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The Answerbank
- Online question and answer site with a UK focus. Users can both pose and answer questions across a wide variety of categories.
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Association for Information Management
- Membership association for people who manage information and knowledge in organizations, who are not necessarily librarians.
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British Standards
- Database of standards published by the British Standards Institution. Includes purchase options but many members of public libraries have free access via their county library websites.
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Cans
- Subscription service delivering accurate and up-to-date legal information on British and European law. Includes a three day trial but many public and educational libraries provide free home access.
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Collins Dictionary
- Features a free online, comprehensive English dictionary and thesaurus, plus translation options.
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CyberLibrary Reference Online
- Provides free home access to online reference resources for public library members in South West England.
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Debrett's Online
- Extensive online version of Debrett's, the modern authority on etiqutte, the social season and people in British society. Includes searchable biographies, articles, calendars and publications list.
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Greatvine
- Gives access to 150 experts on a variety of topics, available to answer questions and offer advice by phone.
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Howopia
- Contains a wide range of user contributed instructions and guides for accomplishing just about any task. Includes information on how to contribute.
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Information and Records Management Society
- Professional organisation for those concerned with record or information management. Features information on special interest groups and Society awards, as well as conference details and downloadable guides.
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Inspiring Learning for All
- Initiative developed by the MLA to enable museums, libraries and archives to develop their learning offerings. Features case studies and resources.
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Mirror.co.uk: 11/11/11
- 11 things you need to know about the 11th November 2011 provided by the Mirror news group.
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Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
- Government agency supporting museums, galleries, libraries and archives in England; includes information about their programmes, publications, events, and regional network.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Subscription site with free access provided for the members of many public libraries. Includes free index of people in British history and essays and articles.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: On The Open Shelves
- Offers a wide variety of free content and themed articles/collections of biographies.
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Phrase Finder
- Contains detailed information on the origin and meanings of thousands of English sayings, phrases and idioms. Includes a discussion forum.
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The Rudiments of Wisdom
- Features thousands of cartoons by British cartoonist and engineer Tim Hunkin, offering wisdom and explanations for just about everything, from angels to zinc.
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Said What
- Provides an extensive collection of quotes for all occasions.
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UKQnA.com
- Online questions and answers resource featuring various topics including cars, health, beauty and style, computers and internet, consumer electronics, food, games, science, sports, and travel.
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Who's Who
- Promotes the Who's Who directory, containing biographies of "everyone who's anyone" in British society. Includes a history of the publication, list of new entries and advice for those charged with writing the biography entries.
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Yahoo! Answers UK and Ireland
- Ask questions on a wide range of topics and help others by answering their questions.
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