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Many online electronic resources available in Moray's libraries can now be accessed on the Web from home or work if you are a library member. If you are not a member you can join online or at any Moray library. These subscription-based resources are free to library members.

Ask Scotland is an online information service provided by Scotland’s public libraries that lets you get real answers from real people. You can email a question using the online form or chat with a librarian using our instant messaging service, which is available 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

Encyclopaedia Britannica	This world famous encyclopaedia also gives you the latest news, statistics for countries throughout the world and historical timelines. For ages 18+

Britannica Student	For ages 12 - 18
Britannica Junior	For ages 5 - 11

Credo Reference	Search and browse more than 500 high quality reference books from the world's leading publishers. Includes encyclopaedias, dictionaries, books of quotations, conversion tables etc Back to top
Know UK	An online library combining the contents of over 100 key reference books, providing information about the people, places, institutions and organisations of the United Kingdom.
News UK	Keyword -searchable database of 69 of the most popular Scottish and UK newspaper titles. Includes supplements but not pictures, graphics, cartoons or adverts. Back to top
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography	Over 56,000 historical biographies of people who shaped British History from the earliest times. NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your borrower number.
SCRAN	SCRAN is the history and culture site which lets you learn directly by accessing images, movies, sounds and virtual reality. There are one million heritage records from museums, galleries, archives and media.
Grove Art Online	Grove Art Online is the ultimate source of information on all aspects of art! From mosaics to multimedia, from performance art to printmaking, and from Tracey Emin to J M W Turner, Grove Art Online can tell you everything you need to know about visual art worldwide. Illustrated with over 5000 images. NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your borrower number.
Grove Music Online	Grove Music Online covers all aspects of music from the earliest beginnings to the present day. From Mozart to Madonna, punk rock to polka, panpipes to bagpipes - Grove Music Online is a wealth of information about anything & everything related to the world of music. NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your borrower number. Back to top
Oxford Reference Online	Oxford Reference Online is a vast collection of subject dictionaries and reference books offering over 1.4 million facts and definitions many of them illustrated. Wide range of subjects covered and also contains bilingual dictionaries and a range of English Dictionaries and the thesauruses. NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your borrower number.
Oxford English Dictionary	Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is for everyone who wants to know the meaning, history or pronunciation of any word, from earliest English to the present day. OED traces the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years. NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your borrower number.
Who's Who and Who Was Who	Who's Who contains up to date information on over 32,000 influential people in British Public Life. Who Was Who is a collection of over 100,000 people, now deceased, which were included in previous editions of Who's Who. NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your borrower number.
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