You can search the catalogue to find all of the stock located in both Sandwell Libraries and also Sandwell College Libraries.

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The following electronic reference resources are available:

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online - The entire contents of Britannica's range of encyclopaedias with masses of additional resources.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Student - Britannica's student edition, for ages 12-18.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Junior - Britannica's junior edition, for ages 5-11.
• Oxford English Dictionary - Information on over 600,000 words from across the world.
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Information about men and women from around the world who shaped Britain's past.
• Oxford Reference Online - A collection of over 100 reference works published by Oxford University Press, in a single resource.
• Credo Reference - The complete reference collection from over 100 publishers.
• News UK - an online service combining the most popular British newspaper titles in one database.
• Know UK - UK-specific reference information from over 100 of the most widely used reference publications in the UK.
• CANS Advice Notes - the laws of Great Britain, updated daily by a team of dedicated Lawyers.

Online resources available in your Library ONLY

• Ancestry Library - find birth, marriage and death records from around the world.
• Life in Great Britain - available at Central, Cradley Heath and Smethwick Libraries only. This online resource is a self-training course for people who are preparing or considering applying for Citizenship of the UK.

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