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Title	Recommended
ABC-CLIO E-book Collection	History & literature e-books, including the series Daily Life, Critical Companions, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography.
Academic Search Complete	Magazines and journals on many subjects; includes peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography	Life histories of former slaves compiled from 4,000 interviews with ex-slaves.
ArchiveGrid	Access to primary source information, including birth and death records, ship logs, and cemetery records.
Biography Reference Center	More than 450,000 biographies, including actors, authors, explorers, historical figures, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, scientists and many others.
DigitalNC	Explore the history and culture of North Carolina through original materials from cultural heritage repositories across the state.
eBooks on EBSCOhost	Nearly 25,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online.
Gale Virtual Reference Library	Searchable collection of online reference titles.
HeritageQuest	Treasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more.
MasterFILE Complete	General magazines, journals, and newspapers covering many subjects. Includes peer-reviewed.
MyiLibrary	Online books on a variety of topics including art, language learning, medical, health, history, and more.
NC ECHO	Online access to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions.
NC LIVE Video Collection	Online videos from PBS including Ken Burns', Masterpiece Theater, Scientific American, American Experience, and more.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries	Women's writings from the Colonial period to 1950. Includes writings by Abigail Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Dorothea L. Dix, Julia Ward Howe, and more.
OAIster	Catalog of digital books, articles, audiofiles, images, and more.
One Click Audio	Downloadable audio books on a variety of topics, including language learning, history, biography, classic literature, and more. Compatible with most iPods and WMA compatible MP3 players.
Statistical Abstract of the United States	An authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
WorldCat	Catalog of books and other materials in libraries around the world.

Articles

Title	Recommended
Academic Search Complete	Magazines and journals on many subjects; includes peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
MasterFILE Complete	General magazines, journals, and newspapers covering many subjects. Includes peer-reviewed.
OAIster	Catalog of digital books, articles, audiofiles, images, and more.

Audio Books

Title	Recommended
One Click Audio	Downloadable audio books on a variety of topics, including language learning, history, biography, classic literature, and more. Compatible with most iPods and WMA compatible MP3 players.

Biographies

Title	Recommended
ABC-CLIO E-book Collection	History & literature e-books, including the series Daily Life, Critical Companions, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography.
Biography Reference Center	More than 450,000 biographies, including actors, authors, explorers, historical figures, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, scientists and many others.
MyiLibrary	Online books on a variety of topics including art, language learning, medical, health, history, and more.
NC LIVE Video Collection	Online videos from PBS including Ken Burns', Masterpiece Theater, Scientific American, American Experience, and more.

Peer-Reviewed

Title	Recommended
Academic Search Complete	Magazines and journals on many subjects; includes peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
MasterFILE Complete	General magazines, journals, and newspapers covering many subjects. Includes peer-reviewed.

Primary Sources

Title	Recommended
ABC-CLIO E-book Collection	History & literature e-books, including the series Daily Life, Critical Companions, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography.
American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography	Life histories of former slaves compiled from 4,000 interviews with ex-slaves.
DigitalNC	Explore the history and culture of North Carolina through original materials from cultural heritage repositories across the state.
eBooks on EBSCOhost	Nearly 25,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online.
HeritageQuest	Treasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more.
NC ECHO	Online access to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries	Women's writings from the Colonial period to 1950. Includes writings by Abigail Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Dorothea L. Dix, Julia Ward Howe, and more.

Videos

Title	Recommended
NC LIVE Video Collection	Online videos from PBS including Ken Burns', Masterpiece Theater, Scientific American, American Experience, and more.