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E-books and some e-resources require an Athens access.

Berg Fashion Library offers access to 10-volume Berg Encyclopedia of Dress and Fashion, nearly 60 e-books and thousands of images. No password required within the College. For off-campus access, select Login with Shibboleth on the home page, then NWHC and use your Athens password.

E-Teach Beauty Therapy - free student resiurces; tutors may use a teaching area - please ask Library staff for the access details.

Global Markets & Companies provides in-depth analysis of over 150,000 businesses worldwide. No password required within the College; Athens password when off-campus.

Hairdressing training – Readable explanations of hairdressing terms and descriptions of hair products, clear lessons on hair cutting, and links to other websites. No password required within the College; Athens password when off-campus.

InterEd – A resource for early years students and practitioners No password required within the College; Athens password required when off-campus.

Intute – A database of online resources covering almost all curriculum areas taught in the College. Authoritative, current, relevant. No password required.

Issues online – Around 60 up-to-date articles packed with factual data on topics relevant to students of Child Studies, Health and Social Care, Sociology etc. No password required within the College; Athens password when off-campus.

Nielsen BookData - The largest bibliographical database of English-language books. On-campus access only.

Sensus.ac.uk – A place to access data from the 1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 UK censuses. No password required within the College; Athens password required when off-campus.

Tourism Insights – A collection of quality articles by contributors from all sectors of the tourism industry. Available without a password from computers in the College. This resource is not updated any more, but the content is still available online.

VADS (Visual Arts Data Service) - An online resource for visual arts. This site holds over 100,000 high quality digital images free for use in learning, teaching and research.

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  • NewsBank provides access to national and regional newspaper archives, incl. main daily publications, the Economist, East and West Midland titles. Accessible via Leicester City Library.
  • Oxford Art Online provides access to Grove Art Online (art encyclopaedia covering all aspects of visual art),  The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.

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This article was last updated 19/01/2012