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AAHPERD - Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
AAHPERD is a non-profit, educational organization whose mission is to promote and support creative and healthy lifestyles through high quality programs in health, physical education, recreation and dance.

About.com: the Human Internet
This directory is created by "Guides" who focus on specific subject areas and include the best new content, relevant links, How-To's, Forums, and answers to just about any question. There are over 700 Guides sites covering more than 50,000 topics with over 1 million links.

About.com Guide to Contemporary Literature
Links to web pages for authors from around the world.

Academic Search Premier (Indexing and Full-Text: 1975- ) EBSCOHost

Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging (AoA), an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is one of the nation's largest providers of home- and community-based care for older persons and their caregivers.

Advertising Age
This site is the home page of the Ad Age Group, which publishes Advertising Age. Major categories include news and features, and Ad Age Dataplace.

Advertising World
The most extensive collection of advertising-related links on the web. Provides an index to over seventy-five categories relating to advertising and marketing.

After Sept. 11: Perspectives from the Social Sciences
This site, put together by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), provides a number of essays from social scientists about the significance of the events of September 11. It also provides materials for teaching high school and undergraduate students about this event and its ramifications, including lesson plans and other guides for students to further explore the impact of this event.

AGRICOLA (1970-)

Aisle Say
Theater review source covering productions from New York City to San Francisco.

ALA/ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids
Hundreds of good web sites for kids are categorized in this directory by subject area (animals, literature and languages, the arts, etc.) and they are also searchable by key word. Web sites are further characterized by audience-appropriateness (pre-K, elementary, middle school, and parents/teachers/caregivers). It is maintained by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

AllRefer.com:health
Offers information about more than 1,600 medical conditions and many symptoms, treatments, tests, alternative therapies, diets, injuries, and poisons, plus a medical encyclopedia covering over 4,000 topics. The site also summarizes interesting research and health care stories in the news.

All the Virology on the WWW
Provides both the professional and general public with access to information about viruses. Provides links to the major virology-related web sites. Of special interest is "the Big Picture Book of Viruses," an index to virus pictures on the web and a resource for viral taxonomy. Also available is a collection of "online Virology and Microbiology Course Notes."

Alterra Sterling House Assisted Living Residences
The Alterra company provides a variety of assisted living facilities, including Sterling House residences, and other adult care facilities. This site also provides a good resource section for seniors (click on "Resource Guide" on the top navigation bar).

Alzheimer's Association (National Office)
The Alzheimer’s Association, a national network of chapters, is the largest national voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing Alzheimer's research and helping those affected by the disease. The Association also provides education and support for people diagnosed with the condition, their families, and caregivers.

Alzheimer's Association (Eastern North Carolina Chapter)
The local chapter of the national organization.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) represents 5,600 not-for-profit nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living and senior housing facilities, and home and community-based service providers.

American Association of Museums

American FactFinder
This site is the major access point to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 data, statistics from the 1990 decennial census, 2004 population estimates, and more. The "Fact Sheet" link retrieves data by geographic area; the three main topical categories are "People," "Housing," and "Business and Government." The "Maps and Geography" secion enables creation of maps showing census geography, cities, congressional districts, etc.

American Mathematical Society
The home page of the American Mathematical Society; its mission is to promote mathematical research, increase awareness of mathematics to society, and foster excellence in mathematics education.

American Memory
A gateway to primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States, featuring more than 7 million digital items.

American Museum of Photography
A "museum without walls," providing online tours of a dozen exhibitions. Exhibitions include "The Face of Slavery and other Early Images of African Americans," "Scott Matter: A More Perfect World," "The Daguerreotypes of Southworth and Hawes," and others.

American Philosophical Association
Home page for the primary professional organization for philosophers in the United States.

The American Presidency Project
One of the most comprehensive resources on the United States presidency, this site provides access to 67,000 digital documents from the 43 presidencies to date, including public papers, executive orders, proclamations, addresses, and press conferences from many of the presidencies. It also includes summary data for presidential elections, approval ratings, links to various presidential libraries, and more, including a small audio and video archive.

American Psychological Association (APA)
Contains information about the national professional organization, current events in psychology, parenting information, career and study leads, and a few full-text research summaries.

American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography

America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
This Forum on Child and Family Statistics/ChildStats.gov site provides data gathered from federal agencies and private experts on the status of children on some 24 different indicators such as demographics; childcare; family, health and educational experiences; children's behavior; and the child's social environment. Also provides links to compare US data with data on children in other countries.

America's Newspapers (Indexing and Full-Text: 1977-) NewsBank

Also included is indexing and the full text of articles in national newspapers such as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune, the Denver Post, the Houston Chronicle, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the San Francisco Chronicle, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the Washington Post.

America's Newspapers: North Carolina (Indexing and Full-Text: 1977-) NewsBank

Annals of American History Britannica

AnnualReports.com
This free financial report service provides PDF versions of company annual reports and HTML versions of companies' 10K forms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Companies can be located by browsing alphabetically, by searching via company name or ticker symbol, by stock exchange, by industry, or by industry sector.

AnyWho
Provides personal and business listings by name and category, as well as reverse look-up by phone number.

APA Style: APAStyle.org
This frequently-asked-questions page is not intended to replace the Publications Manual (not available online but available on reserve at Hackney Library's circulation desk), which contains in-depth style guidelines published by the American Psychological Association (APA). But it does offer answers to some common questions regarding use of the APA style. For guidelines on how to cite an NCLIVE article in APA style, see our Citing NCLIVE Articles page.

Artcyclopedia: The Guide to Great Art on the Internet
This site allows users to locate museum-quality fine art on the Internet. Its images are compiled primarily from those available from museum web sites, from online image archives, and from other subject-specific Internet resources, and it includes images from over 2,100 art sites and links to an estimated 180,000 works by 8,200 artists. The database may be searched by artist name, title of work, or name/location of art museums.

Art History Resources on the Web
Provides links to resources to all aspects of Art History. Arranged in major categories as follows: Prehistoric; Ancient Egypt and Near East; Ancient Greece and Rome; Middle Ages; 15th Century Renaissance; 16th Century Renaissance; 17th Century Baroque; 18th Century; 19th Century; 20th Century; Asian Art; African Art; The Americas and Oceania; Prints and Photographs; and Research Resources.

ArticleFirst (1990- Some full-text) OCLC FirstSearch

ArtLex Art Dictionary
An online dictionary for artists, collectors, students, and educators. Contains definitions to more than 3,000 terms. Also includes images, pronunciation notes, quotations and cross-references. Note: Names of artists and titles of works are not listed as terms themselves, although they may be noted within articles.

ArtsEdNet: The Getty's Art Education Web Site
Features lesson plans, curriculum ideas, and more.

Asheville Citizen-Times (Full-text: January 1999-) NewsBank

Ask for Kids
Ask for Kids (formerly Ask Jeeves for Kids) is designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and "edutainment," for kids that uses natural-language technology to allow them to ask questions, such as "Why is the sky blue?" or "What's it like to live in space?". The service combines human editorial judgment with filtering technology to enable kids to find both relevant and appropriate answers on the Web.

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
The educational unit of the Gerontological Society of America, this member organization was established in 1974 to advance gerontology as a field of study in institutions of higher learning.

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Affiliated with the American Library Association. Provides evaluation and selection of book and non-book materials and techniques for improving library services to children from preschool through eighth grade.

Athletic Injury Digital Image Library
Developed for use by students of athletic training, this site includes digital images of athletic injuries, including x-rays, MRIs, CAT scans, and actual pictures. This site is maintained by the Department of Kinesiology/Athletic Training at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Athletic Injury Digital Video Library
Intended for students of athletic training, or anyone interested in athletic injuries, this site provides video clips of "mechanisms of injury" (as the injuries are actually occurring). This site is maintained by the Department of Kinesiology/Athletic Training at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Atlanta Journal & Constitution (Full-text: January 1985-) NewsBank

The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
Documents relevant to law, diplomacy, politics, economics, and history.

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B & E Datalinks: Econ & Financial Data Sources
Provides a comprehensive set of links to data sites on the web. Also provides for user-based assessment of the quality of each site. Sites are sorted by major categories of interest to economists and business statisticians.

Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
Not only does this site feature the full-text of classics of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and reference free of charge, but they're searchable by author, title, subject, and keyword.

BasicBIOSIS (1994-) OCLC FirstSearch

BBC News: Country Profiles
Provides concise information on countries, territories, and some international organizations. Entries are organized alphabetically by continent (and by organization name for international organizations). Although content is not as complete as the CIA's World Factbook, unique content includes audio of each country's national anthem along with a picture of each country's flag. Video and audio clips from BBC archives are included as well.

BioDigest (1989-) OCLC FirstSearch

Best of History Web Sites
This online directory to more than 700 of the best history-related web sites includes links to pages organized in categories such as Prehistory, US History, Early Modern Europe, WWII, Art History, Maps, Ancient/Biblical History. Links include historical societies, search engines, online exhibits, multimedia sources, and publisher sites. Links to "Lesson Plans/Activities" and "Teaching with Technology" are also provided.

The BibleGateway.com
An online Bible concordance, searchable by word and passage in a variety of versions.

Bibliofind
Provides listings of out-of print books being sold by booksellers around the country.

Black Collegian Online
Lists jobs and graduate school opportunities, posts resumes, and provides job search strategies for its target audience of African-American collegians.

Black History Thomson Gale
Thomson Gale has assembled a free collection of information and resources concerning Black History Month (February). Links to classroom activities, biographies of famous or influential African-Americans, other web pages concerning Black History, the synopses of selected literary works by African-Americans, a quiz, and a timeline of events in African-American history are all found in the sidebar under "Black History" on the lower left of each page.

Blue Web'n Applications Library
Blue Web'n is a searchable database of over 1,000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog all educational sites, only the most useful sites -- especially online activities targeted at learners.

Bookfinder.com
Provides listings of out-of-print books being sold by booksellers around the country.

BooksinPrint.com Professional Bowker
This comprehensive database of over 5 million book, audio book, and video titles is searchable by title, author, and subject as well as a variety of other variables. The database also contains reviews for many of the resources it lists.

Bookspot
This site trys to bring together much of the book information available on the web including reviews, online books, recommended lists and award winners.

Boston Globe (Full-text: December 12, 1979-) NewsBank

Breaking News English.com
This EFL/ESL lesson plan site features ready-to-use lesson plans for use with EFL/ESL students. Each lesson plan (with both "easier" and "harder" versions) has a current affairs focus, contains a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities, pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises. Classroom handouts are reproducible in Word and PDF.

Britannica Online for Kids--Public Library Edition Britannica

Britannica Online Reference Center--Public Library Edition Britannica

BUBL LINK: Libraries of Networked Knowledge
A catalog of selected internet resources covering all academic subject areas and cataloged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), a component of the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice, is the primary source within the United States for criminal justice statistics.

Business Full Text (Indexing, 1982- Full Text, 1995- ) HWWilson
This database provides access to a multitude of business sources, including The New York Times Business Section and The Wall Street Journal, magazines and scholarly journals. feature articles, product reviews, interviews, biographical sketches, corporate profiles, obituaries, surveys, book reviews, reports from associations, societies, trade shows and conferences. (Note: Barton log in is required to access this resource from off campus.)

Business North Carolina (Full-text: January 1986-) ProQuest

Business Source Premier (Indexing and Full Text: 1965- ) EBSCOHost

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CAMIO--Catalog of Art Museum Images Online OCLC

Campus-ADR.org (Campus Conflict Resolution)
Created by the Conflict Resolution Resource Center at Wayne State University (MI), this site is a clearinghouse for conflict resolution resources specifically designed for use in a higher-education setting. Resources include links to articles, search engines, online databases, and more relating to conflict management. Access to some pages requires free registration.

Career Conferences of America
Hosts career fairs by invitation, thereby matching applicants with employers with similar interests.

Carnivorous Plant Database
Includes over 3,000 entries, giving an exhaustive nomenclatural synopsis of all carnivorous plants.

Carolina TESOL
Professional association of North and South Carolina ESL educators.

Center for Applied Linguistics
Another useful ESL site. It includes the National Standards for Pre-K-12 limited English proficient students.

Centers for Disease Control
A wealth of information published to improve public health including many statistics and charts, traveler's health, thousands of articles on health topics, and current health news.

Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collections (Poetry 600-) Chadwyck-Healey

Charlotte Observer (Full-text: January 1985-) NewsBank

Chicago Sun-Times (Full text: January 1986-) NewsBank

Chicago Tribune (Full text: January 1985-) NewsBank

Children's Literature Web Guide
Resources for the promotion of children's literature. Includes awards, recommended lists, lesson plans, and book reviews.

Chronicle Careers
This Chronicle of Higher Education site lists jobs in higher education searchable by position type, location, discipline/field, and institution name.

CINAHL with Full Text (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
(Indexing and Full Text: 1982- ) EBSCOhost

Citing Sources, Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper
This resource from Duke Libraries provides a quick comparison of works-cited formats for APA, Chicago, MLA and Turabian styles for a number of different types of resources, both print and online. Please note that for citing articles obtained from NCLIVE, you should follow the format outlined on our Citing NCLIVE Articles page.

City of Rocky Mount Home Page
Provides information about the city and its governmental departments and services.

City of Wilson Home Page
Provides information about city government and departments, special events, etc.

Class Act: Promoting Access for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
This site's goal is to improve existing teaching practice by enhancing access to instruction for deaf and hard-of-hearing students mainstreamed in postsecondary classrooms. Sections featured include challenges--and strategies for dealing with them--facing faculty members working in inclusion classrooms, a discussion board for teachers, links to videotapes with comments of students facing access issues, and links to videotapes of faculty discussing their experiences teaching in mainstreamed classes. The site is sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

ClinicalTrials.gov
This site, a service of the National Institutes of Health, offers up-to-date information for locating federally and privately supported clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions. ClinicalTrials.gov currently contains approximately 12,000 clinical studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, other federal agencies, and private industry. Studies listed in the database are conducted in all 50 States and in over 90 countries.

CNN Interactive
The home page of Cable News Network (CNN).

CNN/Time AllPolitics.com
Provides the latest news from CNN and Time on U.S. and world politics.

CollegeNET
One-stop shopping for online college admissions applications, information on colleges, financial aid, etc.

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina (Beta release)
Documenting the American South, a digitization project at UNC-Chapel Hill, is in the process of digitizing the 26-volume print set called The Colonial and State Records of North Carolina. Published between 1886 and 1914, the print set includes documents and materials from throughout the country and from several European repositories covering the earliest days of North Carolina's settlement by Europeans through the ratification of the United States Constitution. Users of the digitized version of the documents at this site can access the original publication's master index and browse through the series as the editors arranged it. They can also search the full text of each document and search by several metadata elements, including creator, date, title, and document type, created specifically for the digital collection. As they are digitized, additional volumes will continue to be added to this beta release.

Columbia Education Center lesson plans
Contains lesson plans and links to lesson plans and includes science and math lessons developed through the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Contains the text of all of Shakespeare's plays. Will soon contain text of his poetry, search capabilities, and discussion groups, as well. (They are currently being re-created after a disk failure.)

The Costume Site
Provides links to online sources for historical, science fiction, and fantasy costumers.

Country Commercial Guides [via Market Research Library](2001- )
Prepared annually by U.S. embassies, these reports from January 20, 2001 to the present provide a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments using economic, political, and market analyses. Do the following to access them from the above link (which opens in a new browser window),

1. Type in Barton in the "Username" field; then Hackney1 in the "Password" field, and click Submit.
2. Then go to the "Country" drop down menu, scroll if necessary to find your country name, then highlight and click on it.
3. Next, go to the "Report Type" field immediately below, click on the drop-down menu, and highlight and click on "Country Commercial Guide (CCG)," then click "GO" at the bottom of the screen.
4. Finally, click on the first available link immediately below "Country Commercial Guide" to access the most recent complete report.

County Salaries in North Carolina
Information on salaries and benefits for county government positions from 2001 through the current year is provided by the MAPS group of the School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill. The data appears in descending order by year, beginning with the most current year.

Criminal Justice Resources
This site on the Indiana University-Bloomington Libraries page lists many criminal justice resources, including suggestions as to good places to begin research about criminal justice-related issues.

Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers (Content from this database is now included in the Greenwood Digital Collection of individual e-books)

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Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, NC) (Full text: April 2002-) NewsBank

Daily Life Through History (Content from this database is now included in the Greenwood Digital Collection of individual e-books)

Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC) (Full text: April 19992-) NewsBank

Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry

Deaf Library
This extensive site offers links to schools, ADA information, organizations, bibliographies, resources for deaf children and their parents, assistive technology, and more.

Denver Post (Full text: June 1989-) NewsBank

The Diabetes Dictionary
This online version of the familiar longstanding printed pamphlet has nearly 300 entries and several illustrations relating to diabetes. The dictionary, located on the web site of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, is peer reviewed by NIDDK scientists and outside experts. (There is also a link available from our catalog record for the 1989 print version of the pamphlet; search the catalog by title for "Diabetes dictionary" and then click on the online link.)

Digital Sanborn Maps (North Carolina) 1867-1970 Sanborn Maps

Dissertations OCLC FirstSearch

Division of Public Health (North Carolina)
This site covers a wide range of programs and services, all aimed toward protecting and improving the health of the people who live and work in North Carolina. Includes information such as fish consumption advisories, ozone levels, pfisteria health precautions, links to local health departments, how to get birth certificates, etc.

Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19th Century America
A collection of digitized works from the libraries at UNC-CH including a number of slave narratives and civil war diaries.

Duke University Public Documents and Maps
A well organized site with links to many government web pages.

Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development

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EconLit (1969-) OCLC FirstSearch

Education Full Text (Indexing, 1983- Full Text, 1996- ) HWWilson
Provides coverage of an international range of English-language education periodicals, monographs and yearbooks, including about 79 journals (37 with full text) not covered by ERIC’s CIJE. (Note: Barton log in is required to access this resource from off campus.)

Education Law in North Carolina (ELNC)

Education Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)
This site is maintained by the U.S. Department of Education to aid students, educators, and parents in locating state, regional, and national organizations that provide information and assistance on education-related topics. Be sure to check out the "What's in This Directory for Me?" link for more information on how to use the Directory.

Educational Software Directory.net
This annotated directory of educational software and technology resources also provides sometimes hard-to-find reviews of educational software, and more.

The Educator's Reference Desk--Lesson Plans
This collection (formerly AskERIC Lesson Plans) contains more than 1,100 unique lesson plans which have been written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States.

Elections Around the World
This site lists electoral results from around the world, as well as information on political parties, parliaments, and more. Search for a particular country's election results and political information from ranges listed on the sidebar.

Electronic Literature Directory
Provides access to listings of poetry, fiction, drama, and non-fiction that make significant use of electronic techniques or enhancements, including hypertexts and other interactive works, kinetic or animated poems, multimedia works, generated texts, and other works that permit reader collaboration. Includes streaming audio readings of poetry and works of Pulitzer Prize winners.

eMolecules (formerly Chmoogle)
Search engine maintained by eMolecules that searches for information on chemicals not owned or controlled by eMolecules, including vendor catalogs and public databases, among others. Searchable for chemical structures by systematic, standard, common, and brand names, or by drawing the structure.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online Britannica

Encylopedia.com
More than 17,000 articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition.

Encyclopedia of Animals (current) EBSCOHost

Entrez: The Life Sciences Search Engine

ERIC (Indexing: 1966- Full-text for ERIC Digest: 1966-) EBSCOHost

EServer (formerly The English Server)
Publishes texts in the arts and the humanities, including journals, novels, collections of texts, art, and scholarship.

ESLgold: English Study and Learning Materials
This site provides over a thousand pages of free information and resources for both teachers and students. All materials are organized by skill and level for quick and easy access, including English language practice in speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. Also available are lesson plans, handouts, vocabulary quizzes, grammar and pronunciation exercises, games, and activities. In addition to its own content, the site links to other respected language learning web sites.

E-Standards: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
Provides online access to the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, a resource guide for all who make decisions affecting mathematics education of students in preK through 12th grade. Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Eurostat
Includes daily updated statistical information on countries in the European Union (EU) and the "euro-zone."

ETS Test Collection--Test Link
The Test Link database provides descriptions of the ETS Test Collection, which is a library of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices that makes information on standardized tests and research instruments available to researchers, graduate students, and teachers. Collected from the early 1900s to the present, the Test Collection at ETS is the largest such compilation in the world. A link to search the database appears at the bottom of the page accessed by the "Find a Test" tab. Many of the tests may be purchased online.

ExecutivePlanet.com
Provides access to Business Culture Guides for 45 countries.

Expedia.com
MSN's full-service travel site, providing reservations and information on flights, hotels, cars, cruises, and more.

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FactSearch (1984-) OCLC FirstSearch

Fayetteville Observer (Full text: January 1988-) NewsBank

FedStats
Provides access to official statistics published by over 70 Federal agencies. Searchable by topic, by subject area, and by agency.

Fedworld
A comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering, and acquiring government and business information.

Financial Aid Information: fastWEB
Find college financial aid and scholarship information and application forms for over 500 colleges at this site.

FindLaw
Provides links to legal news, code and case law, and web sites containing law-related information.

FirstGov
The only official U.S. Government portal to 47 million plus pages of government information, services and online transactions. Offers a powerful search engine for searching government documents. Also features a topical index, online transactions, links to state and local government, and other tools for accessing government information.

First Gov for Science
This site is a portal to scientific and technological material from approximately 1700 U.S. government based or supported websites. Subject links and search capabilities are built-in for easy access to infromation.

Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
The FNIC, one of several information centers at the National Agricultural Library, provides access to alphabetized links organized around 77 nutrition-related topics, resource lists for consumers and professionals, links to information on food composition, dietary guidelines, and more.

The Foundation Center
Provides links to a variety of tools to help with planning and writing funding proposals, finding sources of funding research, and more.

From Crossroads to Capital: The Founding and Early History of Raleigh, NC
Witness Raleigh's founding in 1792 and experience the first 50 years of North Carolina's most powerful city in this exciting project from the State Library and State Archives of North Carolina. Browse through digital copies of original documents, maps, books, and images, and check out the additional resources on this site to explore the evolution of Raleigh from its beginning near the Wake Cross Roads, throughout its founding, and into its early formative years.

Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (Current) EBSCOHost

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Gale's Literary Index Thomson Gale
Gale's Literary Index is a free master index to the major literature products published by Gale. The index may be searched by author and title to entries in, among other things, the following series published by Gale and housed in Hackney Library's reference collection: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography. The link to the Literary Index is found in the sidebar under "Literary Index" on the lower left of each page.

The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
This site, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides links to thousands of educational resources on a variety of web sites, including free sites as well as a small proportion of commercial sites. GEM also includes links to lesson plans, activities, and projects. The site is searchable by two indexes (by keyword or by topic) as well as by a search engine.

General Science Full Text (Indexing, 1984- Full Text, 1994- ) HWWilson
This database features full text, plus the graphs, charts, diagrams, photos, and illustrations that convey an abundance of scientific information. Subjects covered include Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Conservation, Earth Science, Environment, Food, Genetics, Health, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Nutrition, Oceanography, Physics, Physiology, Zoology. (Note: Barton log in is required to access this resource from off campus.)

General Statutes for North Carolina
This is an online version of the general statutes, or laws, for North Carolina. It does not include annotations.

Genreflecting
Based on the Genreflecting readers' advisory series of books published by Libraries Unlimited, this site defines a variety of genres from mystery and detection to romance to recreational nonfiction. It also provides lists of must-read authors, new favorite authors, reader reviews of favorite books, and more, for each genre.

GEOBASE (1980-) OCLC FirstSearch

Gerontological Society of America
This professional association's mission is to promote multi- and inter-disciplinary research in aging and to disseminate that research to researchers, practitioners, and decision makers in the field of aging.

GlobalEDGE
A gateway to web links on global business activities. Provides access to specialized knowledge on countries, cross-border business transactions, and cross-cultural management.

Global Instructional Chemistry
Presents a new concept in the teaching of chemistry. Pages will include modern chemistry in action, including "hyperactive" molecules. Content includes chemical problems, links to resources/databases, etc.

Government Views of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Compiled by staff at the Cohen Library of the City College of New York, this site provides access to online, reliable primary sources that together create a comprehensive picture of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). Drawn from government publications and international resources, these sources (which cover only three months--March to May 2003) cover subjects such as blood supply, case management, travel advisories, public health campaigns, and more.

GPO Access
Home page for the Government Printing Office. It provides access to many government databases including the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, Congressional Bills, the Congressional Record, Public Laws, and the U.S. Code among others.

GrantsNet
This searchable, continuously updated database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education provides information on the latest trends in research and education funding, tips on how to write successful grant applications, links to grant-related articles, and more.

GreenFILE EBSCOHost
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest articles and other documents includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 295,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,600 records.

Greensboro News & Record (Full-text: January 1990-) NewsBank

Greenwood Digital Collection Greenwood

Guide to Law Online
Produced by the Law Library of Congress and the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN), this site provides links to reliable free, publicly-accessible legal and governmental information covering both the U.S. and foreign countries.

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Healthfinder
The goal of this gateway consumer health information web site is "to improve consumer access to selected health information from government agencies, their many partner organizations, and other reliable sources that serve the public interest." A variety of menu lists on its home page link to online journals, medical dictionaries, minority health, as well as prevention and self-care. The developer/sponsor of this site is the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Department of Health and Human Services with other listed agencies.

HealthLink Plus
Put together by the Public Library of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, this page provides access to selected consumer health information on topics such as health insurance and Medicare as well as Complementary & Alternative Medicine. Local Charlotte and Mecklenburg area resources are suggested under "Additional Resources" in each category.

Health Source: Consumer Edition (Indexing: 1988- Full-text: 1990-) EBSCOHost

In addition, Health Source also provides integrated links to the former standalone database, Clinical Reference Systems (CRS), which provides over 7,000 reports, in everyday language, describing symptoms, treatments, risks and after-effects of a vast array of medical topics and conditions. After doing a search in Health Source, click on the "CRS" link to access information from the CRS database only. This database can now only be accessed via NCLIVE through Health Source: Consumer Edition.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (Indexing: 1984- Full-text: 1990-) EBSCOHost

Herald-Sun (Chapel Hill, NC) (Full text: January 1995-) NewsBank

HeritageQuest Online ProQuest

HigherEdJobs.com
Provides listings of open full- and part-time positions at institutions of higher learning ranging from Ivy League universities to community colleges. The advanced search feature allows you to search by job category, by location, by position type, and by institution type.

HireBio.com
Provides biotechnology job information and career resources.

HireMedical.com
Provides medical and allied health job information and career resources.

HireNursing.com
Provides nursing job information and career resources.

HireRx.com
Provides pharmaceuticals job information and career resources.

Hispanic Heritage Thomson Gale
Thomson Gale has assembled a free collection of information and resources concerning topics related to Hispanic heritage. Links to classroom activities, biographies of famous or influential Hispanics, other web pages concerning Hispanics, resources on popular Hispanic music genres, a quiz, and a timeline of events in Hispanic-American history are all found in the sidebar under "Hispanic Heritage" on the lower left of each page.

Historic Events of the 20th Century (Content from this database is now included in the Greenwood Digital Collection of individual e-books)

Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS Millennial Edition) Cambridge University Press
Organized in five major areas--population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors, and governance and international relations--this newly revised electronic version of a standard print resource provides historical statistics on the United States and essays about them. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition will permit users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest. (Note: Barton network log-in required for off-campus access)

History of Mathematics
Consists of sections on regional mathematics, subjects, books and other resources, and chronology.

HIV InSite Knowledge Base
An updated version of the AIDS Knowledge Base developed by the University of California - San Francisco, HIV Insite Knowlege Base's mission is to be a source for comprehensive, in-depth HIV/AIDS information and knowledge. This version is a "hypertextbook" that includes updated and expanded information on HIV/AIDS policy and prevention, especially relating to HIV/AIDS in developing countries.

Hoover's Online--The Business Network
A comprehensive source of business information. Includes core data on companies and industries. Also includes information on money management, career development, news, and business travel.

Houston Chronicle (Full text: January 1985-) NewsBank

HTML Code Tutorial
Provides links to specific tutorials on the use of HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language) to create web pages, as well as a help forum section for tips from other webmasters.

HTML Primer
Provides step-by-step instruction on how to create web pages using HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language)

HTML Tutorial
Provides a tutorial in the creation of web pages using basic HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language).

Humanities Full Text (Indexing, 1984- Full Text, 1994- ) HWWilson
The database indexes, abstracts and delivers the full text of feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, drama, and poetry, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, radio and television programs, and more. Topics covered include Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Classical Studies, Communications, Dance, Film, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Journalism, Linguistics, Literary & Social Criticism Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religion and Theology. (Note: Barton log in is required to access this resource from off campus.)

Humanities Index (1974-)

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Index to Sample [Grant] Proposals (SchoolGrants)
Links to successful grant proposals for use as guidelines are available as well as other grant-writing tips (although some are geared specifically to education-related topics).

iLoveLanguages(formerly the Human-Languages Page)
A comprehensive catalog of language-related resources, including on-line language lessons, translating dictionaries, and native literature, among other things.

IMDiversity.com
Designed to meet the needs of minorities, this site provides job-searching and resume-posting with diversity-sensitive employers.

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
This virtual library links to useful Internet resources relevant to the academic community, including databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information. Put together by a number of university librarians across the country and hosted by University of California at Riverside, this site is easily navigable either by using its "search" feature or by browsing through links grouped under broad subject headings. Most resources are free, and all listings provide an abstract, indication of intended audience, and a recommendation.

Infoplease
This site offers standard online reference tools, such as a searchable almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, and white pages. Its feature sections include world and news, history and government, sports, arts and entertainment, business, society and culture, health and science, references for children, and searchable biographies. It also provides topical stories, a daily almanac, time lines, quizzes, and more.

Information Retrieval in Chemistry
Provides links to internet sites in the field of chemistry and chemistry-related fields. A comprehensive index of more than sixty disciplines is provided, under the general chemistry heading.

Institute of Government Home Page
Provides information and links to sites of interest to local and state government officials and citizens of North Carolina.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Provides authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, and microbes of North America and the world. The information comes from a partnership of US, Canadian, and Mexican agencies, other organizations, and taxonomic specialists.

International Child Art Foundation (ICAF)
Provides links to children's art, international children's art festivals and exhibitions it sponsors, and more.

International Reading Association
Maintained by this professional membership organization, this web page links to a number of various sites on literacy, including archived articles of the organization's publication, Reading Today, internet sites for teacher/parent resources, lesson plans, information about standards, Web resources for teachers, and more.

Internet Directory for Botany
A comprehensive index to botanical information available on the internet. Both alphabetical and subject category lists are available, each with their own search engine.

Internet Movie Database
Includes a database of over 260,000 film and television productions made since 1892, with information including actors, directors, filming location, and awards received.

Internet Projects Registry
Sponsored by Global SchoolNet Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, this site is a clearinghouse for collaborative online learning projects from across the globe. The huge site is searchable by student age level, project date, curriculum area, technologies used, and project level.

Internet Public Library
The first public library for the Internet community.

Introduction to Islam
Hosted by the Middle East Institute, this web site is the electronic version of author M. Cherif Bassiouni's 1985 book of the same title. Bassiouni is an expert on Islamic and criminal law and is affiliated with the DePaul University College of Law. Topics covered include the rise and spread of Islam, basic tenets and teachings, social and legal systems, and arts and culture.

IRS Tax Forms
To locate a federal tax form, type in its name or number; or click on "individuals," "businesses," etc. to find a specific type of form.

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Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Online psychology journal.

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Online psychology journal.

Journalism Resources
Provides a comprehensive list of annotated resources, divided between thirteen main categories.

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KnowPlay?
Uncluttered by advertising, this site provides access to dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, atlases, etc. on its reference page. (Other pages provide a broader range of services.)

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Language Links
Links to language-related sites dealing with teaching and learning languages.

LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
A Web-based information center housed at the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.

LANIC News
Part of the LANIC site (below), this section has links to newspapers in Latin America and around the world.

LD Online
LD OnLine, a national educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C, is the leading information service in the field of learning disabilities, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month. Launched in 1996, it features thousands of helpful articles on learning disabilities and ADHD, monthly columns by noted experts in the field, a free and confidential question and answer service, active bulletin boards, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products. LD OnLine is often the first destination for parents and educators seeking information on how to help children and adults with learning disabilities.

Learn English
This web site is designed to help English as a Second Language students learn English.

LEARN North Carolina
A statewide network of educators dedicated to improving K-12 education in North Carolina, using the Internet to promote collaboration within the education community. Contains lesson plans, Internet links, professional development opportunities, forums, etc.

LearningExpress Library LearningExpress

Lesson Plans Library
A subsection of the DiscoverySchool.com site, this page provides access to lesson plans and support materials, including some that feature printable worksheets, as well as resources that help teachers integrate online instruction with classroom instruction.

Library-in-the-Sky
Provided by the Northwest Regional Education Board, this site contains over 15,000 links to some of the best educational resources on the Internet including lesson plans. It guides teachers, students, parents, and librarians.

Library of Congress Educator's Page
Lesson plans and online activities using resources at the Library of Congress including activities involving the American Memory Project.

Library of Congress Online Catalog

Library of Southern Literature
Part of UNC-Chapel Hill's Documenting the American South site, the Library currently includes over 50 digitized complete texts of significant literary works of the South published up to 1920, including novels, memoirs, slave narratives, poetry and nonfiction no longer in print. Up to 100 digitized texts are planned.

LibWeb - If you are looking for a library catalog that is not listed on this page, try Libweb. This site contains links to 5,700 library web pages in over 100 countries.

LII: Legal Information Institute
Provides overviews of federal and state law on currently popular topics of interest, includes texts of relevant portions of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Code, links to key web sites, and more.

LINC (Log Into North Carolina)
This NC State Data Center database provides North Carolina demographic and statistical data ranging from the latest census data to projected county populations and more, available in customized and pre-formatted reports.

Links for Chemists
An index of over 8,550 chemistry resources on the web. Goals of the site are to disseminate chemical information, to facilitate contact between chemists, to index educatonal resources relating to chemistry, and to raise awareness of chemistry.

Library, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) (Mid-1960s -) EBSCOHost
This database indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.

Literature in Context (Content from this database is now included in the Greenwood Digital Collection of individual e-books)

Lookseek
One of many search directories that lists sites by topic and provides search capability of sites selected as well.

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Making of America
A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Contains scanned images of approximately 5000 books and journals published between 1850 and 1877.

Map Collections: American Memory
A sub-section of the Library of Congress's American Memory site, the Map Collections site provides high-quality map images of materials ranging from Civil War maps to panoramic views, plus the inclusion of a number of foreign maps. Arranged by general categories (such as Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and Exploration, Cultural Landscapes, Military Battles and Campaigns, Transportation and Communication, and General Maps), the collection is searchable by Keyword and browsable in a number of ways as well, providing access to some resources not available elsewhere.

MapQuest
Provides maps, driving directions, road-trip planners, yellow pages, and other travel-related links.

Maps On Us
Offers maps, route planners, and yellow pages information.

MarcoPolo
Provides no-cost, online standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, including links to top sites in many disciplines, lesson plans, activities, and search engines.

Market Segmentation: A Guide to Sources of Information
Maintained by the Library of Congress's Business Reference Services, this useful site compiles a list of Internet sources on market segmentation. The resources are divided into types of market segmentation--generational, ethnicity, geographic, gender, gay/lesbian, and lifestyle. Each section includes lists of articles, books, statistics,and more, including links to trend trackers, research groups and marketing firms specializing in marketing to the various segments. Links generally send users to free resources, although occasionally, to fee-based sites.

MAS Ultra - School Edition EBSCOHost

MasterFILE Premier (Indexing: 1984- Full-text: 1990-) EBSCOHost

Masters in Nursing
This guide lists by state accredited master's programs in nursing that offer a variety of degrees, including MN, MAN, MSN, RN to MSN, MSN with a joint or dual degree. The guide provides links to each school offering a particular program, and it also defines these degrees and how they differ from one another.

Math2.org
Consists mostly of links to math tables. The main areas of the site include Math Reference Tables, Math Message Board, and Links. The Math Reference Tables are divided into major categories such as algebra, geometry, trigonometry, discrete/linear, and others. Formerly known as "Dave's Math Tables."

Mathematical Association of America
Home page of the world's largest organization devoted to mathematics.

Mathematical Quotation Server
Provides access to a collection of mathematical quotations collected from many sources.

MayoClinic.com
Provides general health information and news from the respected Mayo Clinic staff.

Medem
A project of the leading medical societies in the United States, the site was developed to provide "a trusted online source for credible, comprehensive, and clinical healthcare information, and secure, confidential communications." The "Medical Library" under the "For Patients" section is divided into four major categories: Life Stages, Diseases and Conditions, Therapies and Health Strategies, and Health and Society.

MedHist: The Guide to History of Medicine Resources on the Internet
This British site is a gateway to evaluated, high quality Internet resources and websites relating to the history of medicine and allied sciences, covering all aspects of the history of health and development of medical knowledge.

MEDLINE (Via PubMed) (1965-)

MEDLINEplus

MedlinePlus Biodefense and Bioterrorism
This site, which is maintained by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, gives an overview of issues relating to biodefense and bioterrorism, including sections on treatment, prevention/screening, coping, research, law and policy, children, and more.

Medterms.com
This online medical dictionary's entries include medical and scientific terms, abbreviations, institutions, projects, symptoms, eponyms, and medical history.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Scroll down to find the link to enter the site.

Micromedex Thomson
Provides access to the Micromedex Healthcare Series and CareNotes System. The Healthcare Series includes clinical databases with information on drugs, toxicology, diseases, and alternative medicine. The CareNotes System provides easy-to-understand patient information regarding all aspects of care, medications, and health, in both English and Spanish. Information from this resource is downloadable to a PDA.

PLEASE NOTE: This database is available via password to Barton College nursing faculty and students ONLY. If you are a Barton College nursing instructor, obtain the Micromedex User ID and Password by contacting the library's reference desk at 252-399-6502, or if you are a Barton nursing student, contact your current nursing instructor.

Middle English Collection at the Electronic Text Center at UVA
Provides access to e-texts of Middle English literature.

Frequently Asked Questions About MLA Style
Although MLA does not publish its complete documentation guidelines on the web, this frequently-asked-questions page helps out with specific questions regarding MLA style. (The complete MLA Handbook is available on reserve at Hackney Library's circulation desk.) For guidelines on how to cite an NCLIVE article in MLA style, see our Citing NCLIVE Articles page.

Middle Search Plus EBSCOHost

Military & Government Collection EBSCOHost

MLA International Bibliography (1926-) EBSCOHost
An international index to journal articles, books and dissertations dealing with literary criticism, language and linguistics, teaching of literature and language, and more. Although the database is not full-text, links are provided to other EBSCO databases in which full-text access is available. (Note: Barton log in is required to access this resource from off campus.).

MonsterTrak.com
This job search tools and resume-posting site is aimed at college students.

Morningstar Investment Research Center Morningstar

Movie Review Query Engine
Provides links to over 185,000 reviews (from newspapers, entertainment magazines, and a newsgroup) of more than 25,000 movies. Includes links to other film-related sites.

Mr. Shakespeare and the Internet This one-stop evaluative site regarding all things Shakespeare provides links to his works online; information about the life and times of Shakespeare; information about Shakespearean theater, both historical and modern; annotated bibliographies of criticism; information about the Renaissance period and some of Shakespeare's contemporaries; tips for teaching Shakespeare and sources to help in doing so; and more.

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Nancy Pearl's Nonfiction Recommendations
This site, created by the Northbrook (IL) Public Library, provides subject indexing to Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl's recommended nonfiction from the pages of her two books, Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason, (Sasquatch Books, 2003) and More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason (Sasquatch Books, 2005). To see recommended nonfiction books organized by topics ranging from animals and insects, to food, cooking and home, to World War II, click on the category links.

NASW Online (National Association of Social Workers)
Home page of the member organization; provides information on a variety of issues relating to the social work profession.

NASW-NC (National Association of Social Workers - North Carolina Chapter)
Home page for the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers; includes links to state-related social work sites.

National Academy on an Aging Society
A non-partisan public policy institute, the Academy actively conducts research on issues related to population aging and provides information to the public, the press, policymakers, and the academic community.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
The NACJD provides mostly data sets for secondary analysis for researchers interested in almost any aspect of American criminal justice.

National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
This site is sponsored by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the professional membership association for certified athletic trainers and others who support the athletic training profession. In addition to other target audiences, it has a special section for both current and potential athletic training students that provides information on certification, employment, continuing education, etc.

Nationalatlas.gov
This U.S. Geological Survey's coordination of geographically-oriented data from over 20 federal agencies provides a variety of cultural and physical phenomena on the United States, including information on health, the environment, demography, agriculture, climate, and geology. The site features an interactive mapping tool called MapMaker, which allows you to create customized maps layered with thematic data, including agriculture, biology, boundaries, climate, people, transportation, and more. Other sections include printable maps, wall maps, dynamic maps, and articles.

National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)--Annual Reports
Compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), this site provides access to online versions of five popular NCES publications that give a comprehensive overview of the state of education in the US and comparisons to other countries.

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)
Formerly known as the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, this is a useful site for ESL and foreign language teachers. Scroll down to the section titled "Online Library" for many useful full text documents on second language teaching.

National Council on Aging (NCOA)
NCOA is the nation's first association of organizations and professionals dedicated to promoting the dignity, self-determination, well being, and contributions of older persons.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
This is a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for criminal and juvenile justice and drug control. It contains a searchable full-text database of government documents and reports on crime.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database and Full Text Database (Abstracts: 1970's- Full-text: 1990's -)

National Gallery of Art
Images from the Gallery's extensive collection span over 600 years of history, from the middle ages to the present day. Major categories of the site include The Collection, Exhibitions, Online Tours, Education, Programs and Events, Resources, and Gallery Shop. The collection can be accessed in two ways: touring the collection by topic; or searching the more than 100,000 objects in the Gallery's collection database.

National Institute on Aging
One of 27 agencies that make up the National Institutes of Health, the NIA maintains a site that contains a wealth of information on aging, much of it in English and Spanish. It is divided into four major sections: Health Information, Research Information, Grants and Training, and News & Events.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Part of the National Institutes of Health, this government body conducts and supports research in the areas of normal and disordered processes, including hearing. The site has links to health information, research, clinical trials, and other links relating to deafness and loss of hearing.

National League for Nursing
Career leads, professional development opportunities, and news from the national professional nursing association.

National Library of Medicine Online Catalog

National Women's Health Information Center (4woman.gov)
This site is a gateway to health information for consumers, health care professionals, researchers, and educators, sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health. It provides access to a variety of women's federal resources in addition to those in the private sector.

NationMaster.com
This site includes over 5,700 statistics on countries around the world, which have been culled from reliable sources such as the CIA World Factbook, UN, World Health Organization, World Bank, UNESCO, and more. The two primary ways to search the site are via the "Statistics" or "Countries A to Z" links at the top of the page. Statistics are grouped into some 30 major categories, including agriculture, economy, education, health, labor, lifestyle, military, religion, and sports. Country information includes overviews for each country, with information on government, economy, religion, flags, etc. The site also includes some 7,000 historical and current maps of the world that can either be printed or imported into documents.

NC@Your Service
This site was designed to help citizens of North Carolina locate information on their state and government.

NC Agency List
Part of NC@Your Service, this page lists home pages for North Carolina state government departments and agencies.

NC Association of Long Term Care Facilities (NCALTCF)
Calling itself the "oldest and original assisted living association," it represents a variety of members that range from rest homes, to assisted living facilities, to family care homes, whose clients range from those on public assistance to those who are privately financed. NCALTCF aims to promote quality of life, choice, privacy and independence for its residents and to promote quality standards among its providers.

NC Board of Nursing
Includes licensure and testing information, information on legislation, FAQs and forums on professional nursing in North Carolina.

NC Department of Agriculture Kids Page
Provides links to information about North Carolina agriculture for kids, including commodities, activities, regional information, nutritional information, Goodness Grows in North Carolina, and teacher information.

NC Department of Health and Human Services
Home page of the state agency overseeing and/or administering state-sponsored social work programs.

NC Department of Revenue
North Carolina tax forms are available at this site.

NC Division of Aging
The Division is the state agency responsible for planning, administering, coordinating, and evaluating a community-based system of opportunities, services, and protections to advance the social, health, and economic well being of older North Carolinians.

NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online)
Provides one-stop access to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, and museums.

NC Encyclopedia
This site, which is maintained by the Information Services Branch of the State Library of North Carolina, gives an overview of the people, the government, the history, and the resources of North Carolina. The information is organized into the following broad information categories: Counties and Communities, Education, Geography, Health and Society, History, People, State Government, and State Symbols. Most of these categories offer an opportunity to select either more specific or additional information on a particular topic.

NC Health Info
NC Health Info offers access to web sites of local health services, providers and programs serving residents of North Carolina. Through its connection with MEDLINEplus, a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, users of the site can get information about conditions, diseases and wellness, and find web sites of local health services, programs and providers throughout North Carolina.

NCLIVE Media Collection (PBS Streaming Videos)

The videos will be viewable from any computer running Flash Player version 9 or higher with a relatively good Internet connection (at least 175 Kbps; however, it will not be possible to view the videos over a dial-up Internet line). The videos NCLIVE is offering have been created to stream in two formats – a lower bandwidth option (175 Kbps) and a higher bandwidth option (400 Kbps). Additional options may be created in the future based on demand. No other hardware or software should be necessary to view the NCLIVE Video Collection.

NC NASA Educator Resource Center
The center is a joint effort of UNC-Charlotte's J. Murrey Atkins Library, its Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, and NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. Housed at UNC-Charlotte's J. Murrey Atkins Library, the center provides inservice and preservice workshops in addition to serving as a preview and distribution center for NASA materials suitable for classroom use. These materials can provide a springboard for classroom discussions in life science, physical science, astronomy, earth science, environmental, mathematics, and career education. Materials are evaluated and assigned a grade level by a task force composed of educators representing the kindergarten through post-secondary levels.

North Carolina Offender Information
The first link on this site, "Offender Information--Public Search," allows you to search by name or ID number for public information on North Carolina inmates, probationers or parolees since 1972. This system enables users to view and download public information from the NC Department of Correction database for convicted offenders. Other links available to the public include information on prisoner release, escaped prisoners, and correction statistics. (Some other links are restricted to law enforcement personnel.)

NC Office of State Management and Budget
(formerly Office of State Planning)
Statistical information and demographics for counties and municipalities in North Carolina.

NC Psychology Association (NCPA)
Contains information about the state professional organization as well as consumer links.

NC Standard Course of Study, K-12
Click on the curriculum area, then navigate the to the Standard Course of Study and competencies for particular grade levels.

North Carolina State Adopted Textbooks
For lists of textbooks adopted for public school use by the North Carolina State Board of Education/Department of Public Instruction, click on the appropriate subject and grade level. (Note: Adobe Acrobat software is required to view the lists of adopted books.)

North Carolina State Publications Collection
Created and maintained by the State Library of North Carolina, this digital collection contains current and historical North Carolina state publications. The collection includes informational brochures and pamphlets, various reports (annual, biennial, technical, statistical, etc.), serials (newsletters, checklists, magazines, etc.), handbooks, studies, and a variety of other information resources produced by North Carolina state government. The focus of the collection is on state government publications from 2002 to the current date, but it also features historical North Carolina publications of enduring value that have been scanned from their original print format. New publications will be added to the collection monthly.

NC Statistics
A list of sites, organized by subject, that provide statistical information about North Carolina.

North Carolina State Government Web Site Archives
The North Carolina State Government Web Site Archives allows you to view North Carolina state agency web sites from past dates. The Web Site Archives contains over 300 state agency web sites from the Fall of 2005, and from April 2006 forward, allowing free and open access to this information long after the sites have changed on the live web. The archived sites include embedded files on those pages as well. The site is searchable by keyword or phrase and browsable by agency or by collection.

NC Teacher Academy
The North Carolina Teacher Academy is a professional development program for teachers established and funded by the North Carolina General Assembly. The mission of the Academy is to support continuous learning to the growth of a career teacher by providing quality professi