Law, Politics and consumer information

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  Oxford Reference Online
  An extensive collection of reference works from Accounting to Zoology
  View full list of titles.

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  Credo Reference
  An online library providing access to a selection of reference books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations.

Directgov
Public services all in one place: apply for a passport, tax your car, find out who your MP is and more…

Consumer Direct  
A Government funded telephoneand online service offering information and advice on consumer issues

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Office of Fair Trading
Information on your rights as a consumer

Reuters Health
A searchable archive of medical and health news for both consumers and medical/health-industry professionals

Trading Standards
The established provider of consumer protection rights, advice and information

Due to licensing the following resoures are not available for remote access but can be used in Libraries and Discovery Centres

Municipal Yearbook
A comprehensive handbook of all local authorities and their services. Available at Andover, Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Fareham, Farnborough, Lymington, Petersfield, Waterlooville, Winchester Reference

Which? Online
Hundreds of consumer advice reports and guides, with interactive tools to help you cut costs and make informed decisions whatever you are buying.

Ethiscore
Helps quickly and easily identify the ethical record of companies and products worldwide. Companies are rated against eighteen environmental, political, animal welfare and human rights issues and products are rated against five sustainability criteria.

Lexis-Nexis
An in-depth legal information source covering all current legislation
Available at Winchester and Basingstoke

DodOnline
Information on Government Departments, Members of Parliament (Lords and Commons), Constituencies and the European Union.

OAG Flights
Worldwide flight information, covering timetables, up to date arrival and departure checking, airports, aircraft types, terminals, meal information and more
Available at Basingstoke, Fareham, Farnborough, Lymington and Winchester