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British Standards Online

Full text access to current, draft and withdrawn British Standards, plus international standards which have been adopted by the British Standards Institute.

This is a ‘view only’ database – printing and downloading are not available. This resource is one of a range of services provided by our Devon Business & IP Centre. Available in Paignton Library. To access from home, please log into your library account then click the new link that appears above in the login only links section.

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IBIS World

A comprehensive collection of UK industry market research and industry risk ratings. This resource is one of a range of services provided by our Devon Business & IP Centre. Available in Paignton Library.

Please ask a member of staff to log you in. We can currently offer limited remote-access sessions. Please contact bipc@librariesunlimited.org.uk or phone 07376 426236 for a information.

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Experian MarketIQ

UK company information including financials, ownership, commercial risk and deals.

This resource is one of a range of services provided by our Devon Business & IP Centre. Available in Paignton Library. To access from home, please contact bipc@librariesunlmited.org.uk or phone 07376 426236 for a username and password. 

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Grantfinder

Information on grants, loans and awards from local, regional and national sources, including UK government and European funding, charitable trusts and corporate sponsors.

Access to Grantfinder has been temporarily extended to Torbay Library members at home. Please email bipc@librariesunlimited.org.uk or phone 07376 426236 for a username and password.

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Newsbank

A comprehensive news collection, featuring South West regional titles and UK business titles, alongside local, regional, national and international sources. Search the text of print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos.

This resource is one of a range of services provided by our Devon Business & IP Centre. Available in Paignton Library or search from home using your Torbay Libraries card number to log in.

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Frost & Sullivan

Market trends, strategy reports and technical insights, with a focus on industrial and technological markets. Key sectors covered include healthcare, chemicals, IT, telecoms, electronics, industrial automation, transportation, energy, and defence.

This resource is one of a range of services provided by our Devon Business & IP Centre. Available in Paignton Library. We can currently offer limited remote access. Please contact bipc@librariesunlmited.org.uk or phone 07376 426236 for more information.

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Statista

Statista is a global statistics database, containing tables, charts and infographics from 170 industries and more than 150 countries. Individual charts/tables can be downloaded within Exeter/Barnstaple libraries. A limited number of full reports can be downloaded by staff - please ask a member of BIPC staff or contact bipc@librariesunlimited.org.uk if there are particular reports you would like emailing to you. This resource is one of a range of services provided by our Devon Business & IP Centre. Available in Paignton Library.

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Your library membership provides you with free access to a range of online information resources.

Access to Research

Access to the full text of millions of articles and academic papers published in a wide range of leading academic journals.

Ancestry Library Edition

Thousands of sources of information and records to help research your family history including censuses and birth, marriage and death indexes.

Customers can access via our libraries from January 2022 onwards. You will first need to log in to your Torbay Library account on this website with your borrower number and PIN, visit your 'My Profile' page and then you will see the special link to Ancestry Library Edition. Simply click the link to start your family history research.

COBRA (Complete Online Business Reference Adviser)

A business information resource that contains over a thousand small business factsheets, guides and sector-specific reports. This resource is one of a range of services provided by our Devon Business & IP Centre. Log in from anywhere using your Torbay Libraries card number.

Lexico

Lexico is a free resource to help users with everyday language challenges.  Lexico is powered by Oxford University Press free English and Spanish dictionaries and features multi-language dictionary, thesaurus, and translation content. (library card not required).

Naxos Music Library

The entire Naxos catalogue of classical music CDs, available to listen to online.

Oxford Owl

Help your child learn at home with this free online resource from Oxford University Press. Oxford Owl offers free resources to help parent's support their child's learning including help with reading, phonics and maths. (Library card not required).

Which? Online

Consumer product reports and advice guides. Only available in libraries with a subscription to the printed Which? Magazine. Please check availability with your local library.

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