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Box of Broadcasts

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BoB is an on demand TV and radio service for education. Record programmes from over 65 free-to-air channels, and search the extensive archive. BoB user guide

ProQuest Ebook Central

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Authoritative ebooks at your fingertips.
ProQuest Ebook Central user guide

New / Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Construction Training

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Online resource for Level 2 and 3 Construction.

Digital and IT Training

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Online guides and activities for Level 3 Digital, IT and Computing courses.

Education and Childcare

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Online teaching and learning resources for Childcare and Education up to Level 4.

Hairdressing Training

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A free online service for hairdressing and barbering teachers and students.

Health and Social Care Training

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Online teaching and learning resources for Level 2 and 3 Health and Social Care.

VLeBooks

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Read thousands of books online on any device.

Westlaw

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An online legal research service and proprietary database for lawyers and legal professionals available in over 60 countries. Westlaw includes more than 40,000 databases of case law, state and federal statutes, administrative codes, newspaper and magazine articles, public records, law journals, law reviews, treatises, legal forms and other information resources.