Reference library

Whether you are a student, a business owner or interested in researching your family tree, our reference library has more than 150,000 items, including books, journals, electronic databases and resources available through our website.

When you visit our reference library you will have access to a large collection of encyclopaedias, dictionaries and other standard reference works where can can find information on subjects such as law, medicine, business, health and safety, patents, sciences, the arts and statistics.

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• find out what online resources you can access in our libraries
• reference resources for businesses
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