Library
Online Resources Instructions
You can access these electronic databases from campus or home. For your convenience, simple directions have been provided. If you require
additional help, please contact a librarian.
Library Catalog (iLink)
- Enter search terms.
- Search by Author, Title, Subject, or Series.
- Or, choose to search by "words or phrase."
- Note the call number, availability, and location of book.
- Exit when finished.
NC LIVE
- EBSCOhost
- Select the database that you wish to use. Be
sure to scroll down in order to see the full list. Press
"Enter."
- Mark the "Full-Text" box if you wish to see only
articles that are full-text. Choose a
Basic, Guided, or Expert search.
- Enter your search terms.
- Press the "Search" button.
- Choose the article that you want to read from the
results list by clicking on the title in blue.
- Select "File" then "Print Preview" from the browser menu to see how many pages are in the article before it is printed.
- Print by pressing the "Print" button provided on the
page or by choosing "File" from the menu list and then clicking the "Print" selection.
- ProQuest
- Choose a Basic, Advanced, Topics, or Publication search.
- Enter your search terms.
- Limit your search by selecting any of the available options.
- Press the "Search" button.
- Choose the article that you want to read from the results list by clicking on the title in blue.
- Print by pressing the "Print Article" button provided on the page or by choosing "File" from the menu list and then clicking "Print" selection.
- Gale
- Select the database that you wish to use. Be sure to scroll down in order to see the full list.
- Choose a Subject, Relevance, Keyword, Journal, or Advanced search.
- Enter your search terms.
- Limit your search by selecting any of the available options.
- Press the "Search" button.
- Choose the article that you want to read from the results list by clicking on the words "text and retrieval choices" in blue underneath it.
- Select "File" then "Print Preview" from the browser menu to see how many pages are in the article before it is printed.
- Print by pressing the "Print" button provided on the
page or by choosing "File" from the menu list and then clicking the "Print" selection.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
- Select the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database by clicking on the title or the words "start searching" in blue.
- Choose a Subject, Keyword, or Full-text search.
- Enter your search terms.
- Press the "Search" button.
- Choose the article that you want to read from the results list by clicking on the title in blue.
- Select "File" then "Print Preview" from the browser menu to see how many pages are in the article before it is printed.
- Print by pressing the "Print" button provided on the
page or by choosing "File" from the menu list and then clicking the "Print" selection.
- In addition, you can select an issue from the list provided on the main page or conduct an Advance Search by following the available options.
Literature Resource Center
- Select the Literature Resource Center-LRC database by clicking on the title or the words "start searching" in blue.
- Choose to search by Author, Title, or Keyword or to conduct an Advanced or Literary-Historical Timeline search.
- Press the " Search" button.
- Choose to read a biography or literary criticism or review a literary timeline.
- Select "File" then "Print Preview" from the browser menu to see how many pages are in the article before it is printed.
- Print by pressing the "Print" button provided on the page or by choosing "File" from the menu list and then clicking the "Print" selection.
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