Title: NC LIVE Permanent Resources
1NC LIVE Permanent Resources
2What are WE going to do?
- Look at the permanent collections on NC LIVE
- Greenwood Press History Literature Products
- North American Womens Letters and Diaries
- Sanborn Maps
- Chadwyck-Healey Poetry Collections
- NetLibrary
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- CQ Press
- Web resources via NC LIVE
- Hands-on practice in each database.
3Introductions!
- Please tell us
- Your Name
- Where you are from
- What experiences do you have using NC LIVE
permanent collections?
4Greenwood Press History Products
- American Slavery A Composite Autobiography - A
collection of the life histories of former slaves
in the United States compiled through nearly
4,000 interviews with ex-slaves
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5Greenwood Press History Products
- Daily Life Through History - is a collection of
26 individual sourcebooks containing detailed
portrayal of what life was like for ordinary
people in different cultures throughout history - Historic Events of the 20th Century - is a
collection of 5 individual sourcebooks that
invites the reader to discover how events of the
last century have shaped and continue to
influence today's events.
NC LIVE
6Hands-On with Greenwood History Products
- American Slavery
- Any narrators in New Hanover county, NC?
- Daily Life Through History
- What info is available about Nefertiti?
- Historic Events of the 20th Century
- What are the Nuremberg Laws?
- OR
- Pick a topic of your choice to search in each!
7Greenwood Press Literature Products
- Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary
Writers a collection of 46 individual
sourcebooks that provide an in-depth analysis of
current, best-selling fiction writers such as
Maya Angelou, Tom Clancy and Anne Rice.
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8Greenwood Press Literature Products
- Literature in Context is a collection of 20
individual sourcebooks that provide a rich
collection of primary source material, collateral
readings, and commentary that helps students
understand the historical, social, and cultural
milieu associated with major literary works such
as The Great Gatsby and Hamlet.
NC LIVE
9Hands-On with Greenwood Literature Products
- Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary
Writers - What is available about the Rama series by Arthur
C. Clarke? - Literature in Context
- What does Arthur Millers The Crucible have to do
with Eugene McCarthy? - OR
- search your favorite topic or author
10North American Womens Letters and Diaries
- From Alexander Street Press
- Over 150,000 pages of published letters and
diaries plus 4,000 pages of previously
unpublished materials depicting the personal
experiences of hundreds of women. - Contains material from
- Colonial times to 1950.
NC LIVE
11Hands-On North American Womens Letters and
Diaries
- Is there anything about Thomas Wolfe in
the database? - Any accounts of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
- OR
- Search your favorite topic!
12Sanborn Mapsof North Carolina
- Sanborn Maps for the state of North Carolina
provide digital access to 11,173 large-scale
historical maps of 158 North Carolina towns and
cities. - Users have the ability to easily manipulate the
maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections,
and compare maps from different years - Various time periods up to the 1950s
NC LIVE
13Hands-On Sanborn Maps
- How many years of maps are available for
Winston-Salem? - Find the post office in one of the years.
- Where is the post office in Brevard, NC in the
1931-1945 map? - Are there other post offices?
- OR
- Pick a city and year of interest to you and see
what you can find!
14Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collections
- Includes 7 separate poetry databases
- 20th Century African- American Poetry
- 20th Century American Poetry
- 20th Century English Poetry
- African-American Poetry (1750-1900)
- American Poetry (1600-1900)
- English Poetry (600-1900)
- Faber Poetry Library (all poetry published by
Faber) - NC LIVE
15Hands-On Chadwyck-Healey
- Which collection includes poems by Rita Dove?
- What is the full text of the poem by Robert Frost
about the road he didnt take? - Are there poems that mention the Nez Perce
Indians? - OR
- Pick an area of interest to you and see what you
can find!
16NetLibrary
- E-books
- Collection of over 24,000 eBooks (eBooks are
electronic versions of printed books) - Includes a wide range of research, reference, and
reading materials online
- Downloadable audiobooks
- Collection of over 1,300 audiobooks
- Must download to a pc and may transfer to an MP3
player (not an iPod) - Supports multiple checkouts of the same title
NetLibrary
17Hands-On NetLibrary
- All copies of Hard Times by Dickens are checked
out. Is there some other way I can get it? - I need to know how to create a pivot table in
Excel. - All your astrology books have been stolen and I
need to find out if my new boyfriend and I are
compatible. - Pick your own topic!
NetLibrary
18Gale Virtual Reference Library
- 25 Electronic books
- Provides respected authoritative essays on varied
topics from numerous subject areas such as Art,
History, Nursing, Religion and Science. - Coverage 1999 - 2005
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19Hands-On Gale Virtual Reference Library
- What degrees are offered at Elon University?
- Im looking for information on Saura Hinduism
- I need to find out when Louis Armstrong was born
- I think I have myopia, can you help me find out
what it is? - OR
- Pick an area of interest to you and see what you
can find!
20CQ Press
- CQ Researcher Online - provides original,
comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues
shaping our world. Reports offer in-depth,
non-biased coverage of political and social
issues, with regular reports on topics in health,
international affairs, education, the
environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. - CQ Weekly - Complete source for expert coverage
of the U.S. Congress status of bills, votes and
amendments, floor and committee activity, and
back room maneuvering. Produced by the largest
news team on Capitol Hill -
- NC LIVE
21CQ Press
- I need some information on violence in the media.
- I working on a debate for class on gambling do
you have any information? - I need to know what bills were signed into law
this week? - OR
- Pick an area of interest to you and see what you
can find!
22Web Resources
- Bills from the NC General Assembly (with links to
General Statutes and the Administrative Code) - NC Business License Information
- NC Community Newspapers
- Drivers License Manual (English and Spanish)
- NC Encyclopedia
- State Data Center State Demographics
- State of NC Kids Page
- AND MUCH MORE!!
NC LIVE
23Hands-On NC Web Resources
- How do I find an article in the Durham
Independent newspaper? - Who is my state representative?
- How much does it cost to get a NC Learners
Permit? - I am doing a report for school, what is the State
Reptile for North Carolina? - I have to do a report for my 4th grade social
studies class on NC, where should I start looking
for information? - OR
- Pick an area of interest to you and see what you
can find!
24Quick Reference Sheet
- Quick Reference Sheet Review
- High points of each resource in a table format.
- Keep several copies at Reference Desk!
- Share with co-workers and patrons
25What did we do today?
- One thing that you learned today
- One AH-HA that you discovered
- One thing that YOU are going to do with this
training to help your library
26Thank you for your participation. An evaluation
will be emailed to you please respond promptly.
- Any questions?
- Call NC LIVE Help Desk
- 919-513-0451
NC LIVE Permanent Resources