On this page: Online references which you can access from your own PC using your library card number. This service is sometimes referred to as the '24 Hour Library'.
Follow the link to each website, then enter your Swindon Library card number into the login box and/or follow the instructions.
19th Century Newspapers
An archive of national, regional and local newspapers covering the years 1800-1913. 19th Century Newspapers
Find my Past Community Edition
Search or browse over 750 million family history records, including the 1911 census. Available only from library PC's.
Credo Reference
An easy to use tool for research projects, homework and general information. An online collection that searches 100 encyclopaedia's, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and subject specific titles as well as images, audio files and videos. Credo Reference
Britannica On-line Library Edition
The world's most famous and respected multi-volume encyclopaedias.
Cyber Library
A comprehensive index of links to hundreds of websites chosen, described and organised by librarians from public library services across south-west England. cyberLibrary
Dictionary of National Biography
55,000 biographies of the men and women who have shaped Britain’s history. Type in the letters SWI followed by your Swindon library card number. Dictionary of National Biography
Illustrated London News
Complete facsimile copies from its launch in May 1842 until 2003 - covering wars, royal events, scientific invention, exploration and much more. Distinguished contributors included Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Wilkie Collins, Rudyard Kipling, and Agatha Christie. Over 7000 editions, 260,000 fully searchable pages, 1.5 million colour images. Illustrated London News
Keesing's World News Archive
One year's archive of this renowned world news resource (available only from library PCs).
Life in Great Britain
Self-learning course and online simulation for the official UK citizenship test, officially licensed by The Home Office. Signup by registering with your library card number. Life in Great Britain
Oxford English Dictionary
The most famous dictionary in the world. Type in the letters SWI followed by your Swindon library card number. Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Dictionaries Pro
Oxford's innovative current English language resource, comprising dictionaries, thesauri and grammar guides. Type in the letters SWI followed by your Swindon Library card number. Oxford Dictionaries Pro.
Oxford Reference
A virtual reference library of over 280 reputable information books. Type in the letters SWI followed by your Swindon library card number. Oxford Reference
Theory Test Pro
Online simulation of the UK driving theory test, including the entire official question bank from the DSA. You will need to sign up with your name, email address and library card number. Theory Test Pro
The Times Digital Archive
The best-known and most cited newspaper in the world. Every complete page of every issue of The Times from 1785 to 2006. The Times Digital Archive
Newsbank
An easily-searchable database of national, regional and local newspapers, including all the major daily and Sunday national papers, the Western Daily Press, Swindon Advertiser and Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Newsbank
Who's Who?
The current edition, as well as Who Was Who? from 1898.Type in the letters SWI followed by your Swindon library card number. Who's Who?