Quick Tips & Shortcuts for Database Searching (YouTube video)
Creating an Effective Search Strategy (YouTube video)
Building Search Strings, Part 1: Boolean Operators (YouTube video)
Building Search Strings, Part 1: Boolean Operators Quiz
What Are Databases and Why You Need Them (YouTube Video)
EBSCO Databases and other resources
You access EBSCO databases and other resources that used to be available through NC WiseOwl by logging into NCEdCloud. Click on the icons for EBSCO, Britannica, Discovery Education, and more.
Always select Full Text results when given the choice.
New Explora Search Tutorial (Video)
NC Live Databases
Access through https://www.nclive.org/
When asked to login the first time you will need to select our public library. Start typing Union and then select Union County Public Library- Main Library from the list.
Use your student ID # as your user name and the four digits of the year you were born as your password.
Click on Articles for access to the databases.
Subject areas are listed on the left. Click on the subject area you'd like to explore and the databases related to that subject will be shown on the right.
Always select Full Text results when given the choice.
Peer reviewed articles go through an editorial process and the information is checked and verified by others in the same field.
History Focused Resources
DOCSTeach - Primary Source resources from the National Archives
Library of Congress Digital Collections - Primary Sources
C-SPAN Classroom Featured Resources - American history, government, geography, world history, and more
HistoryNet - articles from history magazines
Ken Burns in the Classroom - Historical documentary films
Digital Public Library of America - Primary source sets
Living New Deal - Resources about the New Deal