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 junior
Part of the encyclopedia britannica library. Suitable for ages 5 to 11.
Britannica student
Part of the encyclopedia britannica library. Suitable for ages 12 to 18.
Britannica adults
Part of the encyclopedia britannica library. Advanced level content for older students and adults.
CALM
An online catalogue of Ealing local history service, including archives, paintings, Martinware pottery and photographs.Community open learning course (COLC)
COLC has been developed to help people from all walks of life to share learning and create opportunities for personal development.
Credo reference
Use credo reference to search encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, quotations, create concept maps and do image searches.
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.
Issues online
Examine a range of contemporary social and ethical issues. Providing access to hundreds of articles through a fully searchable online database. Ideal for key stage 3 students.
Law and rights
A complete legal resource for anyone with a question about the rights and responsibilities associated with living, working or engaging in life in Britain.
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.
The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English.
Oxford reference online
The premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitised entries.
ProQuest
Get access to thousands of selected items from the John Johnson Collection of printed ephemera, offering unique insights into the changing nature of everyday life in Britain in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Including the booktrade, popular prints, crimes, murders and executions, and advertising.
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.
Who's who and who was who
From 1849 right up to this year, the noteworthy and influential people who have impacted British life.