Digital Library

On 1 October 2020, British Council and HIDCO launched a partnership to open the country’s first British Council Resource Centre at the New Town Library. Members of the New Town Library can now access a curated collection of British books and attend various events organised as part of the collaboration. These include inspirational lectures, film screenings, free workshops for kids, trial classes on English language and sessions on studying in the UK. 

British Council is offering a one month free Digital Library membership on every new subscription of New Town Library membership. 

To know more about New Town Library, please click here

Once you get a New Town Library membership, please provide your details here, we will share the login credentials with you to access British Council Digital Library for one month.

British Council online library gives you access to:

ACADEMIC LEARNING AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

Empower yourself with books, journals and eBooks from trusted publishers in all academic subject areas, along with powerful research tools. Ideal for post-graduate students, researchers and academics, you can access:

  • over 20,000 academic journals in the Social Sciences, Life Sciences and Humanities through JSTOR
  • thousands of academic e-books from trusted publishers covering subject from Engineering, law to public policy through eBook central
  • online full-text scholarly journals like BMJ, Lancet, Nature and many more across all major subject areas on a user-friendly platform ProQuest Central.

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINES

Get the world’s largest newsstand on your mobile device, with instant access to nearly 11,000 newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries to stay informed, entertained and inspired every day.

Publications include The Economist, New Scientist, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar (UK), Vogue (UK), and many more.

VIDEO-BASED HOW-TO TRAINING RESOURCES

Get unlimited access to thousands of short video tutorials covering more than 500 of today's most popular software applications, including Adobe CC, Microsoft, and more.

Perfect for students and early career professionals, it also offers trainings on various job skills and social media techniques.

e-BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS

Find more than 10,000 of books to read or listen to, from fiction to non-fiction, to popular plays and self-development in our curated collection of downloadable e-books and audiobooks for children as well as grown-ups.

COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS

Comics Plus offers you unlimited access to more than 2,500 digital comics and graphic novels, from Adventure Time and Archie, to Garfield, Sin City, Disney comics and more, on any computer, tablet or smartphone through iOS and Android apps.

ENTERTAINMENT ONLINE

Watch Classic theatre plays, and Music concerts anywhere, anytime, and experience the thrill of live performances on your mobile device. The membership gets you access to:

  • Live performances and concerts, and latest British theatre productions brought directly to you through Digital Theatre & Stingray Qello.

ROAD TO IELTS

Get exclusice access to British Council’s comprehensive, 100% online IELTS preparation course. This includes over 350 interactive tasks, 13 video tips and tutorials, and 36 practice tests – that's everything you need to get a great IELTS score!

myLOFT - OUR DIGITAL LIBRARY APP

Enjoy a hassle-free and user-friendly reading and learning experience on your mobile with our new library app MyLOFT, where you can access, save, organise and customise all your e-content, anytime, anywhere.

ENGAGING ONLINE EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

Upgrade your skills, share ideas, learn and connect with like-minded individuals with our unique range of events and programmes such as management workshops, creative writing courses, reading club, and much more. Our workshops use the latest training and facilitation methods to help participants work together. You will be engaged, challenged, and stimulated to learn more!

CONTACT

To know more about it, please provide your details here, we will get in touch with you.

You may also write to shuvadeep.sengupta@britishcouncil.org