York Libraries online resources

Library catalogue: Search all City of York libraries, reserve and renew items.

Yortime: Your online guide to local clubs, organisations and events in York.

Imagine York: Historic photographs and documents from the library and city archives.

National and international resources

Ancestry Library Edition gives free access to a wealth of family history records including Births, Marriages and Deaths; Census Returns; Passenger Lists and many more.
(You will need to use a library computer and your City of York library card number to use this resource). Please note that Ancestry Library Edition is accessible from library computers only.

Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus): Instant access to 100 of the best print and online reference sources.
(You will need your City of York Library card number to use this resource)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online offers access to a wealth of information from encyclopedias, magazines, videos and websites.
(You will need your City of York Library card number to use this resource)

• Britannica Junior for ages 5 to 11
• Britannica Student for ages 12 to 18
• Encyclopaedia Britannica for ages 18 plus

Newsbank: Access to UK, Ireland and World newspapers - full-text content of newspapers and business journals.
(You will need your City of York Library card number to use this resource)

Oxford Art Online: the gateway to art research, including the Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms and Grove Art Online.
(You will need your City of York Library card number to use this resource)

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: 55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond.  You are welcome to look at anything up to 1,000 pages per session.
(You will need your City of York Library card number to use this resource)

Oxford English Dictionary Online: The definitive record of the English language.
(You will need your City of York Library card number to use this resource - sign in at the top of the page)

Oxford Music Online: the gateway to music research, including The Oxford Dictionary of Music, the Oxford Companion to Music and Grove Music Online.
(You will need your City of York Library card number to use this resource)

Oxford Reference Online: Quick-reference information plus authoritative in-depth articles - over 900,000 entries across 25 subjects, including an expanding range of Oxford Companions, and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotation.
(You will need your City of York Library card number to use this resource)

The People's Network: Online services from England's public libraries. The site offers you a trusted place to find information on absolutely anything and helps you make the most of books and reading.

• Enquire: The live online link to reference library staff, 24 hours a day.
• Discover: A guide through the web's hidden treasures from English libraries, museums and archives.
• Read: Explore books and reading and share them with others 

The council is not responsible for the content or reliability of external websites.