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OED

If you use the OED outside the library you should enter the word renfrew before your library barcode with no spaces in between.
Oxford English Dictionary at home.
Oxford English Dictionary in the library
Play 'Etymologic' - it teaches you about words and meanings
Play AskOxford wordgames
Try fun with words for an explanation of letters, words and sentences
Sign up for 'word of the day'
Oxford Reference Online Premium
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If you use Oxford Premium outside the library put the word renfrew in front of your library barcode number with no spaces in between.
General knowledge and reference

Historical facts
Dictionaries
Timelines
Interactive atlases
Great links to other site
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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If you use DNB outside of the library you will have to put the word renfrew in front of your library barcode with no spaces in between.
56,600 biographies
10,000 illustrations
Search by theme e.g. music in Britain
Find monarchs of Scotland
Find Olympic title holders
Take a tour
Encyclopedia Britannica
Britannica student opening in a new browser window School Subjects
ages 12-18
News highlights
Links to news stories from CBBC news
Important people
Big events
Interactive timelines
Britannica junior opening in a new browser window School subjects and projects
ages 5-11
Biographies
Featured spotlights
Interactive Olympic sports - moves with rules for different sports - great for PE
Interactive timelines of Olympic games from 1896 - 2000
Spellcheck
General knowledge and news
age 18 plus
New York times and SBS World News
global and social issues
world history
current affairs
people and places
Issues
Issues Online opening in a new browser window Social Issues
information on lobby groups
get ideas for assignments
key facts and statistics
get information on social issues
discursive essay facts
KnowUK and NewsUK
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biographies
courses and careers
general knowledge
information about libraries,museums,archives
people and places in the UK
government and armed forces
education and the law in the UK
NewsUK opening in a new browser window news topics and current affairs
up to date scrolling headlines
news topic database
with current information access to local and national newspapers

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