Multimedia

American Memory

Provides free and open access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.
Provider: Library of Congress
Subject Coverage: General
Content Type : Primary Sources, Multimedia
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

Art & Architecture Complete

Provides full-text coverage of 380 periodicals and more than 220 books. In addition, this database offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 780 academic journals, magazines and trade publications, as well as for over 230 books. Art & Architecture Complete also provides selective coverage for 70 additional publications and an Image Collection of over 63,000 images provided by Picture Desk and others. This database covers a wide variety of pertinent subjects, including antiques, art and art history, interior and landscape design, and much more.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: Humanities
Additional Information: Alphabetical and Subject Titles Lists | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=271

CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online)

Contains about 95,000 works of fine and decorative art from leading museums around the world. The scope of the collection ranges from 3000 BCE to the present, representing premiere examples of Asian, African, Latin American and Western art. Difficult-to-find contemporary art is one of its strengths. The content includes high-resolution images of photographs, paintings, sculpture, decorative and utilitarian objects, prints, drawings and watercolors, jewelry and costumes, textiles, books, installations, and architecture—plus audio-video and mixed media. Benefits of the interface include downloading high-resolution images, the ability to e-mail images and metadata for further study, and fast, powerful, Web-based searching. All content is rights-cleared for educational use.
Provider: OCLC
Subject Coverage: Humanities
Content Type : Multimedia
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=217

Entrepreneurial Studies Source

Provides the latest insight into topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business. This database offers users full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: Social Sciences
Content Type : Full Text, Multimedia
Additional Information: Titles List | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=267

Image Collection

Searches for articles from EBSCOhost databases that contain images. The collection consists of over 341,000 licensed and public-domain images. It includes a wide array of photos and maps, with an emphasis on world news and events. Other areas of coverage include contemporary and historical photos of people, places and the natural kingdom. A Literary Image Collection is available from the "Images" drop-down menu at the top of the screen.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: General
Content Type : Multimedia
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=253

Literary Reference Center Plus

Is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Content includes plot summaries, criticisms, biographies, journal articles, book reviews, poems, short stories, interviews, study guides, videos, and classic texts.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: Humanities
Content Type : Full Text, Multimedia
Additional Information: Titles List | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=276

MAS Complete

Contains full text for more than 540 popular, high school magazines. It also provides more than 440 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an image collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: General
Additional Information: Periodicals, Other Sources, and Subject Titles Lists | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=277

MasterFILE Complete

Provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1922. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, it also contains full text for more than 1,000 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: General
Additional Information: Journals and Magazines, Other Sources, and Subject Titles Lists | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=268

Middle Search Plus

Provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 400,972 photos, maps and flags.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: General
Additional Information: Periodicals and Other Sources Titles Lists | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=126

Newspaper Source Plus

Includes 1,570 full-text newspapers, providing more than 27 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 583,100 television and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: General
Content Type : Full Text, Multimedia
Additional Information: Titles List | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=245

One Clickdigital

Provides downloadable audio books. Users will need to create a personal account to download and transfer audiobooks.
Provider: Recorded Books
Subject Coverage: General
Content Type : Multimedia
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=264

Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970

Provides digital access to large-scale maps of towns and cities in North Carolina. Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections, and layer maps from different years.
Provider: ProQuest
Subject Coverage: Social Sciences
Content Type : Multimedia
Additional Information: City Coverage | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=140

Searchasaurus

Makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. This resource is targeted at elementary and middle school students.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: General
Content Type : Full Text, Multimedia
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=182

Simply Map

Is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data.
Provider: Geographic Research, Inc
Subject Coverage: Social Sciences
Content Type : Multimedia
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=247

Student Research Center (SRC)

Provides students in secondary schools with the most appropriate research tools for easily obtaining the information that they seek.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: General
Additional Information: Titles List | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=226