...in most areas, at least. Thirteen out of 194 public library services don't subscribe to the ODNB:
Aberdeen Central Library Bridgend Library and Information Service Caerphilly Libraries Carmarthen Library Conwy County Borough Council East Sussex Libraries Inverclyde Libraries Isle of Anglesey Library Service Neath Port Talbot Libraries North Tyneside Libraries Rotherham Libraries South Lanarkshire Libraries South Tyneside Libraries http://global.oup.com/fdscontent/academic/xls/online_products/Online%20Oxford%20resources%20in%20UKPL.xls - though note that in some cases, you may be able to get access via a neighbouring area if you're registered there. Andrew. On 29 April 2014 12:13, Charles Matthews <charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On 28 April 2014 18:16, Richard Nevell <richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk> > wrote: >> >> In case you've missed it, here's your chance to access Oxford University >> Press and Royal Society sources. I've found the Oxford Dictionary of >> National Biography particularly useful in the past. > > > The ODNB is fantastically useful for UK and British Empire history; worth > remarking in the UK context that here all you need for free access is a > library card (not everyone knows that, it seems). > > Charles > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
