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For licensing reasons, some of our resources are only accessible
from computers in particular libraries.
Classical.com - enables you to listen or
download classical music tracks direct from your computer.
Select by genre, composer, conductor, instrument, period or
use one of the ready-made playlists.
Please note: The download facility is an optional extra
handled and charged for by the supplier directly.
 GreenFILE™ (from EBSCO) - a bibliographic
database focusing on the relationship between human beings and
the environment, with well-researched but accessible
information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling
to alternate fuel sources and beyond.
Grove Art Online - comprises the full text
of the 'Dictionary of Art' and the 'Oxford Companion to
Western Art'. Includes over 45,000 signed articles, 2,500
illustrations, 40,000+ images linked from other art sites, and
21,000+ biographies.
Grove Music Online - contains the full
text of the 'New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians' (2nd
edition), the 'New Grove Dictionary of Opera' and the 'New
Grove Dictionary of Jazz' (2nd edition); over 45,000
specially-commissioned articles, 20,000+ biographies and 3-D
interactive images of musical instruments.
Issues - provides articles with news and
views on each topic, key facts, key statistics, lobby group
links, newspaper archives, reference sites, research guides
and assignment/debate suggestions on contemporary social
issues ranging from abortion and substance abuse to
homelessness, racism and waste pollution.
LISTA (from EBSCO) - With coverage dating back
to the mid-1960s, Library, Information Science and Technology
Abstracts (LISTA) is the oldest continuously produced bibliographic
database covering the field of information science.
Literature Reference Centre - gives access
to biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more
than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline
(heavy US bias).
SearchMuze (County Central Library only) -
Information on individual pop, classical and spoken word
recordings. Search by artist, label, title, track, genre etc.
Teacher Reference Center (from EBSCO) - a
bibliographic index of over 260 titles from the most popular
teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books,
providing coverage on key education topics such as assessment,
continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum
development, instructional media, language arts, literacy
standards, science & mathematics, and more for K-12 teachers
and librarians.
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