Via http://www.worldwidewords.org, the brilliant news that people “in England (but not the other parts of the UK) are now likely to have free access to several of the major archive resources of the Oxford University Press through their local library membership. All participating libraries have access to the Oxford Reference Online, the Oxford English Dictionary, and the Dictionary of National Biography. Most also give access to Grove Art Online and Grove Music Online. The best part is that you don’t need to visit your library: you can log on to the sites from any computer at any time using your library card number.”
Links to the participating libraries and URLs of the resources.