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African American Music Reference (Alexander Street Press)

Books & Media (BDS)

British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press)

British Standards Online

Cans advice notes (Cans)

Classical Music Reference Library (Alexander Street Press)

Credo Reference

EISODUS (Careers Europe)

EXODUS (Careers Europe)

Findmypast.co.uk (Brightsolid)

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online (Alexander Street Press)

Grove Art Online (Oxford University Press)

Grove Music Online (Oxford University Press)

Music Online: reference (Alexander Street Press)

Oxford Biblical Studies Online (Oxford University Press)

Oxford Dictionaries Pro (Oxford University Press)

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press)

Oxford English Dictionary Online (Oxford University Press)

Oxford Islamic Studies Online (Oxford University Press)

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (Oxford University Press)

Oxford Reference Online (Oxford University Press)

Public Information Online (Dandy Booksellers)

UK/EIRE Reference Centre (EBSCO)

Who's Who and Who Was Who (Oxford University Press)