Walsall Information Zone
Walsall Information Zone
Problems? Questions? See our FAQs sections. |
Use in the Library onlyThis information is only available to use in the library |
Remote accessThis information is available to library members from home or work by using their library card details. If you have difficulty this maybe the security setting of your computer |
Ancestry Library Edition
Information to help you with searching for family history
Business Information
Provides access to a wide range of business information for small and start-up businesses
Username and password needed – ask staff for details
British Standards
Online access to all copies of British Standards
Access at the Walsall Central Reference Library only
Business Products and Services
Information on products and services
Username and password needed – ask staff for details
Company Information
Company accounts, activities, ownership and management for over 1.9 million UK companies and summary information for smaller businesses
Username and password needed – ask staff for details
Countries of the world
Reference works, covering political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories. (Access from Walsall libraries only)
Countries of the world
Reference works, covering political and economic information in over 250 countries
(Remote Access Only) please use the following information to log on
Username = Walsall
Password = ambi6n
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Online Library Edition
- For ages 18+
This encyclopaedia is available to library members remotely but only from home and with computers for personal use only
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Student Edition
- For ages 12 to 18
This encyclopaedia is available to library members remotely but only from home and with computers for personal use only
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Junior Edition
- For ages 5 to 11
This encyclopaedia is available to library members remotely but only from home and with computers for personal use only
Issues Online
Providing information on a broad range of topics relating to our changing society
Medical database
Providing a range of information on medical issues including hospitals, consultants and GP's
Username and password needed – ask staff for details
Newspapers, Magazines and the Times Digital Archive online
An online, searchable collection of
14 newspapers (from 1st January 1985),
33 magazines (from 1st January 2001) and the
Times Digital Archive (from 1st January 1785 to 1985)
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Oxford University Press Websites
You can access the following Oxford University Press websites from any of Walsall Library FLC Centres.
Or by using your Walsall Library card you can also access these sites from any remote access point.
From remote access points please add the prefix WAL to your library card number.
Therefore x01234567899 will become walx01234567899
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
National Dictionary of National Biography, 50,000 biographies of people who shaped history
Oxford Reference Online
Online access to the world's most trusted reference collection
Oxford Music Online
The new gateway into music research and the access point for new and forthcoming Oxford music reference subscriptions and products
Oxford Art Online
The innovative new gateway into art research and the access point for Oxford art reference subscriptions and publications.
Oxford English Dictionary
The definitive record of the English language
Internal access, Walsall library FLC's only
Oxford English Dictionary
The definitive record of the English language
Library card access only
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Postcodes online
Find any postcode or address within the UK
Username and password needed – ask staff for details
Retail Directory Online
Access to locations and contact information of retailers nationwide via the Shopping Street Surveys section.
Username and password needed – ask staff for details
Thomson Business Search PRO
Over 2 million UK business listings at your fingertips. Carry out basic company searches free of charge
Username and password needed for more complex chargeable searches – ask staff for details
Which Extra
Up to date which reports as well as a 2 year archive
Only available in library which receive the Which reports.
Username and password needed – ask staff for details
World Book Encyclopaedia
For homework enquiries and facts and figures
World Book Encyclopaedia
When using computers from a remote location (i.e. not at the Walsall library FLC's) please add the prefix WL to your library card number. Therefore x01234567899 will become wlx01234567899