NC LIVE Permanent Resources

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NC LIVE Permanent Resources

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What 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.

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Introductions!

• Please tell us
• Your Name
• Where you are from
• What experiences do you have using NC LIVE
  permanent collections?

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Greenwood 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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Greenwood 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.

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Hands-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!

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Greenwood 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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Greenwood 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.

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Hands-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

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North 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.

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Hands-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!

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Sanborn 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

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Hands-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!

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Chadwyck-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

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Hands-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!

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NetLibrary

• 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
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Hands-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
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Gale 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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Hands-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!

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CQ 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

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CQ 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!

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Web 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!!

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Hands-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!

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Quick 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

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What 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

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