Libraries and leisure
Tourism, libraries, heritage and arts
General Reference online information
To use the web links below:
- Click on the image or the title
- When you are asked for a Password or Library card login* enter the following:
herts followed, immediately and with no spaces, by your Hertfordshire library membership number including the letter b
If you can't login, please try again checking that you enter the herts and library membership number with no spaces and all the same case i.e all CAPITAL LETTERS or all lower case.
Login and logout For some of the titles you may need to click on links on the external website before you reach the correct login box. Also, you may need to logout from some titles when you have finished. Check the information given for the title you wish to use. If there is no login or logout hints given you will find a login box when you click the link below and do not need to logout when you have finished.
Web Links
Britannica Junior Online Encyclopaedia Britannica for pupils age 5-11.
Britannica Online Online version of the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Britannica Student Online Encyclopaedia Britannica for students age 12 - 18.
Credo Reference Formerly known as Xreferplus this is a compendium of 100 reference works on a range of subjects, including dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Dictionary of National Biography An illustrated collection of biographies of over 55,000 British men and women, from earliest times to present.
On the first screen click on "Subscribers enter here" and at the next screen use the Library card login box. Always logout when you finish.
Exodus Information on living, working and studying in many countries around the world.
Oxford English Dictionary This is the definitive English dictionary that lists the meanings, history and pronunciation of over half a million English words.
Always click on "Sign out" when you finish.
Oxford Reference Online From Oxford University Press, a selection of cross-searchable reference titles on a variety of subjects. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries and books of quotations.
Use Library card number box to login and always logout when you finish.
UK Reference Centre Full text and bibliographic information for general reference publications, including journals, biographies and images, some dating back to 1975.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR USERS OF THESE SERVICES
The content of these subscription services are subject to copyright and other regulations. In general, the same rules that restrict the quantity and intended uses of printed materials apply to these titles. For fuller details please see the Terms and Conditions section within each title.
Please be aware that whilst every effort is made to ensure appropriate content, HCC is not responsible for information on external websites.
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