 will become walx01234567899

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Remote access
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

National Dictionary of National Biography, 50,000 biographies of people who shaped history

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Remote access
This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

Oxford Reference Online

Online access to the world's most trusted reference collection

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Oxford Music Online

The new gateway into music research and the access point for new and forthcoming Oxford music reference subscriptions and products

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Remote access
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Oxford Art Online

The innovative new gateway into art research and the access point for Oxford art reference subscriptions and publications.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The definitive record of the English language

Internal access, Walsall library FLC's only

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This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

Oxford English Dictionary

The definitive record of the English language

Library card access only

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Postcodes online

Find any postcode or address within the UK

Username and password needed – ask staff for details

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Retail Directory Online

Access to locations and contact information of retailers nationwide via the Shopping Street Surveys section.

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The Annual Register

The Annual Register: A Record of World Events has been published every year since 1758. It is a valuable source of contemporary opinion, historical context and biographical information for the historian

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Thomson Business Search PRO

Over 2 million UK business listings at your fingertips. Carry out basic company searches free of charge

Username and password needed for more complex chargeable searches – ask staff for details

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Which Extra

Up to date Which reports, as well as a two year archive

Only available in library which receive the Which reports.

Username and password needed – ask staff for details

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World Book Encyclopaedia

For homework enquiries and facts and figures

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Remote access
This information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer

World Book Encyclopaedia

When using computers from a remote location (i.e. not at the Walsall library FLC's) please add the prefix WL to your library card number. Therefore x01234567899 will become wlx01234567899

This page was last updated on 25 June 2009