Research Online

We offer free online resources that can be accessed at our libraries:

• Some can be accessed anywhere at any time using your library card, via the library website
• Some resources are only available in libraries across Haringey. If you wish to use these, please come into our libraries and ask a member of staff to log you on

Available resources:

• PressReader
• Transparent Language Online
• Access to Research
• COBRA (Complete Online Business Reference Advisor)
• GoCitizen.co.uk at Haringey Libraries
• Theory Test Pro at Haringey Libraries
• Ancestry.com (Library Edition)
• Oxford Reference Online Guides
• Which? Online
• Public Network

PressReader

The PressReader app is now available. This gives you access to a wide range of newspapers and magazines online for FREE!

Sign-up for PressReader is a simple three-step process

1. Visit the PressReader website (external link) or install the PressReader app (iOS or Android) on your phone
2. Click on ‘Sign In’ and then ‘Library or Group’ - find ‘Haringey Libraries’ in the list
3. Enter your library card number

You will then need to revalidate membership after 30 days.

• Getting started with PressReader (PDF, 190KB)

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Transparent Language Online

Online language learning with your library card.

• Access Transparent Language Online (external link)

What you get:

• Unlimited access to courses in 100+ languages
• Beginner English for speakers of more than 25 languages
• Learn to listen, speak, read and write
• Language learning on the go with the Transparent Language app for iOS and Android devices

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Access to Research

Free online access to academic journal articles on Haringey Library computers.

The Access to Research service is a new initiative to give free, walk-in access to a wide range of academic articles and research in public libraries across the UK. Over 10 million articles from more than 8,600 journals are available. Subjects covered include art, architecture, business, engineering, history, languages, politics, philosophy, mathematics and the sciences.

Available from library PCs only.

• Start using the Access to Research website (external link)

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COBRA - Complete Online Business Reference Advisor

COBRA is a comprehensive and continually updated online encyclopaedia and reference resource for business advisers, early stage/seedcorn finance providers and information professionals who provide advice and support to micro-business owners, small firms and new business start-ups.

COBRA contains several thousand practical, factual and digestible reports, guides, factsheets and reference resources in a unique repository which includes:

• Business Opportunity Profiles (BOPs)
• Business Information Factsheets (BIFs)
• UK Market Synopses
• Local Area Profiles

Note: To login to COBRA, please enter the long number on the back of your Haringey library card followed by X with no spaces i.e. 5600000X.

• Access the COBRA website (external link)

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GoCitizen.co.uk at Haringey Libraries

GoCitizen.co.uk is an online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK test or British Citizenship test. The service includes an online version of the latest official study materials licensed from the Home Office and the people who write the handbook. In addition there are hundreds of practice test questions in the same format as the official test.

Access to GoCitizen.co.uk is completely free for members of Haringey Libraries, who can also access it from outside the libraries using their library card number.

• Start using GoCitizen.co.uk (external link)

Note: when asked for a library logon ID, please type HA followed by your full (8 digit or 7 digit + X) library card number e.g. HA56666666 or HA5666666X (with no spaces).

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Theory Test Pro at Haringey Libraries

Theory Test Pro is a highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains the entire official test question bank, hazard perception video clips and an online version of the Highway Code. All this material is licensed from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), the people who set the tests.

Access to Theory Test Pro is completely free members of Haringey Libraries and can access from outside the libraries using their library card number.

• Start using Theory Test Pro (external link)

Note: when asked for a library logon ID, please type HA followed by your full (8 digit or 7 digit + X) library card number e.g. HA56666666 or HA5666666X (with no spaces).

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Ancestry.com (Library Edition)

Offers census, birth, marriage and death records. UK Census data covers from 1841 to 1901. Also contains strong coverage of USA. This family history database is not available by remote access. It is available through the Archives and Local History service and all libraries in Haringey for free.

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Oxford Reference Online Guides

• Oxford Art Online (external link)
  Includes over 45,000 articles on the arts and over 130,000 art images.
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (external link)
  Includes over 50,000 biographies.
• Oxford English Dictionary (external link)
  Dictionary which is updated every quarter with around 1800 new words.
• Oxford Reference Online (external link)
  Includes 130 subject dictionaries, a world encyclopaedia, and over 500 maps.
• Oxford Music Online (external link)
  Includes 45,000 articles covering musical styles, instruments and composers.

Note: when asked for a library logon ID, please type HAR (not HA) followed by your full (8 digit or 7 digit + X) library card number e.g. HAR56666666 or HAR5666666X (with no spaces).

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Which? Online

Which? are an independent consumer information group who provide reviews of products and services including:

• Washing Machine reviews (external link)
• Laptop reviews (external link)
• Tablet reviews (external link)
• Television reviews (external link)
• Fridge Freezer reviews (external link)
• Vacuum Cleaner reviews (external link)

This database is free to use in all libraries in Haringey but is not available by remote access.

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