Bridgend County Borough Council

This page lists a selection of useful websites recommended by library staff.

Grove Art Online is an innovative new gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location.

Grove Music Online is the gateway offering users the ability to access and cross-search multiple music reference resources in one location

Search for articles from the first 200 years of the world's greatest newspaper using The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985. To access it all you need is a valid Bridgend Libraries card.

Britannica Online is the classic encyclopaedia containing 123,000 up-to-the-minute articles. To access it all you need is a valid Bridgend Libraries card.

It is also available in two special editions, Britannica Junior for ages 5-11 and Britannica Student for ages 12-18. To access it all you need is a valid Bridgend Libraries card.

Newsbank contains thousands of full-text articles from more than 20 Welsh and over 350 U.K. daily and weekly newspapers. Includes the North Wales edition of the Daily Post, the Western Mail, The South Wales Evening Post, The Times from 1985 forward, Economist, Financial Times, The Guardian and The Scotsman.

library.wales.org is a mine of information and an excellent free resource for everyone. Get the right answer first time and every time at your library online.

European Sources Online (ESO) is an online database which provides access to information on the institutions and activities of the European Union, the countries, regions and other international organisations of Europe, and on the issues of importance to European citizens and stakeholders.

Important - to access European Sources Online you must be using a PC in one of Bridgend Library and Information Service's libraries / Life Centres / Cyberlinks.

This site provides information about the work of Newsplan Cymru and access to a database of Welsh newspapers available in libraries either in paper form or on microfilm.

Wales on the Web is the gateway to access quality websites and information of Welsh interest.

The National Library of Wales is one of the great libraries of the world. The website includes a catalogue to the NLW's collections and digital images of the library's treasures.

Whichbook.net gives readers an enjoyable and intuitive way to find books to match their mood. Instead of looking for a crime novel, you can look for a book that is unpredictable, very romantic and a little bit sad. Or a challenging book that's also funny with plenty of sex. whichbook.net will find titles which match your preferences. If you don't fancy any of the books offered, change your choices and try again - there are 20 million different individual permutations possible!

Need a break from stress, the kids or the ironing? Give Me a Break can help you choose a book which will get you away from it all.

Ask Cymru is Wales' electronic reference library. A team of trained reference librarians throughout Wales is ready and waiting to answer your factual questions and you'll have a response within 48 hours.

On Revealweb you will be able to find out about:

• a range of resources that are available in Braille, moon, audio and digital talking books, large print and more
• contact details of organisations that hold titles in accessible formats
• who produces, loans or sells accessible material

HMSO Online features the full-text of Government Acts from 1988 and Statutory Instruments from 1987.

Adviceguide is a website produced by the Citizens Advice Bureau and contains a wealth of information on your money, your family, your daily life and your rights.

HOWIS, the official website of NHS Wales, is a seamless service bringing together information sources about the health and lifestyle of the population of Wales into a simple, electronic-based service.

The National Archives looks after and makes available all kinds of public records. It contains a storehouse of information for anyone interested in family history, local history and military history.

BAVALINC (Bridgend and Vale Libraries in the Community) is a partnership of library services that operate within the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend County Borough Council areas. Established in February 2003, BAVALINC currently encompasses 30 individual service points including public, further education, independent college and postgraduate college libraries.