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Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory (ANT 450)

Using Sociological Abstracts

Art and Art History

19th Century Art (ARH 307)

20th Century Art - Art to 1960 (ARH 308)

African Art (ARH 320)

Art and Art History

Art of the Book (ARH 495)

Medieval Art (ARH 303)

Practice of Art History (ARH 290)

Senior Capstone Seminar Art and Beauty (ARH 476)

Biology

100 Years of Discovery: Biomedical Breakthroughs of the 20th Century (BIO 495)

Biology

Biology of the Brain (BIO 495)

Coral Reefs (BIO 495)

Ecology (BIO 366)

Fisheries Biology (BIO 458)

Gulf Oil Spill Resources

Plant Family Information

Principles of Biology: Cells (BIO 201 (HONORS))

Business

Applied Economic Analysis (ECN 377)

Business

Business and Daily News Sources

Business Statistics

Citing Business Resources

Census Information

Census 2000

Census Data: Introduction & General Resources

Census Historical Data

Census Tracts and Blocks

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Gulf Oil Spill Resources

History of Chemistry

Citation Styles

Citing Business Resources

Citing Sources Using AP (Associated Press)

Citing Sources Using APA

Citing Sources using APSA

Citing Sources Using Chicago

Citing Sources Using MLA

Citing Sources Using Turabian

Plagiarism - Student Guide

Clinical Research

Pharmaceutical Testing

Using CINAHL

Using ScienceDirect

Communication Studies

Citing Sources Using APA

Communication Studies

Public Speaking (COM 110)

What Happened On My Birthday?

Computer Science

Using ScienceDirect

Country Information

Country Studies: Profiles

Country Studies: Statistics

Creative Writing

Biographical Information

Book Reviews

Creative Writing

Criminology

Capital Punishment

Criminology

Using Sociological Abstracts

Current Events

Bullying, Cyberbullying, Hate Crimes, Invasion of Privacy and Tolerance

Gulf Oil Spill Resources

Dance

Dance Resources

Dance Resources on Video & DVD

Education

Music Education: Learning Module on Classroom Management

Music Education: Learning Module on Special Needs Students

North Carolina Education

Using ERIC via EBSCOHost

English

Auburn - Proof (ENG 205)

Banned Books

Beat Movement: Sources for Historical Analysis & Literary Criticism

Beat Reporting (ENG 302)

Biographical Information

Book Reviews

English

Literary Criticism of Drama

Literary Criticism of Novels

Literary Criticism of Poetry

Literary Criticism of Short Stories

Literature for Children (ENG 380)

Wasserstien - Heidi Chronicles (ENG 205)

Environmental Studies

Environmental Impact Statements

Environmental Studies

Gulf Oil Spill Resources

Seminar in Environmental Studies (EVS 495)

Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Information

Evaluating Web Resources

How to Use and Evaluate News & Opinion Magazines

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources

Film Studies

American Cinema 1927-1960 (FST 376)

American Cinema Since 1961 (FST 377)

Contemporary Latin American Cinema (FST 389)

Film Programming Guide

Film Studies

History of World Cinema (FST 205)

Japanese Cinema (FST 385)

Latin American and Caribbean Cinema (FST 480)

New Wave Cinemas (FST 496)

Super 8mm Classic Film Collection

The Cinematic Mind (FST 496)

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Hispanics in North Carolina: Service Learning & Research (SPN 490)

Immigration in the Spanish-Speaking World (SPN 495/595)

General Reference

Biographical Information

Book Reviews

Career Resources

Disability Resources: Websites & Selected Print Resources

Genealogical Resources

Grant Resources

Online Map Resources

Online Reference Resources

Speeches

Technical Reports

Geography and Geology

Gulf Oil Spill Resources

Historical Geography of Food (GLS 535)

Historical Geology (GLY 172)

Gerontology

Government Resources

Federal and State Business Resources

Federal Government Document Resources

Government Documents- Data Sources

North Carolina State Government Resources

Superintendent of Documents Classification System (SUDOC)

History

Age of "Brave Heart" (HST 408/548)

Alcohol & Temperance in the Atlantic World (HST 290)

Beat Movement: Sources for Historical Analysis & Literary Criticism

Caribbean Pirates : Sources for Historical Analysis

Civil Rights Movement (HST 450)

Colonialism in Southeast Asia (HST 487/587)

Early Modern Europe Seminar: Crime and Punishment (HST 414/554)

Education and Interpretation at Museums and Historic Sites (HST 572)

Finding Primary Sources for Historical Research

Global Trade Since 1450 (HST 495/595)

Harlem Renaissance (HST 290)

Historical Research: Best Sources and Services (HST 500)

History

History of Sexuality in the U.S. (HST 440/518)

Introduction to Public History (HST 334)

North Carolina 1835-Present (HST 342)

Practice of History: Spanish Civil War (HST 290)

Practice of History: U.S. Advertising & Consumer Culture in the Cold War Era (HST 290)

Practice of History: US and Asia's Cold War (HST 290)

Practice of History: Depictions of Miscengenation in Documenataries, Television Shows and Hollywood Films (HST 290)

Practice of History: Fascism and Antifascism (HST 290)

Practice of History: Marvin Gaye's What's Going On - Music That Defined a Decade (HST 290)

Practice of History: Revolutions & Civil Wars (HST 290)

Race, Gender and Citizenship (HST 292)

The Collapse of the Soviet Union and its Aftermath (HST 495/595)

The Sixties in Europe & America: Sources for Historical Analysis

The Writer as Social Critic: Sources for Historical Analysis (HST 440/518)

Twentieth Century Europe: Spanish Civil War (HST 418/558)

U.S -- Middle East Relations (HST 446/527)

U.S. Civil War Resources

U.S. Political History Seminar: Civil Liberties in the United States (HST 444)

U.S. Political History Seminar: Unruly Women in United States History (HST 444)

U.S. Seminar: U.S. History as Global History (HST 522)

Wilmington Racial Violence of 1898

Women in Modern America (HST 204)

Legal Resources

Legal Resources: Federal

Legal Resources: North Carolina

Legislative History: How bills are made and tracked

U.S. Copyright Law

Literary Criticism

Banned Books

Literary Criticism of Drama

Literary Criticism of Novels

Literary Criticism of Poetry

Literary Criticism of Short Stories

Local Resources

New Hanover County

North Carolina Information

Wilmington Information

Marine Sciences

Coral Reefs (BIO 495)

Gulf Oil Spill Resources

Marine Sciences

Mathematics and Statistics

Using ScienceDirect

Music

Cultures of the World Through Music and Dance (FNA 101)

Finding a Specific Song or Piece of Music

Finding Vocal Scores on the Web

Library of Congress Classification System: Music

Music

Music Education: Learning Module on Classroom Management

Music Education: Learning Module on Special Needs Students

Music Resources in the Library Catalog

Newspapers

Newspapers: General Resources

Newspapers: Historical

Newspapers: North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina State Government Resources

Nursing

Citing Sources Using APA

Nursing

Nursing Guide to Research (NSG 500)

Using CINAHL

Parks and Recreation

Culture and Tourism (REC 351)

Literature Searches For REC Majors

Parks and Recreation

Philosophy

American Philosophy (PAR 205)

Introduction to Old Testament (PAR 235)

Philosophy

Physical Education and Health

Physics

History of Chemistry

Physics

Plagiarism

Plagiarism - Faculty Guide

Plagiarism - Student Guide

Psychology

Performing the Required Literature Search for Alternatives to Animals Used in Research

Psychological Measurement and Testing

Psychology

Public and International Affairs

Citing Sources using APSA

Contemporary Southern Politics (PLS 406)

International Relations (PLS 425)

International Security (PLS 424)

Introduction to International Relations (PLS 220)

Introduction to Political Science Methods (PLS 201)

Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PLS 500)

Model UN (PLS 292)

Policy Analysis (PLS 505)

Public and International Affairs

South American Politics (PLS 333)

Recreation Therapy

Religion

Introduction to Old Testament (PAR 235)

Religion

Social Work

Citing Sources Using APA

Finding Census Data (SWK 443)

History of Social Work

Social Welfare Policies (SWK 435)

Social Work

Sociology

Statistics

Business Statistics

Country Studies: Statistics

Statistics

Theatre

Costume Design (THR 308)

Theatre

Using Databases & eResources

Accessing e-Books and Audiobooks

Accessing netLibrary eBooks

Using CINAHL

Using EndNote Web

Using ERIC via EBSCOHost

Using ScienceDirect

Using Sociological Abstracts

Using the Library

Accessing e-Books and Audiobooks

Accessing netLibrary eBooks

Analyzing Publications for Tenure-Track Faculty

First Year Seminar (First Year Library Survival Guide) (UNI (101, 105, 292))

Library Lingo

Library of Congress Classification (LC)

Music Resources in the Library Catalog

Popular Periodicals Pre-1970's by Decade

Popular Periodicals Pre-1970's by Subject

Popular Periodicals Pre-1970's by Title

Reading the Dewey Decimal System

Search Strategy Worksheet

ANT 450 History of Anthropological Theory
ARH 290 Practice of Art History
ARH 303 Medieval Art
(Olson, Vibeke)
ARH 307 19th Century Art
(Kirschke, Amy)
ARH 308 20th Century Art - Art to 1960
(Kirschke, Amy)
ARH 320 African Art
(Kirschke, Amy)
ARH 476 Senior Capstone Seminar Art and Beauty
(Olson, Vibeke )
ARH 495 Art of the Book
(Olson, Vibeke)
BIO 201 (HONORS) Principles of Biology: Cells
(Stapleton, Ann)
BIO 366 Ecology
BIO 458 Fisheries Biology
BIO 495 Biology of the Brain
BIO 495 Coral Reefs
BIO 495 100 Years of Discovery: Biomedical Breakthroughs of the 20th Century
(Frampton, Arthur)
COM 110 Public Speaking
EBD 482 Global Entrepreneurship
(Galbraith)
ECN 377 Applied Economic Analysis
ECN 422 Econometrics
(Hall)
ENG 200/201 Tutorials for ENG 200/201
ENG 201 DiBenigno
(DiBenigno, Maria)
ENG 205 Wasserstien - Heidi Chronicles
(Waxman)
ENG 205 Auburn - Proof
(Waxman)
ENG 302 Beat Reporting
ENG 380 Literature for Children
EVS 495 Seminar in Environmental Studies
FIN 495 Prague Consulting Projects
(Richie)
FNA 101 Cultures of the World Through Music and Dance
FST 205 History of World Cinema
FST 376 American Cinema 1927-1960
FST 377 American Cinema Since 1961
(Berliner, Todd)
FST 385 Japanese Cinema
FST 389 Contemporary Latin American Cinema
(Johnson, Mariana)
FST 480 Latin American and Caribbean Cinema
FST 496 The Cinematic Mind
FST 496 New Wave Cinemas
GLS 535 Historical Geography of Food
(Hines, Elizabeth)
GLS 592 Writing Biography
(Bliss, Michelle)
GLY 172 Historical Geology
HST 204 Women in Modern America
(Bredbenner, Candace)
HST 290 Harlem Renaissance
(Harris)
HST 290 Practice of History: U.S. Advertising & Consumer Culture in the Cold War Era
(Gordon, Tammy)
HST 290 Alcohol & Temperance in the Atlantic World
HST 290 Practice of History: Revolutions & Civil Wars
(Pollard)
HST 290 Practice of History: Spanish Civil War
(Seidman)
HST 290 Practice of History: The First World War
(McCaffray, Susan)
HST 290 Practice of History: US and Asia's Cold War
(Chen, Yixin)
HST 290 Practice of History: Fascism and Antifascism
(Seidman, Michael)
HST 290 Practice of History: Depictions of Miscengenation in Documenataries, Television Shows and Hollywood Films
(Harris, Glen)
HST 290 Practice of History: Marvin Gaye's What's Going On - Music That Defined a Decade
(Harris, Glen)
HST 292 Race, Gender and Citizenship
(Bredbenner)
HST 334 Introduction to Public History
(Lamberton, Chirstine)
HST 342 North Carolina 1835-Present
HST 408/548 Age of "Brave Heart"
(Usilton, Larry)
HST 414/554 Early Modern Europe Seminar: Crime and Punishment
(Mollenauer)
HST 418/558 Twentieth Century Europe: Spanish Civil War
(Seidman)
HST 440/518 The Writer as Social Critic: Sources for Historical Analysis
(Berkeley, Kathleen)
HST 440/518 History of Sexuality in the U.S.
(Berkeley, Kathleen)
HST 444 U.S. Political History Seminar: Civil Liberties in the United States
(Bredbenner, Candice)
HST 444 U.S. Political History Seminar: Unruly Women in United States History
(Bredbenner, Candace)
HST 446/527 U.S -- Middle East Relations
HST 450 Civil Rights Movement
(Harris, Glen)
HST 487/587 Colonialism in Southeast Asia
HST 495/595 The Collapse of the Soviet Union and its Aftermath
(Chakars)
HST 495/595 Global Trade Since 1450
(Spaulding, Mark)
HST 500 Historical Research: Best Sources and Services
(Pollard, Lisa)
HST 522 U.S. Seminar: U.S. History as Global History
(Fain)
HST 542 European Seminar: First World War: An International History
(Spaulding, Mark)
HST 572 Education and Interpretation at Museums and Historic Sites
(Gordon, Tammy)
INB 300 International Business
(Rodriguez)
MBA 533 Management and Strategy
(Rodriguez)
MKT 442 International Marketing
NSG 500 Nursing Guide to Research
(Reid)
PAR 205 American Philosophy
PAR 235 Introduction to Old Testament
(Burgh)
PLS 201 Introduction to Political Science Methods
(Seo, Jungkun)
PLS 220 Introduction to International Relations
(Masters, Daniel)
PLS 292 Model UN
(Tan, Paige)
PLS 333 South American Politics
(Horan, Jennifer)
PLS 406 Contemporary Southern Politics
(Johnston, Lee)
PLS 424 International Security
(Masters, Daniel)
PLS 425 International Relations
(Kleinberg, Remonda)
PLS 500 Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations
(Paarlberg, Laurie)
PLS 505 Policy Analysis
(Imperial, Mark)
REC 351 Culture and Tourism
SPN 490 Hispanics in North Carolina: Service Learning & Research
(Boomershine, Amanda)
SPN 495/595 Immigration in the Spanish-Speaking World
SWK 435 Social Welfare Policies
SWK 443 Finding Census Data
THR 308 Costume Design
UNI (101, 105, 292) First Year Seminar (First Year Library Survival Guide)

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