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Reports on issues shaping our world, with in-depth coverage of political and social issues, such as health, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy.

Features hundreds of continuously updated, media-rich issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health and cultural issues. Global Issues in Context focuses on broad issues such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific world events.

Provides information on current topics and controversies, covering social issues, health, science, business, arts, and humanities. Includes topic overviews, statistical information, pro/con viewpoints, and more.

Provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 280 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.

Research the pros and cons of current issues and enduring social issues through full-text articles, multimedia, primary sources, government documents and reference materials.

Magazines, journals, trade publications and books covering a variety of art and architecture subjects including Antiques, Art and Art History, Interior and Landscape Design, and more. Includes image collection of over 63,000 images.

Ebooks and journals from renowned scholarly publishers: access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

Search the complete archive of the magazine from 1888 to 1994. Includes every page and every photograph, all fully searchable through an intuitive interface.

Over 600,000 biographical entries on international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Search for contemporary and historical figures by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword and full text.

Business research from journals, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers.

Contains journals, peer-reviewed publications on a wide range of topics including: Marketing, Management, MIS, POM, Accounting, Finance and Economics.

Articles spanning Canadian agriculture, business and economics, education, government and politics, health sciences, history, literature, medical sciences, social sciences, and more, including scholarly content.

Popular collection of product reviews and recommendations for cars, appliances, electronics, personal finance, and health information.

Reference and research tool providing instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on 24 million U.S. businesses and 235 million U.S. residents. ReferenceUSA makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more. Formerly known as Reference USA.

Covers topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business, including key periodicals, reference books, case studies, company profiles and 600+ videos with transcripts from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV.

Includes research and independent opinions on thousands of mutual funds, stocks, and hundreds of ETFs.

Journal articles, reference reports, proceedings, and dissertations covering current news and topics as well as the trends and history influencing important accounting and tax issues.

This database provides information pertinent to the study of business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines. Find information on companies, economies, markets, international trade, and overall business conditions and practices throughout these regions.

This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.

Scholarly journals, trade publications, and consumer titles covering topics such as artificial intelligence, automation, gaming, graphics, networking, security, database management, systems administration, information science and hardware.

Information for entrepreneurs and researchers that includes business start-up plans, video clips, journals, business cases, and more.

With thousands of international recipes, hundreds of fascinating culture and ingredient articles, and essential culinary resources, A to Z World Food brings international cuisines to you, from Albanian byrek to Zimbabwean matemba! 

History & Literature e-books, including the series Daily Life, Critical Companions, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography.

Nearly 120,000 scholarly books on a broad range of subjects, from art to technology and engineering.

Nearly 25,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online.

This 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.

Provides a searchable collection of online reference titles.

eBook collection of North Carolina publishers and authors - includes fiction, non fiction and poetry;  created by NC Live member libraries. 
Downloadable audio and ebooks on a variety of topics, including language learning, history, biography, classic literature and more. Compatible with all popular e-readers. An app is available for download. Users will need to make a personal account to use this resource.

Straightforward and authoritative eBooks on consumer health topics.

Ebook collection provided by the NC community colleges; over 45,000 titles including over 7,000 Kindle titles, as well as emagazines and audiobooks. Download the app and check out books!

More than 86,000 scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research.

Healthcare database that combines nursing, dental, and anatomy information and textbooks. Provides access to resources such as Stedmen's Medical Dictionary, AAFP Conditions A-Z, PubMed, and MedCalc 3000.

Digests from education-related journals. Provides access to Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.

Ebooks and journals from renowned scholarly publishers: access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

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.

Research on primary, secondary, and higher education, as well as special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.

This database allows you to search the full-text of leading library and information science journals. This collection provides full-text coverage of 125+ core titles.

This scholarly collection of full-text journals offers information on topics including: anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, engineering, ethnic and multicultural studies, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion and theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology, and many other fields.

Ebooks and journals from renowned scholarly publishers: access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

General reference magazines and publications covering a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. Includes peer reviewed publications.

General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.

Current and historical bills from the NC General Assembly. Search by attribute, bill number, chamber, committee, and more.

Current news on all branches of the military. Includes a thorough collection of military titles, trade publications, and news weeklies.

Research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.

Articles from topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more.

Political science and international relations journals, dissertations and working papers on topics such as comparative politics, political economy, international development, and environmental policy.

An authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

CINAHL Complete is a comprehensive database offering convenient access to over 700 full-text journals spanning various disciplines in nursing and allied health, including Nursing, Alternative Medicine, Radiology, Speech Pathology, Physical Therapy, and more - you'll find peer-reviewed articles, dissertations, conference proceedings, and standards of practice along with quick lessons, continuing education modules, and evidence-based care sheets.

Contains magazines, journals, and essays on Medical Sciences, Food Sciences And Nutrition, Childcare, General Health, Adult Health, Pediatric Health, Senior Health, Women's Health And Sports Medicine.

Contains magazines, journals, and essays on Medical Sciences, Food Sciences And Nutrition, Childcare, General Health, Adult Health, Pediatric Health, Senior Health, Women's Health And Sports Medicine.

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

Guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications, herbs, and supplements.
Explains disorders, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, and how they can be prevented or treated. For doctors and medical students.
Online guide to quality health and medical information and local health services throughout North Carolina.

Straightforward and authoritative eBooks on consumer health topics.

Magazines and journals covering consumer health topics, such as sports injuries, women's health, food and nutrition, midwifery, eye care and dentistry.

Clinical research plus consumer and health administration titles.

Research supporting professional healthcare management and healthcare administration.

Provides full text journals, evidence based resources, and dissertations to support the study of the many aspects of nursing or the allied health professions, including physical therapy, radiography, dietetics, dental hygiene, and the clinical laboratory sciences.

This database provides access to the core literature in the field of public health.

More than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Compiled by the National Institutes of Health and the US National Library of Medicine. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

Healthcare database that combines nursing, dental, and anatomy information and textbooks. Provides access to resources such as Stedmen's Medical Dictionary, AAFP Conditions A-Z, PubMed, and MedCalc 3000.

Symptom Media offers an online resources such as videos and activities for mental health education and training.
Symptom Media offers an online resources such as videos and activities for mental health education and training.

Access to primary source information, including birth and death records, ship logs, and cemetery records.

Treasury of American Genealogical Sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Includes: historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more.

3.5 million digitized pages of historic newspaper content from the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill.

A collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.
A comprehensive view of the history, cultures, and experiences of Indigenous peoples across North America and Canada; includes a large selection of primary source materials on the history of American Indian tribes and supporting organizations; coverage of a broad range of topics, from the seventeenth to twentieth century, including early encounters with settlers to contemporary issues faced by Indigenous communities.
Ebooks and journals from renowned scholarly publishers: access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

Women'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.

Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970, provides access to large-scale maps of North Carolina towns and cities.

Poems from 1750-1900 including Lucy Terry Prince, Phillis Wheatley, Jupiter Hammon, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and more.

Poems written from 1650-1920. Includes Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Phillis Wheatley, Walt Whitman, and Herman Melville.

Discover thousands of online resources from leading theatre-makers and scholars, giving you accessible and engaging materials to implement into your courses.

Find poems written from 600 AD to 1900 AD including Thomas Percy, Walter Scott, Robert Dodsley, Francis Turner Palgrave, and more.

Find poems written by modern poets such as Wendy Cope, T. S. Eliot, Thom Gunn, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Tom Paulin, Sylvia Plath and more.

Articles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.

A comprehensive view of the history, cultures, and experiences of Indigenous peoples across North America and Canada; includes a large selection of primary source materials on the history of American Indian tribes and supporting organizations; coverage of a broad range of topics, from the seventeenth to twentieth century, including early encounters with settlers to contemporary issues faced by Indigenous communities.

Ebooks and journals from renowned scholarly publishers: access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

Contains articles and criticisms, including peer-reviewed, bios and interviews, novels, short stories, poems, and literary magazines.

This map identifies the North Carolina places associated with more than 3000 writers and more than 4700 of their books with an interactive online tool that is designed to foster interest in the state’s rich literary tradition.

A readers’ advisory resource that uses appeal factors and expert reviews to offer read-alike and listen-alike recommendations for fiction, nonfiction, and audiobooks.

Ebook collection provided by the NC community colleges; over 45,000 titles including over 7,000 Kindle titles, as well as emagazines and audiobooks. Download the app and check out books!

This database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.

Full-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.

Religious news and information, informative details on doctrines and philosophies, and scholarly reports on religious history and related archaeology.

This database provides a fun, effective, and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language. Combining robust courses, supplemental vocabulary, extensive grammar resources, and mobile apps, Transparent Language Online is the most complete language-learning system. With over 110 languages to choose from, including English for speakers of over 30 languages, there is something for every learner.

Features 62 of the most important poets of the last century: Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Audre Lorde and Rita Dove.

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.

Modernist poems (1900-1999): W.B. Yeats, Rudyard Kipling, Wilfred Owen, Robert Graves, A.E. Housman, D.H. Lawrence, Carol Ann Duffy, and more.

Reference and research tool providing instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on 24 million U.S. businesses and 235 million U.S. residents. ReferenceUSA makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more. Formerly known as Reference USA.

Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is a comprehensive resource that enables users to explore industries and careers, plan their education, and research best practices for résumés, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and salaries/benefits. The database includes articles, career advice blogs, and streaming video.

Vocational information on technical topics, such as computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography.

Over 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.

Reports on issues shaping our world, with in-depth coverage of political and social issues, such as health, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy.

Provides information on current topics and controversies, covering social issues, health, science, business, arts, and humanities. Includes topic overviews, statistical information, pro/con viewpoints, and more.

3.5 million digitized pages of historic newspaper content from the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill.

International Newsstream provides information from more than 660 of the world's top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.

Search the complete archive of the magazine from 1888 to 1994. Includes every page and every photograph, all fully searchable through an intuitive interface.

Selected national and international newspapers.

Full articles from the New York Times (1980-current).
Search 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 2017 is online in the North Carolina Digital Collections, and articles and advertisements are full text searchable.

Provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 280 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.

Global Breaking newswires provides timely access to newswire content from around teh globe as well as growing archive of news.

News content from many national and international newspapers, newswires and selected news magazines.

Full articles from the Wall Street Journal (1981-current).
Full articles from The Washington Post (1996-current).

Access thousands of full-length videos on a wide variety of educational topics including Business, History, Music, and World Languages.

The Just for Kids Streaming Collection gives children -- and their parents -- a thoroughly kid-safe, advertisement-free media plateform they can freely explore and enjoy.
Symptom Media offers an online resources such as videos and activities for mental health education and training.

Digests from education-related journals. Provides access to Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.

Clinical and social psychology articles on topics such as genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and more.

Abstracting and indexing of more than 3 million records devoted to peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health.

Premier virtual reference collection including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, audio files, and videos in a wide expanse of subject areas.

Provides a searchable collection of online reference titles.

Over 600,000 biographical entries on international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Search for contemporary and historical figures by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword and full text.
Information about the state, its history, people, government, and educational institutions.

Straightforward and authoritative eBooks on consumer health topics.

An award-winning, cloud-based information literacy solution that enables educators and librarians to guide students through research projects efficiently.

General 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.

Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970, provides access to large-scale maps of North Carolina towns and cities.

Healthcare database that combines nursing, dental, and anatomy information and textbooks. Provides access to resources such as Stedmen's Medical Dictionary, AAFP Conditions A-Z, PubMed, and MedCalc 3000.

The site includes population, economic, and income data as well as county profiles and rankings.

An authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

Covers a wide variety of applied science specialties-from acoustics to aeronautics, chemistry to computer databases, and geomatics to global logistics, with full text articles from 1,400 journals. A focus on practical research, as well as the business and social implications of new technology.

Contains nearly 1,000 full-text journals and 11 full-text books. Designed specifically for the research needs of two-year colleges; it provides coverage of topics such as Alcohol And Drug Abuse Counseling, Cosmetology, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Paralegal Studies, and much more.

Journals on topics including agriculture, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, geography, pollution and waste management, environmental technology, urban planning, and more.

GreenFILE is a free research database covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts. It provides thousands of open access full-text records from scholarly, government and general interest sources.
Full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.

Articles plus searachable charts, figures, graphs, maps, photographs and tables representing all major environment topics.

Research on animal behavior, aquatic life and fisheries, biochemistry, ecology, plant science, toxicology, virology, microbiology, health and safety science, entomology, and more.

The Earth, Atmospheric Aquatic Science Database contains full text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
This database provides discipline-specific coverage of engineering, spanning thousands of publications, many in full text.

Applied and general science articles covering topics such as global warming, alternative energy sources, robotic engineering, genetically modified food, and more.

Covers topics including computer applications, data communications and data transmission systems, electronic data processing, information science and information theory, radio and television.

Essays that provide a deeper understanding of how current issues stem from actions and policies of the past.

This 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.

Research covering topics in sociology, social work, anthropology, and politics.

Sociological and social work research including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction, and more.

Visualization and data-mapping tool; explore over 500,000 data indicators and over 220 years of data for the United States from present to 1790, including all Decennial Censuses, American Community Surveys and many other datasets. Also includes datasets for Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe. Use data to explore demographics, economy, health, education, religion, crime and more.

Practice tests, interactive tutorials, and ebooks for students and adult learners. Includes practice tests such as GED, GRE, SAT, TEAS, and supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass a high shcool equivalency test, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Curious about the world? Information about world history, cultures, languages, foods, religions, and much more. Covers cultures from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
With thousands of international recipes, hundreds of fascinating culture and ingredient articles, and essential culinary resources, A to Z World Food brings international cuisines to you, from Albanian byrek to Zimbabwean matemba!

Articles spanning Canadian agriculture, business and economics, education, government and politics, health sciences, history, literature, medical sciences, social sciences, and more, including scholarly content.

Over 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.

Features hundreds of continuously updated, media-rich issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health and cultural issues. Global Issues in Context focuses on broad issues such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific world events.

International Newsstream provides information from more than 660 of the world's top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.

Search the complete archive of the magazine from 1888 to the present. Includes every page and every photograph, all fully searchable through an intuitive interface. 

This database provides information pertinent to the study of business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines. Find information on companies, economies, markets, international trade, and overall business conditions and practices throughout these regions.

This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in Australia and New Zealand.

This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many European countries.

This 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.

This 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.

ProQuest Indian Journals is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary resource providing full-text, scholarly journals, all published in India.

This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal.

This 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.

This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in Turkey.

This 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.

Visualization and data-mapping tool; explore over 500,000 data indicators and over 220 years of data for the United States from present to 1790, including all Decennial Censuses, American Community Surveys and many other datasets. Also includes datasets for Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe. Use data to explore demographics, economy, health, education, religion, crime and more.