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24/7 resources for library membersWestminster Libraries have invested in subscriptions to these exclusive resources - so you get the benefit!

If you use these resources outside the library, you will be asked to enter your library card number to gain access. More resources are available within Westminster libraries - for more details visit our In-House Specials page.
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cans advice notes

User-friendly summary of the laws of England, Wales and Scotland. Click for access inside or outside the library. About CANS.
cobraBusiness reference adviser, including opportunities, markets, financial and legal information. About Cobra...
contemporary authors  Biographical and comprehensive bibliographical information on more than 100,000 modern authors. About Contemporary Authors...

credo reference

Wide range of high quality reference books, searchable through a common interface. About Credo Reference...
The Economist 1843 to 2003Fully searchable complete facsimile edition of The Economist, the weekly paper covering politics, current affairs, business and trade.
encyclopaedia britannica  Famous encyclopaedia with links to evaluated websites, a dictionary, and national statistical profiles, with students' and children's editions. About the Encyclopaedia Britannica...
Gale Virtual Reference LibraryOver 120 eBooks on Arts, Humanities and Sciences. About Gale Virtual Reference Library...
grove art onlineComprehensive art resource with 45,000 articles and over 40,000 links to images from around the world. Please note that Grove Art is now incorporated into Oxford Art OnlineAbout Grove Art...
grove music onlineIncorporating the New Grove Dictionaries of Music & Musicians, Jazz, and Opera. Please note that Grove Music has now been incorporated into Oxford Music Online.
Infotrac Custom Journals50 specialist and trade journals.You can search any one, or across the whole range. About Infotrac Custom Journals...
Know UKDirectories and information sources on all aspects of life in this country, searchable separately or together. About KnowUK...
KompassThis Worldwide directory covers thousands of companies and their products; exporters, importers, suppliers and more... available within any Westminster library and from home.
naxos music onlineListen to over 16,000 CDs from Naxos and other labels. Classical, jazz, nostalgia, world and pop. Read sleeve notes, glossaries and fun stuff.
news ukHuge searchable archive of national & regional newspapers and magazines. About NewsUK...
Oxford Art Online replaces Grove artOxford Art Online combines Grove art with its 45,000 articles with the Oxford companion to Western art, the encyclopaedia of aesthetics and the concise Oxford dictionary of art terms.
oxford english dictionaryThe most extensive dictionary of the English language, charting its historical development and illustrating its richness. Click for access inside  or outside the library. About OED...
oxford dictionary of national biographyNew edition of the most authoritative collection of British biographies (over 50,000 entries). About ODNB...
Logo and 24 7 for Oxford music onlineOxford Music online combines Grove Music Online with the encyclopaedia of popular music, the Oxford dictionary of music and the Oxford companion to music.
oxford reference onlineOver 200 reference books from the Oxford University Press, searchable through a common interface. About Oxford Reference...
times digital archiveFully searchable facsimile edition of the Times covering 1785-1985.
who's who and who was whoDirectory of the noteworthy and influential, plus Who Was Who: 100,000+ entries from the archives of Who’s Who dating back to 1898.

in house specialsAlso, visit our In-House Specials page for a wide range of resources available exclusively within Westminster Reference Library, Marylebone Information Service and other libraries across Westminster. These include:
Arts - Art Abstracts, Art Bibliographies, Art Sales Index, Design & Applied Arts Index
Advice & careers - Careerscape, Careersmatch, Moneyfacts, Tips and Advice Internet, Which Extra
Business - Integrated Tariff (Revenue and Customs), Euromoney, FAME, Economist, Keynotes, Mintel, OECD Economic Outlook/Surveys/Indicators, Surveyor Magazine, Snapshots
Performing arts - Broadcast, The Knowledge, Pact, The White Book
Others - Ancestry.com, Housing Today, The Lancet, Time Magazine, Photobase, Statesman's Yearbook, Year Ahead