Library Databases

Online Databases

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ABC-CLIO Ebook Collections
https://publisher.abc-clio.com/~bookindex?indexLetter=A&indexField=SortTitle
Collection of ebooks covering history and literary criticism. Includes large a collection of slave narratives.

ABI/INFORM Complete
https://www.proquest.com/abicomplete
Business research from journals, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers.

Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection
https://resources.nclive.org/accounting
Journal articles and other sources on accounting, taxes, banking, financial services, and related topics.

Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database
https://www.proquest.com/hightechjournals/index?parentSessionId=sSEoSqiZ2Fx7L8cSf37V1l2cWhAwDcC2oHMOXCA3zcI%3D

African-American Poetry
https://www.proquest.com/aap
Find poems written by African-American authors between 1750-1900.

Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection
https://www.proquest.com/agricenvironm
Articles plus searchable charts, figures, graphs, maps, photographs and tables representing all major environment topics.

American Poetry
https://www.proquest.com/ap
Find poems written by American authors between 1650-1920.

Anatomy.tv/Primal Pictures
https://login.proxy079.nclive.org/login?url=https://online.statref.com/Entry?lt=Anatomy&grpalias=NCCS
An online resource that provides 3D models of the human body, along with other tools and resources for learning about anatomy and physiology.

ArchiveGrid[DW1]
https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/
Access to primary source information, including birth and death records, ship logs, and cemetery records.

Arts & Humanities Database
https://www.proquest.com/artshumanities
Journal database covering art, architecture, design, history, philosophy, music, literature, theater, and more.

Asian & European Business Collection
https://www.proquest.com/asianeuropeanbusiness
Information on business and finance topics across Asia and Europe.

Australia & New Zealand Database
https://www.proquest.com/anz
Academic journals published in Australia and New Zealand.

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Biological Science Database
https://www.proquest.com/biologicalscijournals
Research on animal behavior, aquatic life, biochemistry, ecology, botany, toxicology, virology, microbiology, and more.

BoardVitals
https://39840655.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/39840655/BoardVitals/Customer%20BoardVitals%20Registration%20Handouts/Halifax%20Community%20College% <br> 20BoardVitals%20Registration%20Instructions.pdf
BoardVitals helps practitioners prepare for licensing and initial certification exams, maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements, and continuing professional education, covering more than 50 specialty areas and exams.

Business Market Research Collection
https://www.proquest.com/marketresearch
Company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from Hoover’s Company Profiles, OxResearch, and Snapshots.

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Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database
https://www.proquest.com/cbcacomplete
Articles on Canadian news, politics, business, science, and more.

Canadian Newsstream
https://www.proquest.com/canadiannews
Over 300 Canadian newspapers from Canada’s leading publishers.

Career & Technical Education Database
https://www.proquest.com/career
Articles covering vocational education topics, such as building trades, automotive technology and more.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text
https://research.ebsco.com/c/tzighx/search?db=rzh
Nursing and allied health journals, education modules, care sheets, research instruments and quick lessons.

Computer Science Database
https://www.proquest.com/compscijour
Articles and other sources covering computer science topics, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and more.

Consumer Health Database
https://www.proquest.com/familyhealth
Magazines and journals covering sports injuries, women’s health, nutrition, eye care, dentistry, and more.

Consumer Reports
https://research.ebsco.com/c/tzighx/search/advanced/publications/CRP?selectedDb=f5hjnh&db=f5h
Reviews and recommendations for cars, appliances, electronics, personal finance, and health information.

Continental Europe Database
https://www.proquest.com/conteurope/index?parentSessionId=TxjcPGfq6pzX9tvNytTriuaEedNRqSy70Y%2F8RxPs0tI%3D
Provides full-text academic journals that are published in many European countries.

CQ Researcher
https://cqpress.sagepub.com/cqresearcher/
Find pro/ con essays and background information about current events.

Credo Reference
https://search.credoreference.com/
Find background information on many subject areas. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, and videos.

Criminal Justice Database
https://www.proquest.com/criminaljusticeperiodicals
Includes data on crime: its causes, impacts, legal and social implications, litigation and crime trends.

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Data-Axle Reference Solutions
https://www.referenceusa.com/Home/Home
Find data about U.S. companies. Identify company ownership and sales volume. Research local businesses and markets.

Digital Library on American Slavery
https://dlas.uncg.edu/
The Digital Library on American Slavery offers a searchable collection of public records concerning enslavement.

Digital Public Library of America
https://dp.la/
Find primary sources to use in school projects, academic research, family history research, and more.

Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) for North Carolina
https://digitalsanbornmaps.proquest.com/about?accountid=7980
Historical maps, detailed property and land-use records in 158 North Carolina towns and cities.

DigitalNC
https://www.digitalnc.org/
Historical materials from cultural heritage repositories across North Carolina.

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eBooks on EBSCOhost
https://research.ebsco.com/c/tzighx/search?db=nlebk
24,467 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online.

ebrary Academic and Public Library Complete
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/halifaxcc-ebooks/home.action
Provides ebooks from trusted publishers in all academic subject areas along with powerful research tools.

eLibrary
https://explore.proquest.com/elibrary/home?accountid=11259
A massive collection of multidisciplinary periodical and digital media content, designed for middle and high school students, undergraduates at community colleges and universities, instructors, and librarians.

English Poetry
https://www.proquest.com/ep/index?parentSessionId=%2B6FVadaALXJMIyZqmvudDRyFHXmxIxtMfNb0n9X0JQA%3D
Find poems written from 600 to 1900.

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Faber Poetry Library
https://www.proquest.com/fpl
A collection of some of the most influential poets of the twentieth century. The Faber list spans the seventy-year history of this major publishing house.

Films on Demand Video Collection
https://fod.infobase.com/nd_Home.aspx
This database is the leading source of high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library
https://go.gale.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=nclivehcc&authCount=1&aty=ip
30 Reference books and Encyclopedias in Religion, History, Philosophy, and more.

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HeritageQuest
https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/HQA
Treasury of American genealogical sources.

History Study Center
https://www.proquest.com/hsc
A collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

KidsHealth
https://kidshealth.org/
KidsHealth is the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.

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LawHelpNC
https://www.lawhelpnc.org/
LawHelpNC.org/ is a joint project of Legal Aid of North Carolina, the North Carolina Equal Justice Alliance, the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation and Probono.net. Our goal is to provide our users with helpful, easy-to-understand legal resources and information in North Carolina.

Literature Resource Center
https://go.gale.com/ps/start.do?p=LitRC&u=nclivehcc
Unlock information in primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies. Search across centuries to be able to see the broader continuum of the story you choose to tell.

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MedlinePlus
https://medlineplus.gov/
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, 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.

MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements
https://medlineplus.gov/druginformation.html
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, 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.

Mometrix
https://goelibrary.com/
Mometrix is a leading provider of academic test and career preparation resources.
No username or password needed for Remote access

Morningstar Library Edition
https://research.morningstar.com/home
Includes research and independent opinions on thousands of mutual funds, stocks, and hundreds of ETFs.

MyiLibrary eBooks
https://about.proquest.com/en/products-services/ebooks-main
Over 200 titles in History, Literature, and more.

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NC ECHO
https://dp.la/
NC ECHO searches across digital collections at a variety of cultural heritage institutions around North Carolina. NC ECHO is a first step for users interested in exploring North Carolina’s diverse collections of historic photos, documents, books, family histories, maps, and much more.

NC Health Info
https://www.nchealthinfo.org/
NC Health Info is a service of Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is maintained by volunteer librarians statewide.

NC Live
https://www-nclive-org.proxy079.nclive.org/

NCPedia
https://ncpedia.org/
NCpedia is an online encyclopedia about North Carolina, U.S.A. As of August 1, 2015, NCpedia included 6,873 entries and 7,179 images.

New York Times via ProQuest Company
https://www.proquest.com/usnews/publication/11561
Jun 1, 1980 – present

North American Women’s Letters and Diaries
https://search.alexanderstreet.com/nwld
Women’s writings from the colonial period to 1950.

North Carolina Education Directory
https://www.dpi.nc.gov/about-dpi/education-directory
The directory provides information on the State Board of Education, the Department of Public Instruction, educational associations and commissions, and individual school systems and charter schools.

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Occupational Outlook Handbook
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/

Open Library
https://openlibrary.org/subjects/in_library#ebooks=true
Open Library account holders can borrow an eBook from the growing collection of mainly 20th-century titles available now. Each title can be borrowed by one patron at once, and you can read it in a web browser or in Adobe Digital Editions as a PDF or ePub.

Our State Magazine Collection
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/collections/our-state-magazine
Explore past issues of Our State, one of North Carolina’s longest-running and most popular magazines. First published in 1933, The State (as it was known until 1996) features stories about North Carolina’s people, places, and history.

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Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/
A large collection of free eBooks.

ProQuest Accounting & Tax Database
https://www.proquest.com/accounting/index?parentSessionId=%2BcrbfBdCcIyLd5x15EsQ2LXgQ%2FyHPUqg4dmPQ%2FgLLo4%3D&accountid=11259
This is the quintessential accountant’s database. It brings together highly ranked global and scholarly journals with key resources for locating quick and precise results covering current news and topics, as well as the trends and history influencing important accounting and tax issues of the day.

ProQuest Biology Journals
https://www.proquest.com/biologicalscijournals/index?parentSessionId=evkfuxAeCscL7lp7m2j8xfqNIyVZxARO1xgUlHl61bI%3D&accountid=11259
This database provides access to a wide range of biology topics including some of the most popular information resources for users in academic, government and public research environments.

ProQuest Career & Technical Education
https://www.proquest.com/career/index?parentSessionId=7PxrNdXzUEQMXNzie2T%2BMz%2BjLdui7XoKg4GMMKLvqrU%3D&accountid=11259
This database includes nearly 600 titles, with more than 500 available in full text for quick access to research on virtually any technical topic.

ProQuest Central
https://www.proquest.com/central
This online reference resource features a highly-respected, diversified mix of content including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, books, newspapers, reports and videos.

ProQuest Computing
https://www.proquest.com/compscijour/index?parentSessionId=g%2F1lYRT%2BHRAD71Gy5kGjS1HERa7kTvN2CIJroNJrLps%3D&accountid=11259
This database is a premium resource for those who need access to comprehensive coverage of computer topics. The database includes numerous titles, most of them in full text, allowing users to search records dating back to the early 1990’s.

ProQuest Education Journals
https://www.proquest.com/education/index?parentSessionId=c9yr6T3m9MtCKglNnqn9QczQBhufvN5ag2AJOm15Qtw%3D&accountid=11259
This database provides users access to over 900 top educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text. The coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling and adult education. Many titles are indexed in the ERIC database.

ProQuest Entrepreneurship
https://www.proquest.com/entrepreneurship/index?parentSessionId=VI68NzSSWPmZS63nct4PWk1GKCYQeDj60Uj48aDzwOM%3D&accountid=11259
This database bridges theory with practice, covering a wide spectrum of resources useful to educators, researchers, students and practitioners. Content ranges from the scholarly – including journals, dissertations, working papers and conference proceedings – to a full toolkit of practical guides, templates, forms, sample business plans and tips from successful entrepreneur in a wide range of formats – from video to downloadable Word and Excel files, as well as traditional text and PDFs.

ProQuest Environmental Science Package
https://www.proquest.com/agricenvironm
The collection contains environmental science related full-text articles, granular access to figures and tables within articles, environmental impact statements, and the entire range of bibliographic records from Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (ESPM).

ProQuest Family Health
https://www.proquest.com/familyhealth/index?parentSessionId=FcslPvKSIzt315aJbcUaWSkl4CUhg%2BLBt15qeJPH2ZU%3D&accountid=11259
This database includes journals and magazines covering an enormous range of health subjects, from sports injuries to women’s health, from food and nutrition to midwifery, from eye care to dentistry.

ProQuest Health & Medical Complete
https://www.proquest.com/healthcomplete/index?parentSessionId=Ib2jtZyXJs5GeCEKmMUhU2HV5pRM8cVlstfpg%2BDYxVs%3D&accountid=11259
This database offers reliable, comprehensive journal coverage of clinical and biomedical topics, consumer health, health administration and more.

ProQuest Health Management
https://www.proquest.com/healthmanagement/index?parentSessionId=uL9hENCAIAANe4ZlKjBW7na95XZT3Nne8XSXQe1p49k%3D&accountid=11259
This database is a collection of reliable and relevant resources in the field of health administration, including journals and dissertations.

ProQuest Learning: Literature
https://www.proquest.com/pqll/index?parentSessionId=QWODUHmBi7pw5woLaz8bMkB9vgIq0rOjkz7t29pLSA0%3D
Where students come for the latest word on the authors they study in class and read at home.

ProQuest Military
https://www.proquest.com/military
This database covers topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering and more.

ProQuest Newsstand
https://www.proquest.com/usnews
This database’s detailed indexing helps users quickly find the news information they need. Each issue of each newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so researchers have access to not only top news stories but also the information contained on the various sections of the papers.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
https://www.proquest.com/nahs
This database offers reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, video, dissertations, reference books and more.

ProQuest Political Science
https://www.proquest.com/politicalscience
This database gives users access to hundreds of leading political science and international relations journals, providing full-text of many core titles indexed in Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. In addition, over a thousand recent full-text doctoral dissertations on political science topics are included, together with working papers, conference proceedings, country profiles, political news and other sources.

ProQuest Psychology Journals
https://www.proquest.com/psychology
This database provides abstracts and indexing for more than 640 titles, with over 540 titles available in full text. Many titles are indexed in PsycINFO. Coverage ranges from behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial and social psychology, along with personality, psychobiology and psychometrics.

ProQuest Religion
https://www.proquest.com/religion
This database provides a wide range of primarily full-text, international periodicals for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies of major religions, as well as the most recent trends and scholarly thought. Included are titles from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations. The resource reflects a wide spectrum of religious belief systems and supports the global study of religion.

ProQuest Research Library
https://www.proquest.com/pqrl
This database provides one-stop access to more than 4,000 periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer.

ProQuest Science Journals
https://www.proquest.com/sciencejournals
This database is a definitive resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences dating back to 1986.

ProQuest Social Science Journals
https://www.proquest.com/sciencejournals
This database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work and sociology.

ProQuest Sociology
https://www.proquest.com/sociology
This database covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction and more. ProQuest Telecommunications This database is an essential resource for anyone researching the industry or its technology.

ProQuest Telecommunications via ProQuest Company
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/collections/our-state-magazine
The database includes over 140 titles, with more than 115 available in full text. Search more than 600,000 records, dating back to the early 1990’s.

PubMed
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

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ReferenceUSA via infoUSA
https://www.referenceusa.com/Home/Home

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Sanborn Maps North Carolina
https://digitalsanbornmaps.proquest.com/about?accountid=7980
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970, provides access to large-scale maps of North Carolina towns and cities.

Science in Context
https://www.proquest.com/sciencejournals
This database is an engaging online resource providing contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics.

SIRS
https://explore.proquest.com/portal/home?accountid=11259

SIRS Government Reporter via ProQuest Company
https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/home?accountid=11259
A general reference resource.

SIRS Issues Researcher via ProQuest Company
https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/home?accountid=11259
A general reference resource.

SIRS Knowledge Source Package via ProQuest Company
https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/home?accountid=11259
A general reference resource.

SIRS Renaissance via ProQuest Company
https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/home?accountid=11259
A general reference resource.

SIRS WebSelect via ProQuest Company
https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/home?accountid=11259
A general reference resource.

State Data Center
https://www.osbm.nc.gov/facts-figures/state-data-center
Provide efficient access to US Census data and products, provide training and technical assistance to data users, and provide feedback to the Census Bureau on data usability, state and local government data needs, and operational issues.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
https://statabs.proquest.com/statab/sa/index.html;JSESSIONIDEXT=D1A03BE3034657AE6D8B59F5A9A9BA62
This database is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

STAT!Ref
https://login.proxy079.nclive.org/login?url=https://online.statref.com/?grpalias=NCCS
Considered the most comprehensive online anatomy resource. Patrons will find dental, medical and nursing resources.

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TumbleBooks Library
https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Default.aspx
TumbleBooks are animated, talking, picture books which teach kids the joy of reading. The TumbleBooks Premium collection is rich with educational resources such as lesson plans, quizzes, educational games and puzzles related to language and math. It contains books in languages other than English as well as common portals. It is most appropriate for those in K-6. No user name or password needed for remote access

Twentieth Century African-American Poetry
https://www.proquest.com/litcollection20aapus/
A database of modern and contemporary African American poetry, featuring almost 9,000 poems by 62 of the most important African American poets of the last century.

Twentieth-Century American Poetry
https://www.proquest.com/litcollection20ampous/
This unparalleled collection includes 50,000 poems drawn from 750 volumes by over 300 poets.

Twentieth-Century English Poetry
https://www.proquest.com/20ep/index?parentSessionId=CMGxFClx5BYbiiBIq51cTYw%2FIcPI6qXpebPRfxC65dQ%3D
A collection of more than 600 volumes of poetry by 283 poets from 1900 to the present day.

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Wall Street Journal
https://www.proquest.com/abicomplete/publication/10482
Full articles from the Wall Street Journal (1981-current).

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