24 Hour Library
Using the 24 Hour Library
We subscribe to a wide range of internet services that members of Bristol Libraries can use, free of charge. Most of these resources can be used from home, your very own 24 hour library.
To use a resource select one of the subject headings from the list below, this will take you to a page with more detail.
Home login:
- To login from home, select one of the resources (follow the subject links below) and if asked for your membership, enter the letters ANP followed by your library card number.
- If you are not a library member, visit our how to join page.
Library access:
- Most of these resources can be used from any library, each entry tells you where you can use it.
- It's advisable to phone and book a library computer in advance.
- Find branch library contact details on the A to Z of libraries.
- For the Central Library ring 0117 903 7234.
Our online resources arranged by subject
Art and music
Naxos
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Music Online
Business, employment and careers
Cobra (business and employment advice)
Corporate Researcher (Central Library use only)
IPoint
Mintel (Central Library use only)
Funding
GIN and PIN (by Funderfinder)
Living in Great Britain
Driving Theory Test Pro
Life in Great Britain (Library use only)
Organisations Database
Patient Choice
News and current affairs
19th Century British Library Newspapers
Annual Register (Library use only)
Custom Journal database
Issues Online
Newsbank
Pathé News
Times Digital Archive
Reference and family history
Ancestry Library edition (Library use only)
Cyberlibrary
Enquire - ask a librarian 24/7
John Johnson Collection (Library use only)
Library Catalogue
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Reference Online
Who’s Who and Who Was Who
Your feedback wanted
If you have you used any of the services above, and would like to let us know how useful you found them, please email bristol.library.service@bristol.gov.uk with your comments. Please put '24 hour library' in the subject box. Thank you.
related links
- Joining the library - To access these websites from home you need to be a library member. It's free to join.
related documents
- Instructions for using Ancestry. (pdf, 434 Kb)
- Instructions for using Newsbank. (pdf, 86 Kb)
- Instructions for using 19th Century British Library Newspapers (pdf, 110 Kb)
- Instructions for using Oxford Art Online. (pdf, 333 Kb)
- Instructions for using the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (pdf, 347 Kb)
- Instructions for using the Oxford English Dictionary. (pdf, 190 Kb)
- Instructions for using Oxford Music Online. (pdf, 324 Kb)
- Instructions for using Oxford Reference Online. (pdf, 234 Kb)
- Instructions for using the Times Digital Archive. (pdf, 175 Kb)
- List of 50 online journals we subscribe to with Infotrac. (pdf, 49 Kb)
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