General Databases
Academic Search Premier via EBSCOhost
Description: Academic Search Premier (ASP)
contains full-text articles from nearly 4,700 periodicals,
including over 3,600 peer-reviewed scholarly journals. These
journals cover a wide variety of academic disciplines.
Popular news magazines and other magazines are also included.
NCWC Librarians Say: Great for starting
out with research on a huge variety of topics. Searching
can sometimes be tricky, because so many different fields of
study are covered. Also try searching ProQuest Research
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ProQuest Research Library via ProQuest
Description: ProQuest Research
Library (PQRL) provides full-text coverage of a wide range of topics including the arts, business, criminal justice, humanities, health, social sciences, and natural sciences.
3,820 titles are covered here, with 2,250 in
full-text.
NCWC Librarians Say: Great for starting out with
research on a huge variety of topics. PQRL contains some
resources that Academic Search Premier (above) does not, and
vice versa. Try searching both PQRL and ASP when
beginning your research. |
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JSTOR
Description: JSTOR contains
the complete text of selected scholarly journals, going
back as far as the journals go back. NCWC offers access
to the Arts & Sciences I collection, as well as the
Biological Sciences collection, including major journals in fields such as
economics, history, literature, political science, sociology, and
biology.NCWC Librarians Say:
JSTOR provides unique, exhaustive historical coverage of
some very important journals, and all articles are in
full-text. Wonderful if you're researching a topic
that's been important for many years.
Check out
JSTOR's Tutorials on YouTube:
How
to Search and
How
to Browse
(Audio required!)
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CQ Researcher Online
via CQ Press
Description: CQ Researcher offers balanced overviews of contemporary political and social issues. Each report includes background information, both sides of the debate surrounding the issue, and suggested resources to consult for further information.
NCWC Librarians Say: Writing about or
researching a very current issue? Want to see how you
feel about a current political debate? CQ Researcher is
your place. A tremendous place to educate yourself about
contemporary issues.
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netLibrary via netLibrary
Description: A database of eBooks, netLibrary provides easy access to the full text of more than
24,000 reference, scholarly, and professional books.
These e-books are also individually linked from the NCWC
catalog. NCWC
Librarians Say: A huge variety of electronic books are
here in full text. You can also find these by searching
the catalog, so to find electronic books alongside our print
collection, search the library catalog from the homepage. |
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Wiley InterScience via North Carolina Consortium
Description: The InterScience database contains full
text for over 2,500 academic journals, books, and
reference works. Disciplines covered well
include business, chemistry, computer science,
education, life sciences, and social sciences.
NCWC Librarians Say: Almost all of the
content on Wiley is unique to Wiley, and much of it is very
useful. Books are lined up alongside
journal articles, which makes it easy to find what you need. |
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MasterFile Premier
via EBSCOhost
Description: From the same
vendors as Academic Search Premier, MasterFile
contains fewer periodicals than other
multidisciplinary databases (roughly 3,100), but has
interesting tools that allow searches for News Wires,
Primary Source Documents, and other useful items.
NCWC Librarians Say: For in-depth
primary-source research on certain topics, MasterFile is a
useful place to look. For getting started, try Academic
Search Premier or ProQuest Research Library first. |
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ReferenceUSA via RefUSA
Description: Rather than articles, ReferenceUSA
contains directory-style information about businesses
and corporations based in the United States. The main
address and key executives for large corporations, as
well as the local offices of smaller businesses, can
all be found here.
NCWC
Librarians Say: Think of ReferenceUSA as a souped-up national
yellow pages for businesses.
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Statistical Warehouse via Regional OneSource
Description: Statistical Warehouse contains raw
statistics that can be used for business, political
science, sociology, and other disciplines. The
statistics are often broken down by state, and
typically only address topics within the United
States.NCWC Librarians Say:
When looking for data here, try clicking through the menus
instead of using the search box. There is some useful
data here.
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