Ask Scotland brings together a network of professional librarian expertise from all over Scotland. The service will enable greater use of public libraries and their unique collections and resources to answer all Scottish related queries.
This new online library reference service is developed and maintained by the Scottish Library and Information Council(SLIC), in collaboration with OCLC, and local authorities in Scotland.
To submit a question and receive an answer from Scottish librarians, use the link to enquiry form below.

Ask Scotland enquiry form

• Encyclopaedia Britannica

• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

• Britannica Student

• SCRAN

• Britannica Junior

• Grove Art Online

• Credo Reference

• Grove Music Online

• KnowUK

• Oxford Reference Online

• Kompass

• Oxford English Dictionary

• NewsUK

• Who's Who and Who Was Who?

Encyclopaedia Britannica

This world famous encyclopaedia also gives you the latest news, statistics for countries throughout the world and historical timelines.
For ages 18+

Britannica Student

For ages 12 - 18

Britannica Junior

For ages 5 - 11

Credo Reference

Search and browse more than 390 high quality reference books from the world's leading publishers. Includes encyclopaedias, dictionaries, books of quotations, conversion tables etc

Know UK

An online library combining the contents of over 100 key reference books, providing information about the people, places, institutions and organisations of the United Kingdom.

Kompass

A database of over 200,000 companies in the UK. THE place to find information on companies, products and services.

News UK

Keyword -searchable database of 69 of the most popular Scottish and UK newspaper titles. Includes supplements but not pictures, graphics, cartoons or adverts.

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Over 56,000 historical biographies of people who shaped British History from the earliest times.
NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your  borrower number.

SCRAN 

SCRAN is the history and culture site which lets you learn directly by accessing images, movies, sounds and virtual reality. There are one million heritage records from museums, galleries, archives and media.

Grove Art Online

Grove Art Online is the ultimate source of information on all aspects of art! From mosaics to multimedia, from performance art to printmaking, and from Tracey Emin to J M W Turner, Grove Art Online can tell you everything you need to know about visual art worldwide. Illustrated with over 5000 images.
NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your  borrower number.

Grove Music Online

Grove Music Online covers all aspects of music from the earliest beginnings to the present day. From Mozart to Madonna, punk rock to polka, panpipes to bagpipes - Grove Music Online is a wealth of information about anything & everything related to the world of music.
NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your borrower number.

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Oxford Reference Online

Oxford Reference Online is a vast collection of subject dictionaries and reference books offering over 1.4 million facts and definitions many of them illustrated. Wide range of subjects covered and also contains bilingual dictionaries and a range of English Dictionaries and the thesauruses.
NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your borrower number.

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is for everyone who wants to know the meaning, history or pronunciation of any word, from earliest English to the present day. OED traces the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years.
NOTE: to gain access to this database enter "TMC" as a prefix to your  borrower number.

Who's Who and Who Was Who

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