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Points of View Reference Center
Is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 290 topics; and contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. It also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. Points of View provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Provider:
EBSCO
Subject Coverage:
General
Content Type:
Database
Database Link:
http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=279
Primary Search
Provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
Provider:
EBSCO
Subject Coverage:
General
Content Type:
Database
Database Link:
http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=8
ProQuest Platinum
Delivers more than 2,000 journals and magazines, plus targeted newspaper coverage highlighting the leading international, national, and regional newspapers.
Provider:
ProQuest
Subject Coverage:
General
Content Type:
Database
Additional Information:
Titles List | Help
Database Link:
http://search.proquest.com/index
Public Schools of North Carolina: Data & Reports
Includes selected statistical information about students, personnel, and finances.
Provider:
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Subject Coverage:
Social Sciences
Content Type:
Database
Additional Information:
Database Link:
http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=165
PubMed
Comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Citations may include links to full-text articles from PubMed Central or publisher web sites.
Provider:
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Subject Coverage:
Science & Technology
Content Type:
Database
Additional Information:
Journals Database | Help
Database Link:
http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=120
