Vendor Training Guides

General Resources

• NC LIVE Resource Guide for Common Patron Questions
  Quick reference guide with suggested NC LIVE resources for different question categories.
• Summon LibGuide
  Reusable LibGuide with Summon basics for both users and library staff.
• Ebook Central LibGuide
  A comprehensive guide to Ebook Central, created by ProQuest for library staff.
• Credo Reference Toolbox
  Short video introductions to the many ways to search Credo Online Reference Service, as well as printable guides and posters. Share with colleagues and students, link to or embed on your website.
• Credo Reference LibGuides
  A collection of guides highlighting subject-specific resources in Credo. Need help copying the guides to your system? Watch their how-to videos!
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  A video series on using Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), NC LIVE's source for reference sources on a variety of topics. All videos are embeddable.
• ProQuest Guide for Public Libraries
  A guide to ProQuest resources curated especially for public libraries.
• ProQuest Training Videos
  The most up-to-date overviews of ProQuest resources, including the new ProQuest Research platform.
• Video: Using Adobe Digital Editions
  Confused about Adobe Digital Editions? This video will explain how you can install the software and create your Adobe ID so that you are ready to start downloading NC LIVE eBooks.

Business Resources

• ABI/INFORM LibGuide
  A comprehensive guide to ABI/INFORM, created by ProQuest for library staff.
• Morningstar Investment Center
  A series of video tutorials (if you are outside of your library you will have to log in to view the videos. They can also be found in Morningstar under "Articles and Videos").
• ProQuest Entrepreneurship LibGuide
  A comprehensive guide to ProQuest Entrepreneurship resources, created by ProQuest for library staff.
• SimplyAnalytics blog
  A weekly blog about using SimplyAnalytics.

Data & Demographics Resources

• Statistical Abstract of the US LibGuide
  A comprehensive guide to Statistical Abstract of the US, created by ProQuest for library staff.

Genealogy and History Resources

• ProQuest HeritageQuest LibGuide
  A comprehensive guide to HeritageQuest, created by ProQuest for library staff.
• ProQuest Newspapers.com LibGuide
  A comprehensive guide to Newspapers.com (which hosts our Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection), created by ProQuest for library staff.
• ProQuest Sanborn Maps LibGuide
  A comprehensive guide to Sanborn maps, created for library staff.

Homework Help: Literature, Current Events & STEM

• eLibrary
  A comprehensive guide to eLibrary, created by ProQuest for library staff.
• Literature Resource Center
  A video series on using Gale's Literature Resource Center, NC LIVE's source for information about authors, their works, and literary movements. All videos are embeddable.
• Science in Context
  A video series on using Gale's Science in Context, NC LIVE's science reference source that covers earth science, life science, space, technology, and mathematics, as well as science history and biography. All videos are embeddable.
• SIRS Issues Researcher LibGuide
  A comprehensive guide to SIRS Issues Researcher, created by ProQuest for library staff.

Reader's Advisory

• NoveList Plus
  Get better at helping readers! A readers walks into the library… and what do you do next? Here are some practical ways to learn how to do readers' advisory (RA) better.