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KnowUK is designed to be simple to search and use. It is packed with
useful information for everyone. If you are in the library using KnowUK is seamless, if you use it from home just enter your library membership number.
New titles include:
You can find information about the place where you live and also find out about life events such as marriage, bereavement, retirement, pensions, buying a property and more.
You can use KnowUK for:
- research college assignments
- research quiz show questions
- answer library reference queries
- support teaching of information literacy
- fact check newspaper stories
- do homework
- plan business trips to in the UK
- find funding for university courses
- read reference books with a speaking browser
- answer queries for digital reference services
KnowUK has a new spell checker facility and email alert function, so try it today and find out how it works. If you need more help try the user resources try the online demo.
NewsUK holds around 60 national and regional newspapers with access to a small collection of weekly magazines. There is a detailed guide which gives coverage of each newspaper. You can email articles to friends or set up a user account and save articles that you may want to go back and review.
Newspaper titles
- The Belfast Telegraph
- The Guardian
- The Financial Times
- The Observer
- Sunday Business
- Wales on Sunday
- Aberdeen Press and Journal
- The Gazette (Blackpool)
- Yorkshire Post
- Manchester Evening Post
News topic database
- Agriculture
- Consumer issues
- International relations
- Law
- Current debates
- Press and media
- Education and employment
- World conflicts
- Health and welfare
- UK government and politics
- Environment
- European issues
- Science and technology
- Religion and ethnic diversity
- Relationships
KnowUK is a one-stop shop for UK information which is flexible and easy to use. So much information all in the one place!
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