Online resources

Access to Research (opens new window) gives free access to over 15 million academic articles.

Full text articles can only be viewed in the library.

We provide free access to Ancestry Institution on the public computers in the library.

Ancestry have provided us with a link to the Wiltshire Parish records and wills on Ancestry (opens new window) so that Wiltshire records can be accessed from home. There are over 6.8 million names searchable within the collection, ranging from 1530-1916. In order to see the full search results, you will need to register for a free Ancestry guest account, providing an email address and password and accepting the terms and conditions of the website. The free at home access works for the Wiltshire collections only and, if you try to search another collection, you will reach a pay wall.

BFI Replay is a British Film Institute digital archive exclusively available on public computers in libraries. The archive covers six decades of video from the 1960s to the 2010s.

The British Newspaper Archive (opens new window) gives free access to millions of newspaper articles from the British Library newspaper collections. Register and view articles from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Articles can only be viewed in the library.

Develop your digital skills and learn how to stay safe online with Learn My Way (opens new window).

If you need help to get started with Learn My Way, book a one-to-one digital support appointment with library staff or volunteers. 

Borrow eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines for free from OverDrive and the Libby app.

The John Johnson Collection (opens new window) is a collection of ephemera from the Bodleian Library that offers unique insights into everyday life in Britain in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

When it requests a barcode, you'll need to enter WL at the start of your library card number to login.

Improve your confidence with numbers with the National Numeracy Challenge (nationalnumeracy.org.uk) (opens new window).

Listen to classical music, jazz, blues and new age with Naxos Music Library (opens new window).

Listen to novels, plays and poetry with ​​​​​​​Naxos Spoken Word Library (opens new window).

TheoryTest Pro for Wiltshire Libraries (opens new window) is an online simulation of the UK's driving theory test (you will need an email address to sign up).

Wiltshire community history (opens new window) is an award winning local history site.

Download the Explore Wiltshire app from the Apple App Store (opens new window) and Google Play (opens new window) to discover the historical landmarks, cultural sites and significant events that have helped to shape Wiltshire's landscape.  The app has initially launched featuring information and trails for Bradford on Avon, Chippenham, Cricklade, Devizes, Marlborough, Salisbury and Warminster, plus a link to the Explore Malmesbury webpage.

Wiltshire maps (Know Your Place - West of England) (opens new window) is a digital heritage mapping project to help you explore your neighbourhood online through historic maps.