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Ez-Information 24/7
Ez-information 24/7
Looking for information? Your library can help - we have a wide range of reference books, free access to the internet and staff are always happy to help you find the answers. But if you can't get to a library we can still help. These online services are freely available from every Fife Council Library, and to library members at home 24 hours a day – you’ll need the number on the back of your library card. Click on the links to discover a world of information.
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.
Oxford Reference Online - A vast reference library with over 1 million entries covering the widest range of subjects. To visit the site from home you will need to login by entering FIFE and then your borrower card number, for example, FIFER123456 or FIFE63325011223344.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Contains over 56,000 biographies of anyone who was anyone in British history, from the Romans to the 21st century. To visit the site from home you will need to login by entering FIFE and then your borrower card number, for example, FIFER123456 or FIFE63325011223344.
Know UK - A complimentary, online reference library made up of over 100 books and other publications on subjects including general knowledge, personal finance, information about events in your area and much more. To login, the password is your library card number and your PIN.
NewsUK - The best resource for UK news online. You can search the most popular 56 British newspapers in one easy database. For example, you can follow current political debate, find reports about schools or read articles about holiday destinations. To login, the password is your library card number and your PIN.
Oxford English Dictionary - Find out the meaning, history, or pronunciation of any word in English, from earliest English to present day.
If you are visiting the site from HOME, click here and login by entering FIFE and then your borrower card number, for example, FIFER12345 or FIFE63325011223344
If you are visiting the site from a Fife Library, click here and login by entering FIFE and then your borrower card number, for example, FIFER12345 or FIFE63325011223344
You can access more online resources in your community library using our free EzFife computers during normal opening hours.
SCRAN is a charitable learning resource base with more than 360,000 images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media.
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland, covering the 1790s and the 1830s, are among the best contemporary reports of life during the agricultural and industrial revolutions in Europe.
Ancestry.co.uk is available for free in Kirkcaldy Central, Dunfermline Carnegie, Cupar and Methil Libraries to help you research your family history.
Costs
Free
For more information contact
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