Helpsheets
Read or download our guides to digital apps, resources and services.
Access to Research
This guide will show you how to use Access to Research which provides free access to published research from academic journals and conferences.
Get help with Access to Research Accessibility
This guide shows you how to access and utilise each of Windows 10 accessibility functions on library PCs.
Get help with accessibility Ancestry
This guide will introduce you to Ancestry and show you how to carry out a basic search.
Get help with Ancestry BBC micro:bit
This guide will show you how to get started with coding on a BBC micro:bit.
Get help with BBC micro:bit Britannica Library
This guide will help you get started with Britannica, the online encyclopaedia.
Get help with Britannica Library British Newspaper Archive
This guide will show you how to access the British Newspaper Archive: digitised copies of national and regional newspapers from the collections of the British Library.
Get help with British Newspaper Archive COBRA
This guide will help you get started with COBRA, the business database.
Get help with COBRA Dictionary of National Biography
This guide will show you how to get started with searching biographies.
Get help with Dictionary of National Biography Digitised Historical West Sussex Directories
This guide will show you how to search for, save and print articles from local directories scanned from originals held by West Sussex Library Service and West Sussex Record Office.
Get help with digitised historical West Sussex directories Digitised Historical West Sussex Newspapers
This guide will show you how to search for, save and print articles from local newspapers scanned from originals held by West Sussex Library Service and West Sussex Record Office.
Get help with digitised historical West Sussex newspapers eBooks: Libby
This guide will show you how to set up a Libby account to access eBooks and eMagazines.
Get help with eBooks on Libby EMIS
This guide will help you get started on EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service) which provides a unique blend of analysis, data and news on companies, industries and countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America
Get help with EMIS eNewspapers on a Library Computer
This guide will show you how to access eNewspapers on a library computer.
Get help with eNewspapers on a library computer eNewspapers on a Mobile Device
This guide will show you how to access eNewspapers on a mobile device.
Get help with eNewspapers on a mobile device Engravings of West Sussex
This guide will show you how to search for, save and print images from local engravings scanned from originals held by West Sussex Library Service.
Get help with engravings of West Sussex Family History
This guide will give you some tips for starting your family history as well as the resources and help available from West Sussex Libraries.
Get help with family history Find My Past
This guide will introduce you to Find My Past and show you how to do a basic search.
Get help with Find My Past Gmail
This guide will show you how to create a Google Account which will provide access to all Google services including Gmail.
Get help with Gmail Grantfinder
This guide will help you use Grantfinder, a database for all types of funding including loans, awards, and grants to help local companies succeed and grow.
Get help with Grantfinder Historical West Sussex Audio Recordings
This guide will show you how to listen to audio files held by West Sussex Library Service and West Sussex Record Office.
Get help with historical West Sussex audio recordings IBIS World
This guide will introduce you to IBIS World and show how to get reports on Industry Market Research, Industry Risk Ratings and analysis of hundreds of industries.
Get help with IBIS World Illustrated London News
This guide will help you navigate the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper.
Get help with Illustrated London News Jobs and Careers
This guide has information on the different employment resources available from West Sussex libraries.
Get help with jobs and careers John Johnson Collection
This guide helps navigate the printed ephemera of the John Johnson Collection.
Get help with John Johnson Collection Kompass EasyBusiness
This guide will help you to search for companies worldwide.
Get help with Kompass EasyBusiness Library App
This guide is a brief tour of the main features of the free West Sussex Libraries app.
Get help with the library app Managing Passwords
This guide is aimed at helping customers who have lost or forgotten passwords. It also covers the authentication issues involved in setting up an email account or signing up to a website, such as the use of Captcha (or “I am not a robot”) software.
Get help with managing passwords Maps of Worthing
This guide will show you how to search for, save and print from local maps scanned from originals held by West Sussex Library Service as part of the Worthing Community Hub project.
Get help with maps of Worthing My Work Search
This guide will show you how to register with My Work Search, an online toolkit that can help you search for jobs, create CVs and much more.
Get help with My Work Search Newspaper Cuttings About Sussex People
This guide will help you get started with finding articles about Sussex People in local newspapers held at West Sussex Library Service.
Get help with newspaper cuttings about Sussex People Newspaper Cuttings About Worthing
This guide will show you how to search for, save and print articles from local newspapers digitised from originals held by West Sussex Library Service as part of the Worthing Community Hub project.
Get help with newspaper cuttings about Worthing Outlook
This guide will show you how to set up an account with Outlook (formerly known as Hotmail).
Get help with Outlook Oxford English Dictionary
This guide will explain how to use the digital version of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
Get help with the Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Reference
This guide will introduce you to Oxford Reference, a collection of over 300 dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
Get help with Oxford Reference Photocopying
This guide will show you how to use the photocopiers in your local library.
Get help with photocopying. Photographs of West Sussex
This guide will show you how to search for, save and print images from local photographs scanned from originals held by West Sussex Library Service.
Get help with photographs of West Sussex Postcards of West Sussex
This guide will show you how to search for, save and print images from local postcards scanned from originals held by West Sussex Library Service.
Get help with postcards of West Sussex SayHi Translate
This guide is aimed at library staff, to assist in supporting customers that wish to use the downloadable translation app SayHi Translate.
Get help with SayHi Translate Staying Safe Online
This short guide will introduce you to some top tips for staying safe online.
Get help with staying safe online Theory Test Pro
This guide will introduce you to Theory Test Pro, a realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory tests for all vehicle categories.
Get help with Theory Test Pro Times Digital Archive
This guide helps use the digital version of The Times newspaper.
Get help with Times Digital Archive Transparent Language Online
This guide will help you get started with learning a new language.
Get help with Transparent Language Online Universal Credit
This guide is an introduction to Universal Credit.
Get help with Universal Credit Who's Who
This guide shows how to get started with this biographical resource.
Get help with Who's Who Wi-Fi in the Library
This guide will help you connect your laptop, smartphone or tablet to the library Wi-Fi.
Get help with library Wi-Fi Yahoo! Mail
This guide will show you how to set up an email account with Yahoo!
Get help with Yahoo! Mail