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ABC-CLIO eBooksIncludes 187 eBook titles as well as collections of slave narratives
ABI/INFORM CollectionOffers nearly 3,900 full-text business titles like The Economist as well as country-and industry-focused reports and the Wall Street Journal
Academic Search CompleteA comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.
Accounting, Tax, & Banking CollectionContains sources from current news to professional and academic journal articles that cover the trends and history influencing important accounting, tax, banking, and financial issues of the day.
Advanced Technologies & Aerospace DatabaseThe Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database covers topics including aeronautics, astronautics, communications, computer and information technology, electronics, lasers, solid-state materials and devices, space sciences, and telecommunications.
American PoetryCovers the Colonial Period to the early twentieth century
Arts & Humanities DatabaseProvides online access to 400 contemporary specialist arts titles combined with journals from related fields including art, women’s studies, sociology, cultural studies, and others.
Asian & European Business CollectionCovers information on companies, economies, and markets as well as international trade and overall business conditions and practices throughout these regions.
Australia & New Zealand DatabaseThis database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in Australia and New Zealand.
Biological Science DatabaseIncludes research on animal behavior, aquatic life and fisheries, biochemistry, ecology, plant science as well as access to MEDLINE.
BioOne CompleteContains more than 200 major journals in the field of biological sciences, most of which are in full text.
Business Market Research CollectionContains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch, and Snapshots.
Canadian Business & Current Affairs DatabaseArticles spanning Canadian agriculture, business and economics, education, government and politics, health sciences, history, literature, medical sciences, social sciences, and more, including scholarly content.
Canadian NewsstreamOver 300 Canadian newspapers from Canada's leading publishers, including the complete available electronic backfile for most newspapers, providing full access to the articles, columns, editorials and features.
Career & Technical Education DatabaseThe definitive source for vocational information. The database includes over 790 titles, with more than 700 available in full text.
Child Development & Adolescent StudiesProvides abstracts and linked full-text to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21.
CINAHL Plus with Full TextDatabase of nursing and allied health journals with additional materials that include nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, evidence-based care sheets, audiovisuals, and continuing education modules.
Computer Science DatabaseScholarly journals, trade publications, and consumer titles covering topics such as artificial intelligence, gaming, networking, security, systems administration, and hardware.
Consumer Health DatabaseIncludes over 350 full-text magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals, and trade publications and over 300 health video clips from INTELECOM
Consumer ReportsPopular collection of product reviews and recommendations for cars, appliances, electronics, personal finance, and health information.
Continental Europe DatabaseThis database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many European countries.
CQ ResearcherComprehensive, non-biased reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world.
CREDO ReferenceOnline reference library with 750+ reference eBooks
Criminal Justice DatabaseSupports research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
Cypress ResumeCypress Resume is the simplest, most effective tool for resume creation on the market today. Specifically designed for job seekers skittish about writing, Cypress Resume allows anyone to create a professional resume in a matter of minutes.
Data-Axle Reference Solutions (Formerly ReferenceUSA)Searchable database with detailed information, including addresses and phone numbers, on more than 20 million businesses, 222 million consumers, U.S. new businesses, U.S. new homeowners and movers.
DigitalNCExplore the history and culture of North Carolina through original materials from cultural heritage repositories across the state.
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) for North Carolina delivers detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in 158 North Carolina towns and cities across a century of change.
Earth, Atmospheric, & Aquatic Science DatabaseProQuest’s atmospheric science coverage extends Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA) by providing a sizable element of full-text access along with comprehensive discovery through the extensive abstracts and indexes structured using controlled vocabulary managed by expert editorial teams. For coverage of aquatic science, the collection features the entire range of bibliographic records from Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA).
East & Central Europe DatabaseThis database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in East European and Central European countries.
East & South Asia DatabaseThis database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many East Asian and South Asian countries.
eBook CentralScholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
eBooks on EBSCOhostThis collection has more than 60,000 eBook titles in various subject areas.
Education DatabaseIncludes over 1,000 full-text journals and 18,000 dissertations, supporting research on the theory and practice of education.
eLibraryThis easy-to-use curriculum and reference resource delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for schools and libraries of all kinds, as well as additional subject-based material.
Engineering DatabaseThis database provides discipline-specific coverage of engineering, spanning thousands of publications, many in full text.
English PoetryComplete English poetic canon from 600 to 1900
Entrepreneurship DatabaseProvides access to key scholarship, tools, and resources to help entrepreneurs and students navigate the complex world of small business
ERICEducational Resources Information Center produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. Most of the content is available in full text for free.
Faber Poetry LibraryCollection of some of the most influential poets of the twentieth century
Ferguson's Career Guidance CenterCareer database that enables users to explore industries and careers, plan their education, and research best practices for resumes, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and salaries/benefits. Includes articles, career advice blogs, and streaming video.
Films On DemandThousands of high quality videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics, as well as travel and fitness programming, home and how-to videos, indie films, and popular music performances. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels. Also includes content formerly in the NC LIVE Video Collection.
Gale eBooksSearchable collection of online reference titles.
Gale in Context: BiographyGale In Context: Biography offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, and multimedia on the world's most influential people.
Gale Literary SourcesCombines Literature Resource Center with Gale Virtual Reference Library in one interface. Articles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.
Gale Literature Resource CenterArticles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.
Health & Medical CollectionIncludes biomedical content from MEDLINE as well as a core of premier scholarly journals in full text such as The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and The BMJ.
Healthcare Administration DatabaseComprehensive coverage of the healthcare industry including management, administration, regulations, policies, and planning.
HeinOnline Academic & FastcaseThis collection includes law reviews, academic journals, the Congressional Record, U.S. Reports back to 1754, books from the 18th-19th centuries, all U.S. Treaties, the Federal Register and CFR, and constitutions for every country in the world. Also includes Fastcase, a leading next-generation legal research service that
features powerful “best-case-first” tools that make research faster than ever.
HeritageQuestTreasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more.
History Study CenterA collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.
Home Grown eBooks CollectionAn eBook collection of more than 1,200 fiction and nonfiction titles from eight North Carolina publishers.
IBISWorldProvides access to information about America’s 700+ industries.
India DatabaseProQuest Indian Journals is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary resource providing full-text, scholarly journals, all published in India.
International NewsstreamProvides information from more than 660 of the world's top newspapers, including The Times (London), Financial Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.
JSTORIncludes 1,400 of the highest quality academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences with more than 520 in full text
LearningExpress Library Complete and PrepSTEP AcademicWhether they are looking to improve core academic skills, score higher on college placement tests, explore careers, prepare for occupational exams or build workplace skills, students can achieve their goals using PrepSTEP Academic.
Library Science DatabaseIncludes full-text of leading library and information science journals. This collection provides full-text coverage of 125+ core titles.
Linguistics DatabaseThis database includes full-text journals and other sources in linguistics, covering all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
MasterFILE PremierGeneral reference magazines and publications covering a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. Includes peer reviewed publications.
Materials Science DatabaseThe collection contains materials science related full-text articles and the entire range of bibliographic records from the Materials Research Database.
MedlinePlusCommon diseases and conditions, health promotion and wellness, drugs info, medical dictionaries and more.
Merck Manual Professional VersionExplains disorders, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, and how they can be prevented or treated. For doctors and medical students.
Middle East & Africa DatabaseThis database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many Middle Eastern and African countries.
Military DatabaseIncludes over 700 publications, with more than 500 available in full-text and covers topics including international relations, political science, criminology, and communications.
MLA International BibliographyProduced by the Modern Language Association, this database contains millions of abstracts from journals and linked full-text when available.
Morningstar Investment Research CenterSource for information on stocks, mutual funds, variable annuities, closed-end funds, exchange–traded funds, and college savings plans
NC Health InfoOnline guide to quality health and medical information and local health services throughout North Carolina.
NCJRS Abstracts DatabaseThe National Criminal Justice Research Service contains summaries of the more than 210,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS Library collection.
NC LIVENC Libraries in Virtual Education is a searchable collection of magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, electronic books, historical materials and maps covering a wide range of topics.
New York TimesFull articles from the New York Times (1980-current)
North American Women's Letters and DiariesWomen's writings from the Colonial period to 1950. Includes writings by Abigail Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Dorothea L. Dix, Julia Ward Howe, and more.
NoveList PlusA readers’ advisory resource that uses appeal factors and expert reviews to offer read-alike and listen-alike recommendations for fiction, nonfiction, and audiobooks.
Nursing & Allied Health DatabaseJournals and dissertations covering nursing, allied health, and alternative and complementary medicine.
Occupational Outlook HandbookProfiles for hundreds of occupations including sections like What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections for the 201020 decade.
Open DissertationsThis free database searches more than 670,000 electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from more than 25 universities worldwide.
Our State Magazine CollectionSearch or browse Our State magazine, North Carolina's premier travel, food, and culture publication celebrating the best of life in the state. Every issue from 1933 to 2011 is online in the North Carolina Digital Collections, and articles and advertisements are full text searchable.
Political Science DatabaseIncludes political science and international relations journals, dissertations and working papers
PQDT OpenPQDT Open provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. You can quickly and easily locate dissertations and theses relevant to your discipline, and view the complete text in PDF format.
ProQuest CentralCombines 39 single databases into a large academic research resource with access to millions of full-text articles from thousands of scholarly journals
ProQuest Learning: LiteratureFull-text works of poetry, prose and drama, and secondary sources such as author biographies, literary criticisms, essays, reviews and interviews. Designed with schools and public libraries in mind.
ProQuest Research LibraryGeneral reference database from business and political science to literature and psychology scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and daily news content, accessible to readers and researchers at every level.
PsycARTICLESAccess to nearly 100 full text psychology publications covering from 1894 to the present
Psychology DatabaseCombines high impact full text from leading psychology and psychosomatic publications, with diverse sources of content including dissertations and training videos
PsycINFOIndexes abstracts from more than 2,500 academic psychology journals and also offers linked full-text to other psychology databases
Public Health DatabaseDelivers core public health literature from thousands of publications, much of it in full text.
Religion DatabaseHas over 200 full-text journals, over 150 with ongoing full text. Covers formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of specific religions
Research CompanionA cloud-based information literacy solution that enables educators and librarians to guide students through research projects efficiently.
Science DatabaseFeatures over 1,145 titles, with more than 965 available in full text; Covers hundreds of topics including physics, astronomy, biology, earth science, and chemistry.
SIRS Issues ResearcherResearch the pros and cons of current issues and enduring social issues through full-text articles, multimedia, primary sources, government documents and reference materials.
Social Science DatabaseProvides extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, and sociology
Sociology DatabaseFull-text of more than 300 journals in sociology and social work; Covers topics including the history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction, and more
Statistical Abstract of the United StatesThe online edition of the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
Telecommunications DatabaseCovers topics including computer applications, data communications and data transmission systems, electronic data processing, information science and information theory, radio and television.
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Turkey DatabaseThis database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in Turkey.
U. K. & Ireland DatabaseThis database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
U.S. NewsstreamProvides access to US newspapers including The New York Times (from 1980), the Wall Street Journal (from 1984) as well as local NC newspapers from Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, and Charlotte.
Wall Street JournalFull articles from the Wall Street Journal (1981-current)
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WorldCatWorldCat is the world's largest library catalog. You can find books and other materials from libraries all over the world.
Journal Finder
Journal Finderis a searchable database that allows you to determine whether the library provides electronic access to a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper title.
