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Shetland Library has developed a collection of high quality online resources which are only available to subscribed users.
The following subscription services are available from any public access computer within library or school sites, and can also be accessed from any other computer which has Internet access. These sites provide access to online editions of many popular reference books, newspapers, images and multimedia resources.
To use these sites outwith the library, you will need your library barcode number, which is the number on the reverse of your library card. If you have any difficulties in using these resources, please contact the library and we will try to help.
The Oxford DNB provides over 56,000 biographies of anyone who was anyone in British history, from Romans to the 21st century. From film stars to physicists, landed gentry to local heroes, and murderers to millionaires, all human life is here.
Receive a different biography every day from the Oxford DNB by email as a Life of the Day.
Sign up for Life of the Day
The OED is the online equivalent of 23 printed volumes and has additional features, such as the option to search for a word when you know the meaning but have forgotten the word (it will search for words in the definition) . The above link will work if you are using a computer withing Shetland Library or school sites. If you are using the OED from another computer please go to the library log in page.
Never be lost for words again.
Sign up for Word of the Day
KnowUK is
an online service developed to provide UK reference information.
It is the most comprehensive resource of its kind, offering a complete
library of UK information. KnowUK makes life easier, cutting
out information overload and providing authoritative and current
information. Know UK provides access to over 100 popular UK reference books including directories eg. the Directory of Grants and Funds in Scotland, the Writer's and Artist's Yearbook, UK tourist guides eg. the Blue Guides Scotland/England/Wales/Ireland andWhich? guidebooks eg Which? Money Saving Handbook, Which? Wills and Probate.
View full list of KnowUK titles
If you are a member of Shetland Library, you can access KnowUK outwith the library from any computer by clicking on the library barcode link on the KnowUK homepage, then typing in the number on the back of your library card.
Sophisticated searcheable database of full text from over 100 national and regional newspapers. Cross-search the full text or article title by keyword, date or newspaper, save your searches and have the results emailed to you daily, weekly or monthly.
News Topic pages focus on major contemporary issues - from criminal justice to global warming, and from gambling to vegetarianism. Each News Topic page links to recent headlines and background reading articles, images and useful Web sites.
The online edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica for all ages, providing comprehensive, authoritative information on nearly every subject. The online edition includes multimedia such as film and audio clips as well as text and images. If you are a member of Shetland Library, you can access Britannica outwith the library by typing in the number on the back of your library card in the login page.
| Encyclopaedia Britannica Resource |
Level |
Link |
| Britannica Junior |
For ages 5 - 11 |
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| Britannica Student |
For ages 12 - 18 |
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| Britannica Online Library Edition |
For ages 18+ |
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Current and historical statistics on 217 countries of the world.
World Data Analyst is now available through the Britannica Online site. The link is under the features section at the bottom of the homepage. You will need to be a member of Shetland library to access this site outwith the library - type in the number on the back of your library card on the login page.
Original Sources provides access to books and documents produced by some of the greatest minds throughout history. Contains over 5,000 complete books and 350,000 documents covering areas such as World History, Social Sciences, Science and Mathematics, Philosophy and Religion. If you are a member of Shetland Library, you can access Original Sources outwith the library using your library barcode number by going to the Original Sources Remote Log In page.
Oxford
Reference Online brings together language and subject reference
works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into
a single cross-searchable resource.
Contains bilingual dictionaries in French, Spanish, German, Italian and Latin as well as titles from the popular Oxford Companian series and dictionaries covering many subjects eg Science, History, Religion, Politics etc.
Scran is part of the Scran Trust - a registered charity - whose aim is to provide educational access to digital materials.
The learning image service hosts over 300,000 images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media. It can be used generically - as a substitute for clip art - or for particular learning applications.
So, if you need a picture of a tiger, Charlie Chaplin, Sean Connery, a Degas, a Dali, images of war or whaling, standing stones, a pint of beer, an integrated circuit, or line drawings of an acorn or an adrenal gland - to name a few - try Scran first.
Please note SCRAN is only available within Shetland Library or school sites.
Scottish Parliament
European Parliament UK Office
Careers Scotland
Planitplus - another highly recommended careers and learning site
Trawlin Apo Da Net - Da Shetland Internet Guide
UHI (University of the Highlands and Islands) Library
You can search the libraries of the Shetland College and Scalloway College (NAFC) here.
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