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If you're a library member of Glasgow Libraries you can access all of our online resources from your local library or The Mitchell. You can also use many of them from home or work by entering your library card number - just follow the links below.

If you're not already a member join online and you can get access straight away.

  

ProQuest: ABI/Inform                          

ABI/INFORM® is the original aggregated business journals database with online access to over 4,975 business and management journals from
around the world
 
 

 

 

 

19th Century British Library Newspapers

48 UK titles giving a detailed view of life in 19th century Britain. Scottish titles include The Glasgow Herald, Aberdeen Journal, Dundee Courier and
Caledonian Mercury. Full text searching. Fantastic resource for genealogists and historians.

Ancestry 

Ancestry brings your family's past to life…census; immigration records; births, deaths and marriages.
 

British Standards

Search 27,000 current, draft and historical standards. Available to view in all Glasgow Libraries 
For printouts or to purchase full copies contact Business at The Mitchell
 
Complete Business Reference Adviser Factsheets on all aspects of running a business.
Available in all Glasgow Libraries
Access from work or home by entering your library card number
Starting-up or expanding your own business? Visit Business at The Mitchell where you can get access to top-quality online business databases including MINTKey Note and Factiva.
 
 
 
Search encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri, conversion tables, books of quotations, subject guides in this excellent resource.
Available in all Glasgow Libraries
Access from work or home by entering your library card number
 
If you're not already a member join online and get access to many of our resources straight away.

Gale Literature Resource Center

The world’s most current, comprehensive - and reliable - literature database with biographical entries, articles, journals, reviews, literary criticism, full text-poems, plays and interviews. Fabulous tool for students - and teachers. Or anyone interested in books and authors.
 

key Note 

The leading supplier of market research and business intelligence with thousands of reports covering every major industry. 
Available in all Glasgow Libraries
  

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 

50,000 biographies of influential figures who helped shape British history.
Available in all Glasgow Libraries
Access from work or home by entering your library card number
 
Search the authoritative dictionary of the English language.
 
 

Search language and subject reference works from one of the world's most trusted resources.
Available in all Glasgow Libraries 
Access from home/work by entering your library card number.
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Proquest Central 

An award winning  database, combining 30 of ProQuest's most popular databases covering over 160 subject areas including business, science and technology, medicine and health, literature and language, society, culture, the arts, history, and more.
ProQuest Central is the largest aggregated full-text database in the market today totaling more than 17,000 titles—with over 11,400 titles in full text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets.
Available in all Glasgow Libraries
Access from work or home by entering your library card number
 
 

ProQuest: Historical Newspapers - The Scotsman (1817 - 1950)

Full text searching. Results available in PDF format. Fantastic resource for genealogists and historians.
 
   
360,000 Scottish images & media from museums, galleries, archives and media organisations.
Available in The Mitchell

 

 

 


                   

  

 
 

 
 
 

 

 
 
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