Online Resource links

Welcome to the Online Resource Page, from this page Students and Staff can access a wide-range of Ebooks and External Weblinks.

Most of the links on this page use a system called Shibboleth, all it requires is your college Network Account and password (not your email address) to access the service.


Sometimes you may need to select "Oaklands College" from a drop down or type it into a search box.

If you have a problem please ask the LRC staff or email: servicedesk@oaklands.ac.uk

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Founded in 2009, Digital Theatre+ provides powerful ways to connect English and Drama students with dramatic texts, poetry and performance. Today, Digital Theatre+ delivers engaging learning experiences for English and Drama to students and educators in over 3,000 schools, colleges, and universities in 90+ countries.

Follow the link below, click the "Sign-in" button and type your email address and click NEXT then type and select "Oaklands College" from the list and use your Network Account and password to login.

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VLeBooks is an eBook platform from Browns Books designed specifically for use in schools, colleges and universities

Use your Network username and password to login.

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eBooks covering: Business, Childcare and Counselling, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Hair, Beauty and Holistic Therapies, Healthcare, Information Technology, Social Work, Sport and Coaching, Travel and Tourism.

Click "Type "Oaklands College" from the list. Use your Network Account and password to login

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Articles, statistics and organisational information.

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Complete reference source for online access to British Standards, legislation and other guidance information related to construction, health and safety, product catalogues covering the construction, engineering, process and electronics industries...

Select "Oaklands College" from the list and use your Network Account and password to login. Select the Home button after logging into to IHS.

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Animal Welfare Journal is the established scientific and technical journal that brings together the results of scientific research and technical studies related to the welfare of animals kept on farms, in zoos, in laboratories, as companions or living in the wild.

Type in "Oaklands College" or select it from the list and press the button below the box. Use your Network Account and Password to login.

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Click the login button at the top and select "Oaklands College" from the list and use your Network Account and password to login.

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Access to Oaklands Video Archive Library.

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