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→Access some subscription websites with a Library Card
*In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access ''The Times'' '''remotely'''<ref>Acknown et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/257396-the-times-on-line/ The Times On-Line] ''Great War Forum'' 17 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.</ref> but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' and ''Who's Who & Who Was Who''. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. ''Ancestry'' - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.
:As an example, [httphttps://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/informationreference-resources/ library Suffolk Libraries] shows the databases available to the users of the more than 40 local libraries of Suffolk County Council. Ancestry and findmypast are available but must be accessed in a local library, while other databases are available on home computers.
:Many larger local libraries in Australia provide access for residents, to websites such as Ancestry and findmypast.
