Online Resources in Donegal libraries & Taobh Tíre Centres

Donegal County Library provides access to a number of online databases free of charge to library members. These electronic resources are being provided to support the research interests of our users. These resources can be accessed from Donegal libraries, Taobh Tíre centres and from home using your library membership card.

Login to the following databases using your library membership card number:

• Newsbank provides access to back issues of the Irish Times and the Irish Independent using an easy-to-use but powerful interface. The full text of all news stories is included.

• Credo Reference offers a wide selection of the most authoritative reference works in an online searchable format. Titles cover all major academic subject areas.

• Britannica Online is the online version of the renowned Encyclopaedia Britannica, which not only allows access to all the resources of the print volumes, but is also available with three age-specific sections. It offers searchable and browsable collections of reference articles with thousands of links and related websites. Please click on the relevant link below and enter your library card number to search the databases.

          Britannica Junior (Age 5-11)

          Britannica Student (Age 12-18)

          Encyclopaedia Britannica (Age 18 and up) 

• FACTfinder an Irish business and research database that includes both full-text and abstracts of articles from Business & Finance and some of the main Irish newspapers. Other services available are top 5000 Irish Companies, information on quoted companies, and share markets latest.
  
  This database requires a user name and password to login.
  Username: donegal
  Password: library
  (Please ensure the user name and password above are entered in lower case.)