Public library access from home

Most public libraries in the UK subscribe to OED Online (thanks in part to a landmark agreement between OUP and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council). Many of them offer ‘remote access’, which means that, if you are a registered reader,

• you can access the whole of OED online at home, free, using your library's subscription.

You will be directed to a special page where you can log in with your library card number. For links to these pages, see our list of participating libraries and the resources available through them, or ask your librarian about getting a free library card.