Library members have access to these resources free of charge. If you are not already a member you can join online and will be given a temporary membership number to use with your PIN. You will be able to use this number to access our online resources.
Overdrive App
In June 2017, Overdrive launched their new Libby App. Since then, its predecessor the Overdrive App has still been supported. Overdrive have announced that on Monday 1 May 2023 the Overdrive App will be retired. Please switch to the Libby App if you have not done so already. If you require any assistance, please contact digital.support@rbwm.gov.uk.
New eResources
- Naxos Spoken Word Library - Listen to over fourteen thousand book titles including plays, poetry and classic novels from medieval to the 21st century. For the authentication code to access the Naxos Spoken Word Library App, please email digital.support@rbwm.gov.uk
- Oxford What Everyone Needs To Know - Access to a wide range of books covering topics from Advertising to countries of the world.
- Oxford World's Classics - Access to novels, and other writings, from the 18th and 19th centuries, to support your research using comprehensive introductions, explanatory notes, chronologies, and bibliographies available in every book.
eLending
- Borrowbox - Free download of best selling eAudio books to your device. Install the Borrowbox app on any iOS Apple and Google Android devices.
- Kanopy - Stream thousands of movies with your library card. Get access to documentaries, world cinema, independent films. Learn something new with The Great Courses.
- Libby by OverDrive - Free download of eAudio and eBooks to your device. For the best experience, download the Libby app. If you experience any difficulties visit the Libby help or OverDrive help pages. (Not available on any Kindle device except the Amazon Fire).
- Naxos Music Library - Listen to more than two million songs from classical, jazz, folk, blues and world artists. Also contains a study area for music students. Simply enter your library card number to begin. For the authentication code to access the Naxos Music Library App, please email digital.support@rbwm.gov.uk
- Naxos Spoken Word Library - Listen to over fourteen thousand book titles including plays, poetry and classic novels from medieval to the 21st century. For the authentication code to access the Naxos Spoken Word Library App, please email digital.support@rbwm.gov.uk
- PressReader - All-you-can-read digital newsstand with thousands of the world's most popular newspapers and magazines. To create an account you will need your library card. You can also download the free PressReader app to access on any device.
eReference - Information Sources
- Access To Research - Academic e-journals and research papers. (Available on library computers only).
- Ancestry - Family history. (Available on library computers only).
- Cobra - Complete business reference adviser online - a range of business support for start-ups and small firms.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica - Children (5-11) Students (12-18) Adults.
- European Sources Online - European Union.
- FutureLearn - A wide variety of free online courses from top UK universities and specialist organisations.
- Go Citizen - Practice questions for UK citizenship tests.
- Google Digital Garage - Free digital skills courses.
- Issues Online - Social issues.
- Learn My Way - Learn how to use the internet. Free courses on using a computer, browsing the web, sending an email and finding work online.
- Money Saving Expert - Martin Lewis' website that shares tips on saving money.
- New Oxford Shakespeare - Fantastic eResource for anyone interested in Shakespeare and his works. This unique online edition provides the perfect resource for the future of Shakespeare studies.
- Niche Academy - Learn how to use our library online resources with online video tutorials, as well as tutorials for getting started with social media and internet basics.
- Oxford Dictionaries - Including dictionaries in a number of different languages.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - People who have shaped British history.
- Oxford English Dictionary - Home log-in or Library log-in.
- Oxford Reference Online
- Oxford Research Encyclopedias
- Oxford Very Short Introductions - Concise introductions to a diverse range of subject areas.
- Oxford What Everyone Needs To Know - Access to a wide range of books covering topics from Advertising to countries of the world.
- Oxford World's Classics - Access to novels, and other writings, from the 18th and 19th centuries, to support your research using comprehensive introductions, explanatory notes, chronologies, and bibliographies available in every book.
- Thames Pilot - History of the River Thames.
- Theory Test Pro - UK driving theory test.
- Times Digital Archive - 1785-2019.
- Universal Credit - How to guides - Interactive online courses provided by Learn My Way, including how to make your first claim online and what information you will need.
- Which? Online - Access using library computers only - please ask a member of staff to log you in.
- Who Else writes like...? - Guide to adult fiction authors.
- Who Next...? - Guide to children's authors and books.
- Who's Who and Who Was Who - Short biographies past and present.
- Windsor & Royal Borough Museum collection - view the museum's online collection.