Many EBSCO ebook PDFs are not currently not loading successfully in EBSCO's online viewer-- the viewer window remains blank when a PDF version of the ebook is accessed  (When EPUB versions are available, the EPUBs are loading).  

 NC LIVE has contacted EBSCO about this issue-- we will provide an update as soon as we know more.

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Effective September 1, 2026, EBSCO will transition their AI-Assisted Search (formerly Natural Language Search) and Ask This Document (AI Ask) from opt-in to opt-out, meaning that these tools will be available by default in EBSCO databases.

Update

Maintenance for EZproxy and the NC LIVE website has been completed. 

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact the help [at] nclive.org (NC LIVE Help Desk).

Planned Maintenance - EZproxy and NC LIVE Website

NC LIVE recently added 126 audiobooks to our hoopla collection (24 non-fiction and 102 fiction), courtesy of Midwest Tapes. Additionally, we recently transferred 42 additional audiobooks from our old RBdigital collection to the NC LIVE hoopla account. Title lists are attached. As a reminder, all NC LIVE ebooks and audiobooks on hoopla are Flex content with permanent access and 1-3 simultaneous users

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EBSCO has added a new AI feature to its databases, "AI Ask" (also known as "Ask This Document)."

Information on this feature is available here:  EBSCO Connect Ask This Document Information