Oxford Reference Online - Premium

Fast access to top-quality, authoritative information on every subject - from Art to Zoology!

’Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection’ is a vast online reference library, available 24/7. It combines in-depth content with authoritative, quick-reference coverage of the full subject spectrum.

A vast online reference library...

• Over 1 million entries across 25 subjects, including an expanding range of Oxford Companions, and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
• English dictionaries, and bilingual dictionaries of French, German, Spanish, and Italian
• Timelines link over 2,000 key events in 20th-century history
• Over 12,000 images - including 6,000 in full colour with fully searchable captions
• 500+ full-colour maps and flags
• Over 2,600 high-quality and carefully researched web links
• Updated regularly
  
  
  Access from Gateshead Libraries
  To access the site from within the library, click on the link to the right
  
  Access from home
  If you are a Gateshead Library member, you can now access this resource from any PC. Go to www.oxfordreference.com and click on ’library card barcode login’. This will take you to a page where you can enter your full library card number - press enter and you’re in! Enjoy.