The Reference Library offers the general public access to a range of electronic sources free of charge. The following list details some of the best used sources available.

Abstracts and Indexes

British Humanities Index

An index relating to the humanities, which is also available in book format.

Clover Periodical Index

An index to articles published in popular magazines from 1990 - 1997.

Business Information

Europages

Basic company information on the top 500,000 companies in Europe, which can be searched by name or activity.

Supplement to the Official Journal

A twice weekly production which details contracts being tendered in the European Community.

Education and General Interest

Citizens Charter In Your Area

A CD Rom guide to the implications of the Citizens Charter on where you live.

Encarta

An encyclopaedia CD Rom which has information on all sorts of topics.

English Poetry Plus

The full text of 5000 poems by 300 poets which can be searched in several ways. Useful for tracking down lines and phrases.

Europe In The Round

Country Profiles, maps and general information about Europe.

Keesings World Events 1960 -1994

Abstracts of the World's news over a 34 year time span.

OS Maps

Electronic mapping of the Humber region as at November 1995 and the North East Lincs GISTIX mapping system. There is a variable scale option and printouts are available in line with OS copyright restrictions. Please note - we cannot copy maps for planning applications.

Statistics

Regional Trends 1965 - 1995

A comparison of different areas of the country over a three year time span.

Social Trends 1970 - 1995 and Social Trends 1996

Two discs, one retrospective and on ecurrent detailing the social trends of Britain.

UK Markets

Statistics relating to different sectors of British industry.

Business

• Business Link
  A magazine for businesses in the area.
• Buy Local
  The North East Lincolnshire Buy Local Bulletin Board provides a fast and convienient method for contacting new suppliers, discovering new business opportunities and promoting business.
• Traveline
  Travel information for our area.
  

Churches 

• All Saints Church, Waltham
  The magazine of All Saints Church, Waltham and St. Helen's Church, Barnoldby-le-Beck.
• The Methodist Churches of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham
  All you could ever want to know about the local Methodist circuit.
• St Aidan's Parish Church
  Includes a history of the church, mission statement, newsletter and links to related sites.
• Salvation Army - Grimsby
  Includes weekly events, list of officers, songsters, band information and much more.

Education

• Franklin College
  Sixth Form College.
• Grimsby College
  Local centre for further and higher education courses.
• The Lighthouse
  The North East Lincolnshire Education Website with links to many local and national education sites including links to web sites of local schools.

Hobbies and Interests

• Lincolnshire Family History Society
  Lincolnshire pages of the genuki.com main site giving access to a large collection of genealogical data.
• Clubs and Societies
  North East Lincolnshire Council's list of local clubs and societies.

Media

• BBC Radio Humberside
  Local radio station.
• Franklin College Radio
  A student run station, broadcasting internally to the Student Lounge and some classrooms at Grimsby's Franklin College.
• This Is Grimsby
  Grimsby Evening Telegraph site - local evening paper.
• Viking FM
  Local radio station.

Miscellaneous

• Grimsby Links
  The most extensive collection of local links - if what you're looking for isn't here, it isn't out there!
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
  Covering the area between the Humber and the Wash.
• Up My Street
  Europe's first website that helps you pick and probe at the latest published statistics about where you live today or might live tomorrow.

National and Local Government                                     

• Austin Mitchell                                                                                                                  back to the top
  MP for Great Grimsby.
• Community Partnership
  Find out what's happening in regeneration in N E Lincolnshire.
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Kingston upon Hull Council
• Lincolnshire County Council
• North East Lincolnshire Council
• North Lincolnshire Council

Sport

• Grimsby Golf Club
  Course reviews and links to other golfing sites.
• Konjaku Shin National School of Karate
  Courses, training schedule and history of the club.
• Mariners Net
  Official site for Grimsby Town Football Club.
• North East Lincolnshire Target Club
  A private members owned sports club which caters for most forms of target shooting.
• Welholme Tennis and Squash Club
  A well established club where any standard of tennis or squash player is welcome. Visit the site for a complete history, programme, tournaments, membership details and much more.

Tourism

• The Humber Bridge
  An insight into the history of the making of the bridge, the financial aspects including toll charges, operating costs and traffic statistics, engineering details and staffing arrangements.
• Humberside Airport
  Holiday destinations, flights...
• Smooth Hound's Hotel and Guest House Directory
  Cleethorpes hotels, guest houses and self catering accommodation listed in an easy to use database.
• Waltham Windmill
  'Take a step back in time when the bread that we eat was made from corn ground by the power of the wind'...history, events, photographs.
• Grimsby - a photographic tour
  
  
  

  Other useful links by subject order
  The Arts
  Language
  Natural Science and Mathematics
  Philosophy and Psychology
  Religion
  Technology