| Database |
Vendor |
Description |
| ABC-CLIO E-book Collection |
ABC-CLIO |
The Greenwood Digital Collection is a collection of complete all searchable by keyword, subject, author, title, or any Boolean search method. It includes the series Daily Life Through History, Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Authors, Historic Events of the 20th Century, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography. |
| Academic Search Premier |
EBSCOhost |
Multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 8,200 journals in the collection. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. Academic Search Premier offers peer-reviewed full text journals and critical information from many sources unique to this database. |
| African-American Poetry |
Chadwyck-Healey |
Nearly 3,000 poems written by African-American poets in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. |
| American Poetry |
Chadwyck-Healey |
Over 40,000 poems by more than 200 American poets from the Colonial Period to the early twentieth century. |
| American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography |
ABC-CLIO |
A collection of the life histories of former slaves in the United States compiled through nearly 4,000 interviews with ex-slaves. |
| ArchiveGrid |
OCLC FirstSearch |
ArchiveGrid provides online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. Features detailed, archival collection descriptions written by archivists, a powerful search engine, & a user friendly interface.
- Students, faculty, librarians, genealogists, scholars, researchers and authors all can discover primary source information and their locations faster than ever before. Additionally, they can discover important content that may be hidden or hard to find with usual search methods on the open Web.
- Researchers can learn about the contents of archival collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials or order copies all from one search.
- For genealogists, ArchiveGrid provides links to locations for birth and death records, ship logs, and cemetery records. Professional genealogists can find complete results much more quickly, and amateur genealogists have a professional-quality tool to work with.
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| ArticleFirst |
OCLC FirstSearch |
Contains bibliographic citations describing items listed on the table of contents pages of more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Updated daily. |
| Auto Repair Reference Center |
EBSCOhost |
Auto Repair Reference Center includes more than 33,100 vehicles covered from 1945 to present; over 250,000 drawings and step-by-step photographs; approximately 77,570 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer; over 144,600 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing; specifications & maintenance schedules; Labor Time Guide & Estimator; AutoIQ; Quick Tips, a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance; unlimited remote access and much more. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously. All of the content in Auto Repair Reference Center has been created by ASE certified technicians. |
| Bills from the NC General Assembly |
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Links for Bill Look-Up and Full Text Search of bills from 1997 to present; Session Law/Chaptered Bill Search; Tips for Finding Bills; Simple Bill Inquiry; and much more legislation information. |
| Business ServiCenter |
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The Business ServiCenter has been established by the North Carolina Department of Commerce in partnership with the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC), the North Carolina Community College System, and the North Carolina Industrial Extension Service. Industry specialists offer advice about existing programs and resources that are designed to improve the profitability of companies. |
| Business Source Premier |
EBSCOhost |
Full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. |
| CAMIO |
OCLC CAMIO |
Provides rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources. |
| Career Library |
EBSCOhost |
Career Library offers a comprehensive information resource for career and college research. Five user-friendly components help users match their interests to occupations, education prospects, and more.
The Exploration Center lets users assess career interests and explore information pertaining to occupations and higher education. It contains interest and skills assessments, connecting results to career cluster and/or occupation list. It provides various search options and important information including: Occupation Search, College Search, Financial Aid Information, Apprenticeships, Military Occupations, College Majors, State-specific Data, Occupation Video Library (English and Spanish), and more.
The Planning Center lets users obtain printable resources and gather information that will assist with planning to enter the higher education community or the workforce. It includes resources such as a resume builder, as well as college and career planning checklists.
The Resource Center lets users search for web resources related to colleges/universities, careers, curriculum, and much more. It provides information on items including: "Cool Jobs" (job profiles on up-and-coming or out-of-the-ordinary careers), Web Resources, Full Text Articles, Standards-aligned Curriculum, Occupation Video Library (English and Spanish), State-specific Data, and more.
The Activity Center offers ways for users to test their knowledge on history, vocabulary, math, English, and occupations in an engaging environment. It includes items such as Interactive Quizzes on history and vocabulary, online polls, sample proficiency & standardized test questions, GED sample tests and more. |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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The CDC, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, is dedicated to promoting "health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability." Of special interest to the consumer are the resources about diseases, conditions and other special topics arranged under "Health Topics A-Z" and "Travelers' Health," with health immunizations and recommendations for travelers worldwide. |
| CINAHL w/Full Text |
EBSCOhost |
Covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. Indexing for 2,717 journals and full text for 320 journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments, and clinical trials. |
| ClasePeriodica |
OCLC FirstSearch |
Indexes over 2,600 Latin American scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, science, and technology. The journals are published in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English.
Covers articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews, and brief notes. Updated quarterly with coverage back to 1/1/1975. |
| Company Profiles |
EBSCOhost |
With 10,000 company profiles, Datamonitor assesses the most important global companies, ensuring a balance between the US, European and Asian companies as well as the key vertical markets. Selected by a scoring system that takes into account: Stock exchange indices, investment bank coverage, key lists, annual turnover, and other minor factors including the number of employees, importance within the industry, future growth potential, and client feedback / customer demand for increased coverage.
The scoring process ensures that Datamonitor covers the world's most important companies as well as those of most interest to investors and key customers. |
| Consumer Health Complete |
EBSCOhost |
Designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics, CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc. |
| CQ Researcher Online |
CQ Press |
The CQ Researcher provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. Each 12,000-word report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist. Published 44 times a year, CQ Researcher reports offer in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. |
| CQ Weekly |
CQ Press |
Complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and back room maneuvering. Produced by the largest news team on Capitol Hill. |
| Crime in North Carolina (Uniform Crime Report) |
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Law enforcement agencies report the number of offenses and associated crime data for the following Part 1 crimes: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft and arson. Part 1 offenses, excluding negligent manslaughter and arson, are used to calculate the Crime Index and Crime Rate. All other offenses are classified as Part 2 offenses, however, only arrest data are reported for Part 2 offenses. The UCR Program collects data on the age, race and sex of persons arrested for all crimes except traffic violations. Statistics are broken down by county and the report is accessible in several sections using Adobe Acrobat. |
| Economic Development Information System |
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Includes profiles of counties and industries in North Carolina. Provides a searchable database of available industrial properties, and comparisons between states for multiple indicators such as population, taxes, infrastructure, and labor force. |
| English Poetry |
Chadwyck-Healey |
Essentially the complete English poetic canon from 600 to 1900. Over 165,000 poems by more than 1,250 poets drawn from nearly 4,500 printed sources. |
| ERIC (Education) |
EBSCOhost |
Indexes over 750 journals in the field of education from 1966 to present. |
| Faber Poetry Library |
Chadwyck-Healey |
A collection of some of the most influential poets of the twentieth century. The Faber list includes Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, T. S. Eliot and Sylvia Plath covering the seventy year history of this major publishing house. |
| Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia |
EBSCOhost |
Updated annually, this database includes over 25,000 full text records, covering an array of subject areas. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
Gale |
Gale Virtual Reference Library provides respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas, all in E-Book reference title format. |
| Go Ask Alice |
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Go Ask Alice! is the health question and answer Internet resource produced by the Alice!, Health Promotion Program at Columbia University - a division of Health Services at Columbia. This site has three primary features:- New GAA! Q&As of the Week gives you the most recently published inquiriesand responses - this section is updated every Friday.
- Search GAA! lets you find health information by subject via a search of the ever-growing Go Ask Alice! archives containing over 3,000 previously-posted questions and answers, and reader responses.
- Ask Alice! gives you the chance to ask and submit a question to Alice!
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| Government Employee Telephone Directory |
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NC State Capital Area Telephone Directory online. A searchable alphabetical listing, plus the departmental directory are included |
| GPO |
OCLC FirstSearch |
Provides citations to all types of U.S. government documents on any subject of interest to the government.
Covers Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.). |
| GreenFILE |
EBSCOhost |
Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. GreenFILE's includes indexes and abstracts for more than 600 titles, including comprehensive coverage - from to volume 1, issue 1 to present - for Bioscience (back to 1964), Conservation Biology (back to 1987), Journal of Ecology (back to 1913) and Journal of Environmental Planning & Management (back to 1948). The total number of records is approximately 295,000, and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles. |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition |
EBSCOhost |
Provides consumer oriented information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. Includes searchable full text for over 150 consumer health journals, abstracts and indexing for nearly 175 general health, nutrition and professional health care publications, and thousands of essays covering eight major health related subjects, including adult health, behavioral health, cardiology, drug and medication information, pediatric health, senior health, women's health and sports medicine. Includes results from Clinical Pharmacology, which replaces information previously obtained from USP DI: Volume II, Advice for the Patient. |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition |
EBSCOhost |
Provides more than 400 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, and provides abstracts and indexing for over 500 journals. Also includes integrated results from Clinical Pharmacology (which replaces USP DI: Volume II, Advice for the Patient) and access to Stedman's Medical Dictionary. |
| Healthfinder |
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A gateway consumer health information web site whose goal is "to improve consumer access to selected health information from government agencies, their many partner organizations, and other reliable sources that serve the public interest." A variety of menu lists on its home page link to online journals, medical dictionaries, minority health, as well as prevention and self-care. The developer/sponsor of this site is the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Department of Health and Human Services with other listed agencies. |
| HeritageQuest |
HeritageQuest |
Provides libraries with a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Contains original page images for all documents, over 25,000 books, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI™, and other expanding collections. |
| HIV InSite |
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A project of the University of California, San Francisco AIDS Research Institute. Designed as a gateway to in-depth information about particular aspects of HIV/AIDS, it provides numerous links to many authoritative sites. |
| Image Search |
EBSCOhost |
Allows you to search for articles with images - including charts, photos, maps, and illustrations in the following EBSCO resources:- Academic Search Premier
- MasterFile Premier
- Business Source Premier
- Middle Search Plus
- Teacher Reference Center
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- Health Source: Comsumer Edition
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| Job Openings |
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This North Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC) site contains links to the NC Job Bank, a list of job openings in the state registered with the North Carolina ESC; NC state government jobs; America's Job Bank, a national version of the NC Job Bank; federal government jobs; employer information; and additional job search resources. |
| Kids Search |
EBSCOhost |
Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. EBSCO databases searchable through this interface include: EBSCO Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Middle Search Plus, Newsaper Source, and Primary Search. |
| KidsHealth |
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KidsHealth is the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. |
| Lab Tests Online |
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Lab Tests Online has been designed to help you, as a patient or family caregiver, to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases. If you are a medical professional, this site can serve as a quick reference tool or as a resource for keeping up with advances in laboratory science. |
| LearningExpress Library |
LearningExpress |
Provides an interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. |
| LISTA |
EBSCOhost |
The Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. LISTA indexes nearly 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings. With coverage dating back to the mid-1960s, it is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science. |
| Literary Reference Center |
EBSCOhost |
Literary Reference Center contains full text for 31,098 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism, nearly 140,000 author biographies (including 20,000 in-depth bios), more than 430 literary journals, more than 605,000 book reviews, more than 60,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 15,000 classic and contemporary short stories, more than 5,200 author interviews, more than 7,100 classic texts and much more. Includes Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Continuum Encyclopedias of American Literature, British Literature, & Children's Literature, The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, The Literary Encyclopedia, The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story, all of MagillOnLiterature Plus, and much more. |
| MAS Ultra - School Edition |
EBSCOhost |
A comprehensive general reference database designed for high school and junior college libraries. Includes reports and special issues from over 460 of the most wanted K-12 magazines, Essential Documents in American History (a database of over 1,000 original historical documents including The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, The Federalist Papers and the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), over 3,000 charts, tables and graphs, coverage of the CIA World Factbook, Magill's Book Reviews, and searchable full text for 145 Macmillan Books. Total coverage includes over 1 million articles. |
| MasterFile Premier |
EBSCOhost |
Covers a wide variety of topics from about 3,100 magazines and journals from 1984 to present. |
| MayoClinic.com |
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An excellent consumer source of information. Editors of the site include over 1,200 physicians, scientists, writers and educators at the Mayo Clinic, a non-profit institution with more than 100 years of history in patient care, medical research and education. The site is an extension of the Mayo Clinic commitment to provide health education to patients and the general public. |
| MedlinePlus |
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One of the most comprehensive web resources for quality consumer health information. Developed by the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, the site contains extensive, high quality information on common diseases and conditions, health promotion and wellness, prescription and non-prescription drugs, medical dictionaries and more. There are also interactive health tutorials and information on clinical trials. A Spanish version is also available at the vendor's site |
| MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements |
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Guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia. |
| Merck Manual Home Edition |
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As part of its commitment to ensuring that all who need and want medical information can get it, Merck provides the content of their Merck Manuals on the web for free . Registration is not required, and use is unlimited. The web publications are continuously updated to ensure that the information is as up-to-date as possible. |
| Middle Search Plus |
EBSCOhost |
Designed to assist middle and junior high school students in learning how to research current events and information on a wide range of general topics. Also includes the Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia of Animals, Essential Documents in American History, and coverage of the CIA World Factbook. Total coverage includes nearly 400,000 articles. |
| Military & Government Collection |
EBSCOhost |
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database offers a thorough collection of military titles, trade publications, and news weeklies. Military & Government Collection includes abstracts and indexing for nearly 400 titles providing cover to cover full text for nearly 350. The database also includes full text for 245 pamphlets. |
| Morningstar Investment Research Center |
Morningstar |
Combines in one timely database all the fund and stock information necessary for in-depth research. In one database, you have comprehensive information on both mutual funds and stocks. And each fund and stock report is loaded with critical data and decisive analysis.
· 16,000+ mutual funds
· 100+ ETFs
· 6,000+ stocks from NYSE, AMEX, Nasdaq, and OTC exchanges
· 250 screenable fund datapoints
· 450 screenable stock datapoints
· 2,000 Fund Analyst Reports
· 1,400+ Stock Analyst Reports
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| National Cancer Institute |
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For the general public, patients, and health professionals, we offer consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics as well as comprehensive descriptions of our research programs and clinical trials. Scientists will find detailed information on specific areas of research interest and funding opportunities. |
| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Explores complementary and alternative healing practices such as aromatherapy, accupuncture, and herbal medicine. Offers resources and pamphlets. |
| National Institute of Mental Health |
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Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various mental illnesses. Included are brochures and information sheets, reports, press releases, and fact sheets. |
| NC Health Info |
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NC Health Info is an online guide to web sites of quality health and medical information and local health services throughout North Carolina. Designed to meet the needs and interests of North Carolinians, NC Health Info leads users to resources that are reliable and easy to understand. Links on NC Health Info are selected and maintained by North Carolina librarians.
A key component of NC Health Info is the NC Go Local database, a collection of Web links to more than 6,000 web sites of local health facilities in all 100 of North Carolina's counties. This database of local links was the first resource of its kind to link local health services with corresponding information from MedlinePlus, the consumer health site maintained by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. |
| NC Public Schools Statistical Profile |
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Selected statistical data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction on students, personnel and finances. Provides breakdowns by school system and in some appropriate cases by age (grade), race, and gender. |
| NetLibrary |
NetLibrary |
NetLibrary e-books offers easy access to the full text of more than 22,000 reference, scholarly, and professional full-text books online. |
| Newspaper Source Plus |
EBSCOhost |
Newspaper Source Plus provides cover-to-cover full text for 149 national & international newspapers, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), The Age, The Australian, The Toronto Star, The Irish Times and others. The database also contains selective full text for more than 410 U.S newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, San Jose Mercury News, etc.
In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, National Public Radio (NPR), etc. |
| NIH Senior Health |
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NIH Senior Health makes aging-related health information easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand online health information. This site was developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In addition, the American Geriatrics Society provides expert and independent review of some of the material found on this web site. Each health topic includes general background information, open-captioned videos, quizzes and frequently asked questions (FAQs). New topics are added to the site on a regular basis. |
| North American Women's Letters and Diaries |
Alexander Street Press |
Over 150,000 pages of published letters and diaries plus 4,000 pages of previously unpublished materials depicting the personal experiences of hundreds of women. |
| North Carolina Agricultural Statistics Service |
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Provides statistical information in table, map, and graph format on farm animals, crops, cash receipts, and weather. Comparisons between North Carolina counties and with agricultural products in other states are available. |
| North Carolina Community Newspapers |
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A gateway to over 100 North Carolina community newspapers containing current or latest issue coverage, sometimes limited to stories of local interest. Archival access varies greatly and coverage may change without notice. |
| North Carolina Curriculum |
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Included are specific Department of Public Instruction goals and objectives for classroom subjects and grade levels for North Carolina. The look-up service provides a convenient way for teachers, administrators, and parents to verify the instructional objectives of the Standard Course of Study at a given grade by subject area. |
| North Carolina Driver's Manual |
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Includes the full text of the current Department of Motor Vehicles driver's manual in English and Spanish, pictures of road signs, and the Newcomers Guide to Motoring in North Carolina |
| North Carolina ECHO |
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Online access to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions |
| North Carolina Education Directory |
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Contains addresses and phone numbers of every North Carolina public, federal or charter school and public school system, all employees of the Department of Public Instruction, contact information for education organizations, associations, North Carolina commissions, and educational material suppliers. |
| North Carolina Encyclopedia |
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Includes links to information that students of all ages request about the state, its history, people, government, and educational institutions |
| North Carolina General Assembly |
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Includes links for finding representatives and senators for both the NCGA and the US Congress by county, district, and Zip code. Also includes maps of voter precincts and a history of the current congressional districts. |
| North Carolina Homepage |
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NC @ Your Service is the NC Government portal, and provides comprehensive and online services for citizens, businesses, and state employees of North Carolina. |
| North Carolina Public Health |
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Provides a site covering a wide range of programs and services, all aimed toward protecting and improving the health of the people who live and work in North Carolina. Includes information such as fish consumption advisories, ozone levels, pfisteria health precautions, links to local health departments, how to get birth certificates, etc. |
| North Carolina State Publications Collection |
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Created and maintained by the State Library of North Carolina this digital collection contains current and historical North Carolina state publications. Includes informational brochures and pamphlets, various reports (annual, biennial, technical, statistical, etc.), serials (newsletters, checklists, magazines, etc.), handbooks, studies, and a variety of other information resources produced by North Carolina state government. The focus of the collection is on state government publications from 2002 to current, but also features historical North Carolina publications of enduring value that have been scanned from their original print format. New publications will be added to the collection monthly. |
| North Carolina Teacher Academy |
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Links to Internet based resources for K-12 classroom teachers and educational sites recommended for students and parents. |
| NoveList |
EBSCO NoveList |
A readers' advisory service that is searchable by author, title, series name, and plot (including character, topic, time period, and setting) to retrieve descriptions, reviews, discussion guides, and feature articles related to books of interest. Readers may select from information provided to find similar books that appeal to them. Updated and expanded monthly, the service also includes author read-alikes, lists of award-winning fiction, and book lists arranged by genre and subgenre, feature articles, school content and more. |
| NoveList K-8 |
EBSCO NoveList |
A readers' advisory service designed specifically for children in grades K-8. Books are searchable by author, title, series name, Lexile level (reading level), and plot (including character, topic, time period, and setting) to retrieve descriptions, reviews, discussion guides, and feature articles related to books of interest. Readers may select from information provided to find similar books that appeal to them. Updated and expanded monthly, the service also includes lists of award-winning fiction, book lists arranged by genre and subgenre, feature articles, thematic units and more. |
| OAIster |
OCLC FirstSearch |
OAIster is a catalog of digital resources from a variety of contributors. OAIster currently provides access to 19,906,256 records from 1082 contributors and is updated quarterly.
Included in the collection:- digitized books and articles
- born-digital texts
- audio files
- images
- movies
- datasets
- Theses
- Technical reports
- Research papers
- Image collections
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| PBS Video Collection |
NC LIVE Collections |
A selection of nearly 250 PBS programs, including films from award winning documentarian Ken Burns, and series such as Scientific American Frontiers, American Experience, and Frontline. These videos are available using video stream and require Adobe Flash Player Version 9.0 or higher. |
| Primary Search (Children's Magazines) |
EBSCOhost |
Indexing and abstracting of 116 children's magazines from 1984 to present. |
| PsycINFO |
EBSCOhost |
PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others. |
| PubMed |
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A service of the National Library of Medicine, PubMed provides access to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. |
| ReferenceUSA |
infoUSA |
Searchable database with detailed information, including addresses and phone numbers, on more than 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. health care providers, and 95,000 Technology Companies and 280,000 Executives Database. |
| Regional Accounts Data - Local Area Personal Income |
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Provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Personal income and population summary estimates; detailed county annual tables of income and employment; and wage and salary summary estimates. For North Carolina-specific information, select "North Carolina" from the list of states. County-level information will be displayed once you select the state. |
| Regional Business News |
EBSCOhost |
Contains 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires (full text for many of these resources) covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Included are Arizona Business, Business North Carolina, Crain's New York Business (and other Crain Communications editions), Des Moines Business Record, Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, and more. |
| Sanborn Maps North Carolina |
Sanborn Maps North Carolina |
Sanborn Maps for the state of North Carolina provides digital access to 11,173 large-scale maps of 158 North Carolina towns and cities. Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections, and compare maps from different years. |
| Science Reference Center |
EBSCOhost |
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Designed for science students, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also provides teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. |
| Searchasaurus |
EBSCOhost |
Colorful and fun graphical search interface intended for elementary and middle school students. EBSCO databases searchable through this interface are: American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Image Collections, Middle Search Plus, and Primary Search. |
| Serials Directory |
EBSCOhost |
Provides up-to-date information and pricing for popular magazines and other serials. Contains listings for over 150,000 U.S. and international titles, including 8,000 newspapers. Also includes data on over 87,000 publishers worldwide. |
| Simply Map |
Geographic Research |
SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data.
With SimplayMap, users can:- Map thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.
- Develop interactive thematic maps and export high-resolution images to word processing or presentation software.
- Select, sort, and compare data across multiple locations and build custom reports that can be exported to a spreadsheet for additional functionality.
- Explore historical census data to understand how regions change over time and use estimates and projections to analyze current and future trends.
- Make informed personal and business-related decisions.
- Combine locations and search for areas based on specific criteria.
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| Start Squad |
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Start Squad is an excellent resource for anyone seeking quality web sites for kids. Sites were selected and organized by professionally trained librarians. Start Squad is made possible by a partnership of the State Library of North Carolina and the North Carolina Library Association (NCLA). |
| State Center for Health Statistics |
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SCHS is responsible for data collection and research, production of reports, and maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics. They have published a wide variety of reports in the past and are in the process of adding them to their Web site. Currently included are several compilations of mortality statistics (including one devoted to cancer), the "North Carolina Pocket Guide" of health statistics, "Vital Facts about Life in North Carolina", and a start toward providing pregnancy and birth statistics. |
| State Data Center |
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The North Carolina State Data Center (SDC) is a consortium of state and local agencies that provides information and data about the State and its component geographic areas. The site includes population, economic, and income data as well as county profiles and rankings. Recently a public health section was added which includes a link to the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. There is also a link to the North Carolina Statistical Register. |
| State Demographics |
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The State Demographics unit provides state, county, and municipal population estimates and projections by year, age, race, and sex. The annual estimates of the population of North Carolina counties and municipalities are used in the distribution of state shared revenues to local governments. County and state population projections, available by age, race (white/other) and sex, are used for long range planning. |
| State of North Carolina Kid's Page |
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Provides links designed for kids to learn more about North Carolina. |
| Student Research Center (SRC) |
EBSCOhost |
Students can search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful information. Results can be easily sorted by source type - magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. They can also search by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels. EBSCO databases searchable through this interface include: Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Source - Consumer Edition, MAS Ultra - School Edition, Middle Search Plus, and Newspaper Source. |
| Tax Forms via NC Department of Revenue |
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Includes downloadable versions of current North Carolina individual and corporate income, franchise, sales, and withholding tax forms. Includes current cost and depreciation schedules. Forms may also be ordered on-line. |
| Teacher Reference Center |
EBSCOhost |
This index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and adminstrator trade journals, periodicals, and books, provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians. |
| Teaching Positions in North Carolina |
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This page contains links to all the information needed to apply for a job in North Carolina's improving public schools, including information about licensure, national board certification, application forms, and local job fairs. |
| TOPICsearch |
EBSCOhost |
A current events database that allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 60,000 articles from 399 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. |
| Twentieth Century African-American Poetry |
Chadwyck-Healey |
A collection of poetry written by the most important and influential African American poets of the twentieth century. Presently includes over 6,000 poems from over 100 complete editions by 46 poets. |
| Twentieth Century American Poetry |
Chadwyck-Healey |
A database of modern and contemporary American poetry from the early twentieth century to the present. Presently includes 36,000 poems drawn from 460 volumes by 217 poets. |
| Twentieth-Century English Poetry |
Chadwyck-Healey |
Containing tens of thousands of works by 288 poets, Twentieth-Century English Poetry provides an overview of poetry written in the 20th century by both established and emerging writers. |
| Wall Street Journal |
ProQuest Company |
Index of articles from 1981 to present. |
| Women's Health |
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A population specialty site for women. It is a relatively new gateway site of health information for consumers, health care professionals, researchers, and educators and is sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health. It provides access to a variety of women's federal resources in addition to those in the private sector. The stated goal of the site is "to help ensure a healthier future for all American women." |
| WorldCat |
OCLC FirstSearch |
Union catalog of materials held in libraries world-wide. |
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