Grove Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. It is now part of the Oxford Music Online portal ~ We've paid so you don't have to ~ Access is possible at any Lancashire Library People's Network PC or from any PC using the barcode from your Lancashire Library card.
A site produced by the Museums, Libraries and Archive Council. It is an online database of information about more than 6,000 collections in the UK's museums, galleries, archives and libraries.
This site is all about artists, with mini-biography and lists of where to find their work, plus pictures you can download. There's a bit of advertising on this site.
Cartoon Classroom is about this art form in an educational setting. It provides information for organisations who seek cartoonists to lecture and teach, advice and information to anyone wanting to study cartoon art, graphic novels or strip illustration, and to be a single access point across the UK for those studying in these areas.
Explore the different tools an artist uses to create a work of art. Line, colour, shape, balance, space are explored with animations and videos for primary children.
Fact-filled and entertaining coverage of works of art, artists, and concepts, all "in just a minute."
With hundreds of short music clips, this interactive resource for music students to improve their knowledge and listening skills. It includes an audio music dictionary.
Facts, games and quizzes about music and composers. A weekly radio show and podcast, and even a section to help grownups.
Meet musicians and composers, play games, make up tunes and make your own instruments from everyday things. Note: some parts of this site require Adobe Shockwave.
Search or browse the online collection by artist, subject, theme or title.
This scottish collection, held by RCAHMS, is one of the largest and most significant collections of historic aerial imagery in the world.
Mundu is a web search which will find Web Pages & Documents, Sounds, Lyrics and Videos. It is particularly useful for music searches, just enter some words from a song you have heard.
MRQE allows you to search for reviews of films and sort them in a variety of ways. It also features news and the latest cinema and dvd releases.
Metacritic says it's mission is "to help you make an informed decision about how to spend your money on entertainment" and is a resource for critical information about film, video, music, games, books and television. Metacritic calculates an average ratin
Formerly the National Federation Of Music Societies, this site is dedicated to supporting and championing voluntary music throughout the UK, including choirs, orchestras, and music promoters.
Photopedia is a collaborative online encyclopedia of images covering diverse subjects and topics. After free registration, anyone can upload photos and members then choose them for topics.
Searchable images from Historic England illustrating the historic landscapes, architecture and heritage of England and its regions, as well as the rich legacy of fine art, reconstruction graphics and historic photography in their care.
Show Me is the children's section of the web site 24 Hour Museum. It provides links to all kinds of stuff for kids. The "Pick a Topic" link provides games to play, stories to read, ideas for stuff to do at home and web links.
TV Cream is a television nostalgia site (the TV equivalent of IMDB). It has a very comprehensive index of cult and classic TV shows and adverts. There are video clips, blogs and forums.