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Art Databases

AP Photo Archives - Associated Press photos from the 1840s to current images

Art Museum Image Gallery - digital resource of art images and related multimedia in museum collections

Art Search - job openings and news in the performing arts

ARTstor - digital library of approximately 55,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities and social sciences

CAMIO – image collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums

Galaxy of Images – images from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Galaxy of Knowledge – libraries of the Smithsonian Institution

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture – an encyclopedic reference resource for 4000 years of the visual arts of the Classical Period

Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts – covers three thousand years of decorative arts production including furniture, jewelry, ceramics and textiles

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Business Databases

Business Source Premier - Business journals, peer-reviewed publications, and magazines

Lexis - full-text access to documents on business, legal, medical and general reference topics

Morningstar - Comprehensive information on mutual funds and stocks

Regional Business News - Business journals and newspapers covering metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.

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College Info and Test Prep

Career Library - information resource for career and college research

Learning Express - Practice tests and tutorials

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Dance Databases

International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance - extensive coverage of theatre and dance; provides citations and full text articles from journals and books

International Encyclopedia of Dance - information on all forms of dance plus choreography, costumes, music and biographies

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Design Databases

Stage Specs - The user ID is semans and the password is ovation.

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Drama Databases

Asian-American Drama – full text of plays ranging from the late 19th century to the present

Black Drama – full text of plays ranging from 1850 to the present plus production information and photographs

International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance - extensive coverage of theatre and dance; provides citations and full text articles from journals and books

North American Theatre Online – database of drama works

North American Women's Drama – full text of plays plus biographical and production information and photographs

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance - covers the history of theatre from the ancient Greeks through current tv performances

Play Index - citations to plays, monologues published individually or in collections since 1949, includes plot summaries

Stage Specs - The user ID is semans and the password is ovation.

20th Century North American Drama – full text of plays, production information and photographs

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Education Databases

ERIC - Digests and references from education-related journals

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Film Databases

American Film Scripts - copyrighted screenplays from the silent era to the present

Film and TV Literature Index - contains citations and full-text articles covering literary subjects specific to film and tv

Film Indexes Online Portal - AFI catalog and Film Index International

Film Score Monthly - industry news, reviews and in-depth articles

Internet Movie Database (IMDB) - online resource for film industry news, people and films

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General Reference Databases

Encyclopedia Britannica - online encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Animals - Articles and images on the nature and habitat of animals

Funk and Wagnalls - general interest encyclopedia

Galaxy of Knowledge – libraries of the Smithsonian Institution

Gale Virtual Reference Library - searchable collection of reference books

Oxford Reference Online - 100+ fully-searchable full-text reference works

PBS Videos - access to nearly 250 PBS programs including American Experience, Frontline and Ken Burns specials like “The Civil War”

Reference USA - Detailed residential, business, healthcare, and technical company listings

World Atlas - Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.

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General Journal Articles

Academic Search Premier - Magazines and journals on many subjects, includes peer-reviewed and scholarly works

Lexis - full-text access to documents on business, legal, medical and general reference topics

MasterFile Premier - General magazines, journals, and newspapers covering many subjects

WorldCat - Catalog of books and other materials worldwide

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General Newspaper Articles

Lexis - full-text access to documents on business, legal, medical and general reference topics

Newspaper Source Plus - Selected full text for national and international newspapers

ProQuest Newspapers - full-text articles from the Wall Street Journal

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Health Databases

Centers for Disease Control - Information regarding health promotion and disease prevention

Health Reference Center - Provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body.

Health Source - General health, nutrition and medical journals

Healthfinder - A consumer health gateway site

HealthLink Plus - Authoritative and timely health and medical information

HIV Insite - A gateway to HIV/AIDS information

Mayo Clinic - Consumer health information from the Mayo clinic

MEDEM - Comprehensive healthcare information including a 'Medical Library'

MEDLINE - Authoritative medical information for professionals and consumers

Merck Manual Home Edition - medical library for consumers

PsycInfo - Citations of peer-reviewed journals, books, and reports in psychology field

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History Databases

American History Online - Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.

American Memory Project - digitized historical collection of primary sources in American history

American Slavery - Life histories of former slaves

Ancient & Medieval History Online - Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Documenting the American South - digitized collection of historical and cultural resources of the American South from the colonial period through the early 20th century

Greenwood Digital Collection (GDC) - Ebook collection focused on history and literature, including titles such as Historic Events of the 20th Century, Daily Life Through History, Critical Companions to Contemporary Writers and Literature in Context

Modern World History Online - Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries - Women's writings from the Colonial period to 1950

World News Digest – world topics from 1940 to the present

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Legal Information Databases

Congressional Quarterly Weekly - Coverage of the U.S. Congress: bills, votes, amendments, committees, etc

Legislative Directory - Find your representatives

Lexis - full-text access to documents on business, legal, medical and general reference topics

North Carolina General Assembly - Bill information from the General Assembly

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Literature Databases

African-American Poetry - African-American poetry 1750-1900

American Poetry - American poetry 1600-1900

English Poetry - English poetry from 600 to 1900

Faber Poetry Collection - 20th Century poetry

Greenwood Digital Collection (GDC) - Ebook collection focused on history and literature, including titles such as Historic Events of the 20th Century, Daily Life Through History, Critical Companions to Contemporary Writers and Literature in Context

JSTOR - online journal archive

Latino Literature – poetry, fiction and drama in English and Spanish

Literary Index - index to literary criticism and biographies of authors

Literary Reference Center - information from major literary encyclopedias and reference works, and literary journals

NetLibrary– online access to print and audio versions of books

Oxford English Dictionary - Oxford English Dictionary

Shakespeare Collection - the Arden Shakespeare Collection

20th Century African American Poetry - African-American poetry 1900-1999

20th Century American Poetry - American poetry 1900-1999

20th Century English Poetry - English poetry 1900-1999

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Music Databases

African American Song – listening database of African American music containing jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime and folk songs

Classical Music Library – listening database of classical music recordings ranging from earliest times to present-day composers

Classical Scores Library – scores from the Renaissance to the 21st century including full scores, study scores, piano and vocal scores

Grove Music Online - Full texts of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, as well as all subsequent updates. Now part of Oxford Music Online.

International Index to Music Periodicals - provides citations, abstracts and some full-text articles on music, coverage of some periodicals ranges from 1874 to the present

IPM: Index to Printed Music - Index to Printed Music

Musical America - online resource for music industry news

Oxford Music Online - The new home of Grove Music Online. Also includes The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.

RILM: Abstracts of Music Literature - provides citations and abstracts of international music literature from 1967 to the present

RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals - indexes international music periodicals published between 1800 and 1950

RISM: International Inventory of Musical Sources after 1600 - annotated index and guide to music manuscripts produced 1600 to 1850

Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries – database of music, spoken word, natural and man-made sounds

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North Carolina Databases

NC Center for Health Statistics - Online reports of health-related statistics

NC Community Newspapers - Links to many local NC newspapers

NC Dept. of Agriculture - Tables, Maps, graphs of NC agriculture

NC Driver's Manual - Driver's Manual in English and Spanish

NC Encyclopedia - Facts about North Carolina

NC General Assembly - Bill information from the General Assembly

NC Homepage - State of NC Homepage

NC Maps - more than 700 maps ranging from the late 1500s to the 1960s with at least one detailed map for each of North Carolina’s 100 counties.

NC Postcards - database searchable by subject and location containing more than 1000 postcards, including at least one from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties, many from the early 20th century

NC State Data Center - Population, economic, income, health data and more

NC State Demographics - State, County, and Local demographics

NC Tax Forms - Official Dept. of Revenue forms

Sanborn Maps of NC - Historical maps of North Carolina

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Science Databases

Science Online - Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.

Science Resource Center - provides resources from science-related reference works, journals and links to relevant websites

Today's Science - full-text science news service covering issues in science and health from 1992 to the present