{"id":1837,"date":"2014-05-14T14:44:53","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T13:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salibblog.wordpress.com\/?page_id=1837"},"modified":"2021-09-01T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T09:06:13","slug":"reference-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/or\/stromnessacademylibrary\/liblinks\/reference-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Orkney Library &amp; Archive<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orkneylibrary.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Orkney Library &amp; Archive online<\/strong><\/a> resources are available for you to use. Some will require a library membership. Membership cards can be picked up from the school library, or you could go into the Stromness or Kirkwall library yourself. Your will require your parent&#8217;s signature.<\/p>\n<h4>Encyclopaedias<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Q-FIles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.q-files.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Q-Files<\/a> <span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">The Great Illustrated Encyclopedia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/encyclopedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Infoplease: Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Britannica<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">An abbreviated (short) version of the full Encyclopedia Britannica which, if you have Orkney Library &amp; Archive membership, can view via their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orkneylibrary.org.uk\/html\/onlineresources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.encyclo.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Encyclo Online Encyclopedia<\/a> <span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">An encyclopedia that links to other online sources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reference.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howstuffworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Stuff Works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.symbols.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Encyclopedia of of Western Signs &amp; Ideograms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIA World Factbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchillarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Churchill Archive<\/a> (Subscription &#8211; free until 2020) Access should be automatic when using school computers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Dictionaries<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cambridge Dictionaries Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.reference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dictionary.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford Advanced Learner&#8217;s Dictionary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldoceonline.com\/\">Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english-french\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collins French Online Dictionary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english-german\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collins German Online Dictionary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\">Newspapers &amp; Magazines<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orcadian.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Orcadian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shetlandtimes.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Shetland Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Scotsman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/tto\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tes.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Independant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.net\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EuroNews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/theobserver\/sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Observer Sport<\/a>\u00a0(The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qthemusic.com\/?page=q4music.now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Q Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"#top\"><button style=\"background-color: #50b1ba;color: white\" type=\"button\"><strong>Back to top<\/strong><\/button> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orkney Library &amp; Archive Orkney Library &amp; Archive online resources are available for you to use. 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