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Free Electronic resources by title

Below is listing of free electronic resources accessible both on campus and remotely. A title listing of subscribed electronic resources and a subject listing are also available. If you need assistance, ask the librarian at the Reference Desk, email Ask a Librarian, or call the Reference Desk at 910.521.6656.

*Click on the corresponding to learn more about each resource.

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[N] [O] [P] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W]

A

• African Women's Bibliographic Database
• Africana Periodical Literature
• AgeLine
• Ancestry Search
• Anthropological Index Online
• Anthropology Review Database
• Art Cyclopedia
• The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy

B

• Bartleby
• Bureau of Justice Statistics

C

• CenStats
• Congressional Record
• Country Studies (via Library of Congress)

D

• Digest of Education Statistics
• Documenting the American South (DAS)

E

• EDGAR
• Encyclopedia of Finance

F

• Federal Register
• Fedworld
• FindLaw
• FirstGov for Science

G

• Geographical Names Information System (GNIS)
• GPO Access

H

• HealthFinder
• HIV InSite

I

• Ingenta
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Internet Movie Database

J

K

L

• Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School
• Librarians' Index to the Internet

M

• MERLOT About
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Database: MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
Description: Provides free access to a growing collection of online learning materials, peer reviews, and assignments to help faculty enhance instruction.
Full text: yes
Access: free Internet access

N

• NASW Register of Clinical Social Workers About
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Database: NASW Register of Clinical Social Workers
Description: Listing of clinical social workers who have met national standards for education and experience.
Full text: n/a
Access: on campus and remote
• NCJRS Abstracts Database About
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Database: National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts
Description: The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 170,000 criminal justice publications. To search the NCJRS collection of 7,000+ full-text publications, go to the NCJRS Virtual Library.
Full text: no
Access: free Internet access
• NCJRS Virtual Library About
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Database: National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Virtual Library
Description: Searches the NCJRS web site and the web sites of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the NCJRS collection of 7,000+ full-text publications.
Full text: yes
Access: free Internet access
• National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) About
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Database: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Description: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS pronounced Nakes) is a unique, all-new system for classifying business establishments. Adopted in 1997 to replace the old Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system, it is the industry classification system used by the statistical agencies of the United States. It is the first economic classification system to be constructed based on a single economic concept. Search by keyword to access related codes (these codes can then be used to access data in databases, such as the United States Economic Census. There is a SIC and NAICS conversion feature. The Ask Dr. NAICS feature is also helpful for new users.
Full text: no
Access: free Internet access
• North Carolina Division of Archives and History
• North Carolina Encyclopedia
• North Carolina Periodicals Index
• North Carolina Standard Course of Study About
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Database: North Carolina Standard Course of Study
Description: Serves as a curriculum terminal from which you can travel to specific goals and objectives based on discipline and grade level. This 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 and subject area.
Full text: n/a
Access: free Internet access

O

• Occupational Outlook Handbook About
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Database: Occupational Outlook Handbook
Description: Includes Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Career Guide to Industries, and links to many other Bureau of Labor Statistics publications and research reports. Career information can be found three ways: by typing a specific occupation in a box, clicking on one of the occupational cluster buttons (sales, transportation), or by clicking on the A-Z index, which is detailed and includes numerous cross-references. Entries for individual occupations contain extensive details about the occupation, training and required qualifications, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information.
Full text: yes
Access: free Internet access

P

• Political Database of the Americas
• POPLINE
• Population Index
• Public Domain Information Project
• PubMed

R

• RxList

S

• SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR)
• Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
• State Data Center
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Statistics of U.S. Businesses
• Supreme Court Collection

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• Thomas About
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Database: Thomas
Description: Thomas provides the full text of bills (103rd Congress and after), laws, Congressional Record (103rd and after), most committee reports, and many of the Library of Congress's excellent guides to legislation (formerly produced in print). The latter include "Major Legislation," "Bill Summary and Status," and "Floor Activities" for the current week. Texts of many historical documents are being added, and there are two lengthy guides to the legislative process. Direct links lead from the Thomas home page to Web sites maintained by congressional committees, the Clerk of the House, and the Senate, and pages of links to other federal sites are also maintained. Full description available at http://thomas.loc.gov/home/abt_thom.html.
Full text: yes
Access: free Internet access
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
• ThomasNet (must register for full services)
• Tide Predictions

U

• Uniform Crime Reports

V

• Virtual Religion Index

W

• World FactBook

 

Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2008

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