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Access to Research provides free access to more than 30 million academic articles.
Britannica Library contains comprehensive and reliable information for all ages. Help your child or students access engaging and safe resources at their reading level.
Millions of high-quality, royalty-free images for education or non-commercial use.
Free online study resource to help you prepare for the Life in the UK test or British citizenship test. Includes the latest official study materials licensed from the Home Office plus hundreds of practice test questions.
The National Library of Scotland is a treasure trove of information and a significant resource for researchers. Join for free and access 1000s of online resources including databases, academic journals, maps, historic documents and e-books.
View the NLS’s world-class collections through their digital gallery.
The National Library of Scotland offers free access to over a quarter of a million maps as high-resolution, colour, zoomable images.
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- Stornoway and environs historic maps, 1780s to 1960s: these maps provide insights into the development of Stornoway over the last two centuries, including proposals for development that were never implemented.
- Highland News: West Coast Edition [coming 2025]
Access NLS Maps anywhere for free
Access Stornoway and environs historic maps, 1780s - 1960s anywhere for free
Following the launch of trove.scot in February 2025, Scran will be switched off on 24th June 2025.
Information about the closure can be found on the HES website: Retiral of HES web services | Historic Environment Scotland
Theory Test Pro is a highly realistic online simulation of the UK’s driving theory tests for all vehicle categories. It contains all the official test questions licensed from the DVSA.