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Local Information Database

Tower Hamlets Talis Engage 
Search for local organisations and services. 

Information Gateway

 

Finding accurate and up-to-date information via the Web can be time consuming. We have done the hard work for you.

Discover a range of subjects including  'Advice', 'Careers and Employment', 'Consumer' and 'Education and Learning'

Health Information Gateway 

Discover quality health information at your fingertips. 

Oxford Art Online
For aspects of visual arts worldwide.

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 Idea Store Information Gateway - Art

Discover art and architecture on the World Wide Web.

The Complete Business Reference Advisor [COBRA]
A business information encyclopaedia with easy to understand and easy to access factsheets and guides. For anyone starting a business, researching a business idea or writing a business plan.   

Marketline
Business Information Centre 

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Idea Store Information Gateway - Business and Finance  

Discover free business and finance advice on the World Wide Web. 

First Steps on Your Computer
Develop your basic IT skills, from using the mouse, to exploring your computer and the Internet. 
 

Oxford Dictionaries Online
Need help with your writing skills? Discover definitions and practical advice on grammar, spelling and usage.

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Oxford English Dictionary Online
Meaning, history and pronunciation of over 500,000 words.

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Oxford Reference Online
Dictionaries, maps, timelines and an encyclopaedia.

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Theory Test Pro
Practise your driving theory test online or study to become a driving instructor..  

Britannica Online Junior
Encyclopaedia for ages 5 - 11  

Britannica Online Student
Encyclopaedia for ages 12 - 18  

Britannica Online
Encyclopaedia for ages 18 plus  

Credo Reference
The Idea Store reference library brought to life with animations, video and sound clips, fine art images, talking dictionaries and more!  

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopaedias and specialist reference sources. 

Oxford Reference Online
Dictionaries, maps, timelines and an encyclopaedia.

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Ancestry Library Edition
Researching your family tree?
Discover genealogy, family trees and family history records online.

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  Local History & Archives

Discover Your Family History. 

Discover Screenonline's 8,000 video clips - over 700 hours of moving image material - with new content added every month.  

The 4,000 film and TV titles available on the site date from the 1890s to the 21st century.

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Gale Cengage Learning: Gale Newsvault
Explore historical newspapers, including the 'Illustrated London News Historical Archive'

The John Johnson Collection
An Archive of Printed Ephemera
from the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 

The Times Digital Archive
The complete digital edition of The Times [London] from 1785 to 1985    
 

Idea Store Information Gateway - History

Discover a range of history resources on the World Wide Web. 

Transparent Language Online
A powerful language learning system that uses flashcards to teach you words and phrases, locking them into your long term memory.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online - French, German, Italian and Spanish
Searchable bi-lingual dictionaries with language tools and resources. 

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CANS Legal Information 
Free, accurate and up-to-date legal information 
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Justis Online Legal Library
Search for case law documents, legislation and articles.

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Justcite Legal Search Engine 
Cross-references case law, legislation and journal articles.

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GoCitizen
Everything you need to prepare for the Life in the UK Test 

Know UK
Local & UK information, Life Events and over 100 online reference publications.  

Life in Great Britain
Prepare for the Life in the UK Test with practice and revision questions and answers.

Money Advice Service Health Check
Understand your money in minutes with the online health check from the Money Advice Service 

Oxford Music Online
The world's premier authority on all aspects of music.

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Idea Store Information Gateway - Music 
 

Find music gigs, song lyrics, teachers and performers on the World Wide Web. 

Gale Cengage Learning:
Tower Hamlets Newspaper Collection
Tower Hamlets Infotrac Custom Journals

UK Newsstand
 

UK Newsstand
Search for national and regional news articles and obituaries. 

Idea Store Information Gateway - News
 

Search for national and regional news articles, topics and websites on the World Wide Web. 

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
50,000 biographies of people who shaped history.

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Who's Who & Who Was Who
Noteworthy and influential people from all walks of life, in the UK and Worldwide from 1898 onwards.

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