Library Online Services

► Turn On, Engage, Explore!
Wigan Libraries community information database is a guide to clubs, societies and organisations in your area. Looking for a new hobby, interest or support group? Try our database - your gateway to over a thousand local and national groups and information in the Wigan & Bolton area.

	You can now search online for the availability of ANY title in ANY of our libraries at ANY time. ► Online Public Access Catalogue

	People's Network Services in all borough libraries help everyone to make the most of the online world, and it's FREE for everyone. To enquire, discover and read online for free 24/7 from anywhere, see what the People's Network can do for you.
► Oxford Art Online ► Oxford Music Online ► Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ► Oxford English Dictionary Online ► Oxford Reference Online ► Who's Who	In addition to publishing over 4,600 books every year, Oxford is a major provider of online information to libraries, and has an international reputation for the quality of its publishing programme. It includes millions of entries from architecture to zoology. Please Note: When accessing the links on the left library members using this service from home need to enter the word WIGAN followed by their library card number (no spaces) in the "Library card number" login box.

Credo Reference Credo Reference is the new name for Xreferplus Credo - Student Version	► Using Credo within Wigan Libraries Credo is a collection of dictionaries, encyclopedias and subject specific titles. ► Using Credo from home or the office You will be required to enter your Library Card Number. Then you can start to search.

The online version of the popular encyclopaedia!	► Using Heinemann World Book within Wigan Libraries ► Using Heinemann World Book from home or the office Click on the link above. When the site opens, enter WL followed by your library card number and click 'Go'.

NewsUK NewsUK is a collection of archived national and regional newspapers.	► Using NewsUK within Wigan Libraries ► Using NewsUK from home or the office You will be required to type in your Library Card Number.

A comprehensive reference and learning resource, which comprises an academic version for all ages, a student version and a junior version, all with thousands of web links. To access, please click on the relevant picture or link below. To access Britannica from home you need your library card number.


► Library Edition	► Student (12-18 yrs)	► Junior (5-11 yrs)

The following are for use in the library ONLY. Please ask a member of staff for details.

AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY ONLINE
► American National Biography Online

ANCESTRY
Ancestry offers a wide and diverse variety of unique content from around the world allowing you to trace your family history. With over 4 billion names in over 4,000 collections Ancestry is the leading resource of it’s kind online.
► Ancestry Online

GAZETTEER PLUS
The worldwide guide to Hotels, apartments and travel information.
► Gazetteer Plus