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  • Academic Search Complete

    Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly databases offering many sources unique to this massive collection. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.  [Details]

  • ERIC (via EbscoHost)

    Citations to articles and reports in education.  [Details]

  • ERIC (via ProQuest)

     

    Citations to articles and reports in education.  [Details]

  • JSTOR

    Archive of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences.  [Details]

  • Project MUSE

    Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, to high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers.  [Details]

  • PsycINFO

    The PsycINFO database contains summaries of the world's literature in psychology and related disciplines, compiled and indexed by the American Psychological Association.  [Details]

  • Sage Journals Online

    SAGE Journals Online offers full text access to journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Business, Humanities, Science and Technology.  [Details]

  • Sociological Abstracts

    Citations to sociology journals and dissertations covering sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology.  [Details]

  • Web of Science

    The Web of Science database provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.  [Details]

    Tutorials:

    Web of Science

    Web of Science Search Tips

    Citation Report and H-index with Web of Science

  • ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts

    ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional.  [Details]

  • Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

    The CLCD provides reliable one search access to all important and relevant information about Pre K-12 books, authors and illustrators all around the world.  [Details]

  • ERIC (via U.S. Department of Education)

    Citations to articles and reports in education. [Details]

  • LexisNexis Academic

    News, business, legal and reference information.  [Details]

    Tutorial:   LexisNexis YouTube Channel

  • Teacher Reference Center

    This index of over 280 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books. This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.

      [Details]

  • Academic Search Complete

    Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly databases offering many sources unique to this massive collection. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.  [Details]

  • ERIC (via EbscoHost)

    Citations to articles and reports in education.  [Details]

  • ERIC (via ProQuest)

     

    Citations to articles and reports in education.  [Details]

  • JSTOR

    Archive of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences.  [Details]

  • Project MUSE

    Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, to high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers.  [Details]

  • PsycINFO

    The PsycINFO database contains summaries of the world's literature in psychology and related disciplines, compiled and indexed by the American Psychological Association.  [Details]

  • Sage Journals Online

    SAGE Journals Online offers full text access to journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Business, Humanities, Science and Technology.  [Details]

  • Sociological Abstracts

    Citations to sociology journals and dissertations covering sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology.  [Details]

  • Web of Science

    The Web of Science database provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.  [Details]

    Tutorials:

    Web of Science

    Web of Science Search Tips

    Citation Report and H-index with Web of Science

  • ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts

    ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional.  [Details]

  • Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

    The CLCD provides reliable one search access to all important and relevant information about Pre K-12 books, authors and illustrators all around the world.  [Details]

  • ERIC (via U.S. Department of Education)

    Citations to articles and reports in education. [Details]

  • LexisNexis Academic

    News, business, legal and reference information.  [Details]

    Tutorial:   LexisNexis YouTube Channel

  • Teacher Reference Center

    This index of over 280 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books. This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.

      [Details]

  • Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities

    Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities helps professors, graduate students and researchers to publish their manuscripts in academic journals. It offers current contact information and websites for a large number of journals. Also, Cabell’s provides information on publication guidelines, type of review, number of external review, acceptance rate, ISSN, submission process, and more. Coverage available for the subjects of Business and Education.
     [Details]

  • Cambridge Journals Online

    Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities.   [Details]

  • CQ Researcher

    The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week.  [Details]

  • Electronic Journal Service (EJS)

    Search through EBSCO's database of scholarly e-journals.  [Details]

  • GPO Access

    Gateway to searchable databases from the federal government. Includes the Federal Register and Congressional Record.  [Details]

  • Learning Express Library

    This is an online collection of practice tests and study aides on a variety of topics. It also includes basic reading, writing, and math skills improvement for school children and adults. A "skills improvement" section is also included with Spanish language instruction.

    First-time users must register from an on-campus location before using this resource.  Alternately, Distance Learning students may request registration through Melissa Raymer (raymerm@uncw.edu), Distance Learning Librarian.  [Details]

    Tutorial:   LearningExpress Workshop

  • MAS Complete

    Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for more than 550 popular high school magazines.  [Details]

  • MasterFILE Complete

    This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications with full-text information dating as far back as 1922.  [Details]

  • Mental Measurements Yearbook

    Provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. The MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership.  [Details]

  • Middle Search Plus

    Designed to assist middle and junior high school students in learning how to research current events and information on a wide range of general topics.  [Details]

  • NoveList

    Database providing title, author, and subject recommendations for readers of fiction and nonfiction.
     [Details]

  • NoveList K-8 Plus

    A readers' advisory tool designed specifically for children in grades K-8.  Readers may select from information provided to find similar books that appeal to them.  

       [Details]

    Tutorial:   Novelist K-8: Overview

  • PBS Video Collection

    You can now view nearly 250 quality PBS programs covering a wide variety of topics. These videos are viewable from any computer running Flash Player version 9 or higher with a relatively good Internet connection (at least 175 Kbps). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to view the videos over a dial-up Internet line.  [Details]

  • Primary Search

    Indexing and abstracting of 116 children's magazines. [Details]

  • SpringerLink

    SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics.  [Details]

  • Student Research Center (SRC)

    Research designed for students in grades 6 through 12.  [Details]

  • Wiley Online Library

    A multidiscipinary collection of academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, psychology, law and criminology, life sciences, and business.  [Details]

  • WorldCat

    Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.  [Details]

  • WorldCat Dissertations and Theses
    This database contains records for over 5 million items cataloged as dissertations, theses, or published materials based on theses or dissertations, in WorldCat, including titles provided by NetLibrary. The database allows users to quickly and efficiently retrieve records for theses and dissertations.
     [Details]


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