Science and Technology

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  British Standards Online
  Searchable full-text British Standards - PDF. Printing and downloading available at one of our libraries or discovery centres.
  Access by library members is restricted to non-commercial research purposes or private study only

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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.

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  Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
  More than 118,000 articles, updated and revised by Encyclopædia Britannica editors and contributors; over 14,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags.

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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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  NewsUK
  Full text current and past information from 67 British national and regional newspapers

  Business/Finance titles include Financial Times June 1996 to yesterday's edition; The Economist Jan 1991 to last week's edition

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  Custom UK Online Journals
  50 full-text journals (6 only have just the index) covering many subjects, for example Antiques, Astronomy, Computing, Fashion & Leisure, Literature, Medicine and Politics
  Custom UK Online Journals- titles available

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

Ethiscore
Ethiscore is designed to help users quickly and easily identify the best products to support and the worst companies to avoid. Companies are rated against fifteen environmental, animal welfare and human rights issues and products are rated against five sustainability criteria.

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 (eg. Medicines, pesticides, digital cameras)