Online reference resources

Free, instant access to a wide range of reference material.

As a member of Wolverhampton libraries you can access a wide ange of dictionaries, encyclopaedias, news archives and other information sources through this website.

This information is available to you by visiting a Wolverhampton library or 24 hours a day from any computer with an Internet connection in your own home, workplace or place of study.

Click on a link below and be ready to enter your full 14 digit library card number, e.g DD 12345678 0000.

Encyclopaedia Britannica.  One of the most trusted and authoritative sources of information on almost every topic imaginable - from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in between.

Britannica Student.  A simplified version of the famous encyclopaedia aimed at 12 to 18 year olds.  Ideal for school and college work.

Britannica Junior.  Designed for primary school students.  Find information quickly and easily to help with your homework and assignments.

Credo Reference. This is a vast online reference library, providing access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular titles.

NewsBank. A searchable database of over 50 British newspapers – including, the Daily Mail, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph and the Birmingham Post.

Oxford Art Online. An encyclopaedia of world art from prehistory to the present, contains over 1500 colour images and line drawings.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Contains more than 50,000 biographies of the men and women who have shaped all aspects of Britain’s past.

Oxford English Dictionary. The meaning and history of over half a million words, updated regularly.

Oxford Music Online. Includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (second edition).

Oxford Reference Online. Access the world’s most trusted reference collection. Contents include subject dictionaries and maps.

Daily Mirror 1903 - current. A searchable archive of nearly one million pages from one of Britain's biggest-selling newspapers, from 1903 to the present, all as-published and searchable by word, phrase or date.