Reference material
You can access a number of databases from home by clicking on the links below using your library card number to log in.
Ancestry
A free service to help you start searching for family history records online. Only available using a library computer. Other useful resources include ancestry help and advice centre, 1881 UK census, family tree creator
Access to research
Discover a world of published academic research at your local library, some in full text, some as abstracts. Only available using a library computer.
BFI replay
60 years of screen history from the British Film Institute. Only available using a library computer.
Encyclopaedia britannica library
An award-winning resource providing trusted information on thousands of topics and areas of study:
- Britannica beginner
suitable for ages 3 to 5 - Britannica junior
suitable for ages 5 to 10 - Britannica student
suitable for ages 10 to 14 - Britannica adults
advanced level content for older students and adults
CALM
An online catalogue of Ealing local history service, including archives, paintings, Martinware pottery and photographs.European newsstream
Search and access information from national and regional newspapers, as well as European newspapers. Issues of each newspaper are indexed to help you to find top news stories and also information in the various sections of the papers.
Learn English
Access over 120 hours of practice materials including audio visual presentations and more than 300 practice activities, providing assistance with preparation for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
- IELTS general training module (for employment and immigration)
- IELTS Academic Module (for colleges and universities)
Oxford dictionary of national biography
Biographies of over 60,000 people who have shaped the history and culture of the British Isles, from Roman times to the 21st century.
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The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English.
- Click the head logo top right
- Sign in with Library Card option
- Find your library: type Ealing (London Borough of Ealing should come up)
- Enter library card number: sign in with library card requires you to add prefix EAL to library card number (ie EAL012345678)
- Click Login button
Oxford reference online
The premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitised entries.
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UCAS support
Complete UCAS guide to higher education, further education and postgraduate education courses and institutions.
Universal skills
A guide to help you with universal credit awareness, searching for a job, interview techniques and employment skills.
What everyone needs to know
With over 100 subjects to explore, these series offer authoritative discussions of complex contemporary issues from gender to sustainability to robots in a question and answer format.
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Who's who and who was who
From 1849 right up to this year, the noteworthy and influential people who have impacted British life..