Library Service

ActiveIT

The website for South Lanarkshire libraries' ActiveIT Learning Centres.
www.slc-learningcentres.org.uk

Encyclopedia Britannica (general site)

There are three sites within Encyclopedia Britannica's online information resource (general, junior and student). The general site provides access to information on a vast range of subjects, a dictionary and thesaurus, a world atlas, notable quotations, video clips, timelines, country comparisons and the year in review. To access the general site follow the link below (this link will open in a new window). Just enter your library card barcode number when prompted. If you do not have a library card please contact your nearest library (listed on the right).
library.eb.co.uk/eb?library_id=southlanarkshire

Encyclopedia Britannica (junior site)

There are three sites within Encyclopedia Britannica's online information resource (general, junior and student). Encyclopedia Britannica junior is aimed at younger children and uses simpler language with information arranged in main subjects, with news, featured animals, and video clips. To access the junior site, follow the link below (this link will open in a new window) and enter your library card barcode number. If you do not have a library card please contact your nearest library (listed on the right).
library.eb.co.uk/elementary?library_id=southlanarkshire

Encyclopedia Britannica (student site)

There are three sites within Encyclopedia Britannica's online information resource (general, junior and student). Encyclopedia Britannica student is aimed at older primary and secondary aged pupils and information is arranged by the main subject areas, with video clips, a dictionary and thesaurus and world news stories. To access the student site, follow the link below (this link will open in a new window) and enter your library card barcode number. If you do not have a library card please contact your nearest library (listed on the right).
library.eb.co.uk/comptons?library_id=southlanarkshire

Glasgow City Archives

Archives service for Glasgow City Council, GCA is located within the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. It holds a large number of local government and private collections relating to Glasgow and west and central Scotland. Its catalogues are also available via SCAN.
www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Leisure_Culture/Libraries/Collections

Imperial War Museum

The website holds a wealth of information from its museums round the country, including collections, learning and access and weblinks to related sites.
www.iwm.org.uk

National Archives of Scotland

NAS is responsible for the collection, preservation and provision of access to Scotland's public and legal records. It also holds a large number of records of private businesses, organisations and individuals. These records, which date from the 12th century onwards are a key resource for Scottish history. The NAS website has an online searchable catalogue and guides to the collections.
www.nas.gov.uk

National Register of Archives

The National Register of Archives provides details of collections held across the United Kingdom which relate to British history. The NRA provides a searchable database of collections on corporate, family, personal or place name.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/

NewsUK

NewsUK is an online news resource where you can search a wide range of national newspapers and view newspaper articles. You can also search local news websites. NewsUK could be helpful for school homework and college projects and for anyone interested in keeping up with current events. To access NewsUK you will need your library card barcode number - if you don't have a library card please contact your nearest library.
www.newsuk.co.uk

Scotland's People

The official government source of genealogical data for Scotland. Containing nearly 40 million records, it's one of the world's largest resources of genealogical information and one of the largest single information resources on the web.
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Scottish Archive Network

SCAN is an online network of local authority, university, religious, business and private archives across Scotland. The site provides access to searchable catalogues of each participating archive including South Lanarkshire Council. SCAN also operates the Scottish Documents and Scottish Handwriting websites.
www.scan.org.uk

Scran

Scran is the online learning image service with 300,000 images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media. It can be used as quality clip art or for learning applications.
www.scran.ac.uk