Online Resources

Access to Research provides free access to over 30 million academic papers and journal articles.

Thousands of free courses covering subjects such as IT, health, business, personal development and much more

The American Economic Review (AER) is a general-interest economics journal. Available in Kensington Central Library only.

Tracing your family history just got a lot easier. You can access Ancestry in our libraries using our online access. Ancestry is also home to our digitized collection. 

Bank of England Inflation Reports

Bank of English quarterly bulletins.

The Berg Fashion Library is the only resource to provide integrated text and image content on world dress and fashion throughout history.

From acid house to zydeco, and from Acapulco to Zanzibar, it provides unrivalled scholarly coverage of modern popular music worldwide, covering the mid-20th century to the present day.

Bloomsbury Visual Arts combines visual inspiration with practical advice on everything from idea generation and research techniques to portfolio development.

BorrowBox lets you access amazing audiobooks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for free via the BorrowBox app. All your favourite content, at the click of a button.

COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser) is an encyclopaedia of practical information for starting, running and managing a small business.

Commentary is a monthly American magazine on religion, Judaism, Israel and politics, as well as social and cultural issues. 

Available in Kensington Central Library only

The Institute of Economic Affairs is primarily an educational charity, working with students, academics, government bodies, and key decision-makers to highlight how markets can work to benefit society.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

The European Central Bank's (ECB) Economic Bulletin is a publication that provides analysis of economic, monetary, and financial developments that inform the Governing Council's policy decisions.

Everything you need to study for a career in fashion

Fame has comprehensive information on both public and private companies across the UK and Ireland. It helps you research individual companies, search for companies with specific profiles, and do detailed analysis.

Fashion Photography Archive showcases forty years of contemporary fashion history from runway and backstage to street-syle fashion, and key designers' shows.

Search for your family's history through UK records

An online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK test or British citizenship test.

The foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, updated regularly and covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day.

History is a peer-reviewed journal featuring a wide variety of historical topics. Available in Kensington Central Library only.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

IXL is an online learning experience that provides comprehensive, curriculum-based Maths and English for children in Reception up to Year 13.

65,000 items of printed ephemera particularly focusing on advertising and 19th century entertainment materials

The Journal of Contemporary History publishes articles covering a broad range of historical approaches including social, economic, political, diplomatic, intellectual and cultural. It is noted both for its intellectual rigour and the accessible style of its contributions.

KidSpeak is a fun, age-appropriate online language course designed for children ages six and up.

Learn My Way has free courses for you to learn digital skills to stay safe and connected

Libby is an online external repository for ebooks, eaudiobooks, emagazines and escores. You need a library card in order to access Libby content. 

LiDA-Europe app is the library app used by RBKC and Westminster Libraries & Archives.

LiDA-Europe app is the library app used by RBKC and Westminster Libraries & Archives.

Naxos Music Library is an online classical music library.

NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.

The free Odilo app has 1,700 eBooks and eAudiobooks in Ukrainian, in a variety of genres. There are titles for both adults and children.

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers, podcasts and statistics and is the knowledge base of OECD's analysis and data.

Free learning from The Open University

Authoritative research guides on British and Irish Literature and Victorian Literature

The most authoritative collection of British biographies

The most extensive dictionary of the English language and its origins

Combines Grove Music with the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, the Oxford Dictionary and Companion

Over 200 reference books from the Oxford University Press

A comprehensive collection of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on an ever-growing range of topics.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

Available in Kensington Central Library only

With over 6,000 publications from over 100 countries in over 60 languages, PressReader is the leading digital newspaper and magazine provider for premium content.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

A dynamic digital platform designed to support moving-image studies. It offers a broad range of content including books, screenplays, overview articles and learning resources from Bloomsbury, Faber & Faber, and BFI.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

Available in Kensington Central Library only

Theory Test Pro has everything you need to get ready for your driving theory and hazard perception tests.

The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for the 19th and 20th Century history detailing every complete page of every issue from 1785.

Transparent Language Online provides a fun, effective, and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language.

Test results, recommendations and advice guides. Available on site only.

Directory of the noteworthy and influential, plus 100,000+ entries from the archives dating back to 1898

Test results, recommendations and advice guides. Available on site only.

The Berg Fashion Library is the only resource to provide integrated text and image content on world dress and fashion throughout history.

Bloomsbury Visual Arts combines visual inspiration with practical advice on everything from idea generation and research techniques to portfolio development.

Everything you need to study for a career in fashion

Fashion Photography Archive showcases forty years of contemporary fashion history from runway and backstage to street-syle fashion, and key designers' shows.

The foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, updated regularly and covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day.

65,000 items of printed ephemera particularly focusing on advertising and 19th century entertainment materials

The most authoritative collection of British biographies

Directory of the noteworthy and influential, plus 100,000+ entries from the archives dating back to 1898

The American Economic Review (AER) is a general-interest economics journal. Available in Kensington Central Library only.

Bank of England Inflation Reports

Bank of English quarterly bulletins.

COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser) is an encyclopaedia of practical information for starting, running and managing a small business.

The Institute of Economic Affairs is primarily an educational charity, working with students, academics, government bodies, and key decision-makers to highlight how markets can work to benefit society.

The European Central Bank's (ECB) Economic Bulletin is a publication that provides analysis of economic, monetary, and financial developments that inform the Governing Council's policy decisions.

Fame has comprehensive information on both public and private companies across the UK and Ireland. It helps you research individual companies, search for companies with specific profiles, and do detailed analysis.

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers, podcasts and statistics and is the knowledge base of OECD's analysis and data.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

Available in Kensington Central Library only

BorrowBox lets you access amazing audiobooks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for free via the BorrowBox app. All your favourite content, at the click of a button.

Libby is an online external repository for ebooks, eaudiobooks, emagazines and escores. You need a library card in order to access Libby content. 

Tracing your family history just got a lot easier. You can access Ancestry in our libraries using our online access. Ancestry is also home to our digitized collection. 

Search for your family's history through UK records

The free Odilo app has 1,700 eBooks and eAudiobooks in Ukrainian, in a variety of genres. There are titles for both adults and children.

Transparent Language Online provides a fun, effective, and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language.

Thousands of free courses covering subjects such as IT, health, business, personal development and much more

An online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK test or British citizenship test.

Learn My Way has free courses for you to learn digital skills to stay safe and connected

Free learning from The Open University

Theory Test Pro has everything you need to get ready for your driving theory and hazard perception tests.

LiDA-Europe app is the library app used by RBKC and Westminster Libraries & Archives.

LiDA-Europe app is the library app used by RBKC and Westminster Libraries & Archives.

From acid house to zydeco, and from Acapulco to Zanzibar, it provides unrivalled scholarly coverage of modern popular music worldwide, covering the mid-20th century to the present day.

Naxos Music Library is an online classical music library.

Combines Grove Music with the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, the Oxford Dictionary and Companion

A dynamic digital platform designed to support moving-image studies. It offers a broad range of content including books, screenplays, overview articles and learning resources from Bloomsbury, Faber & Faber, and BFI.

Commentary is a monthly American magazine on religion, Judaism, Israel and politics, as well as social and cultural issues. 

Available in Kensington Central Library only

NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.

With over 6,000 publications from over 100 countries in over 60 languages, PressReader is the leading digital newspaper and magazine provider for premium content.

The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for the 19th and 20th Century history detailing every complete page of every issue from 1785.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

IXL is an online learning experience that provides comprehensive, curriculum-based Maths and English for children in Reception up to Year 13.

KidSpeak is a fun, age-appropriate online language course designed for children ages six and up.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

The most extensive dictionary of the English language and its origins

Over 200 reference books from the Oxford University Press

A comprehensive collection of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on an ever-growing range of topics.

Access to Research provides free access to over 30 million academic papers and journal articles.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

The world famous, award winning Encyclopaedia Britannica is now available online in our libraries.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

History is a peer-reviewed journal featuring a wide variety of historical topics. Available in Kensington Central Library only.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

The Journal of Contemporary History publishes articles covering a broad range of historical approaches including social, economic, political, diplomatic, intellectual and cultural. It is noted both for its intellectual rigour and the accessible style of its contributions.

Authoritative research guides on British and Irish Literature and Victorian Literature

A comprehensive collection of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on an ever-growing range of topics.

Available in Kensington Central Library only

Available in Kensington Central Library only

Available in Kensington Central Library only