Research and reference services
If you need practical advice with some research, or aren’t sure where to begin, we can help.
- Research and enquiry services
- How we can help you with research, and our dedicated enquiry service.
- Reference books and online databases
- Books and databases you can look at in libraries, including Ancestry and Britannica. Some databases can be used at home on the E-library.
- Book of the month
- Recommended titles for reference, research and local history.
- Newspapers and magazines
- Current and historical newspapers in our libraries and record office, including online newspapers you can search at home.
- Census and other statistics
- Key facts and figures about East Sussex and national statistics, including census results from 1841 onwards.
- Maps
- From modern large-scale Ordnance Survey maps to historical maps of the county, and how to find maps using map scales and the National Grid.
- Government information and legislation
- Acts of Parliament and other legislation in the UK and Europe, and links to government websites.
- Electoral registers
- Details of people who registered to vote, these lists are useful for researching family history.
- Posters and leaflets
- Bus timetables, tourist attractions and more, and advertising your event in libraries.
- Copying, printing and copyright rules
- How much you can copy from books, maps and other items.
