Research Guides: Research Process: Find Resources

Finding Library eResources

Finding Library eResources Tutorial

Finding Books Using All-in-One Video Clip

Streaming Video from the Library

List of Databases (A to Z)

Links to Related Pages

Searching for Books

Searching for books using the library's catalog is easy.

Some helpful steps to follow when searching the library's catalog include: bookcases in Library

Brainstorm some Keywords to begin your search
Use Boolean Operators to enhance your searches (e.g. music AND piracy - will narrow your results by searching for both of the keywords together)
Locate the Call Number and check availability of the book.

eBook Collections

eBooks

Some of our eBook collections will allow you to check out an eBook for use on your mobile device (such as a Kindle) while others will allow online viewing only.

ABC-CLIO E-book Collection History & literature e-books, including the series Daily Life, Critical Companions, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography.
Credo Reference A premier virtual reference collection including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, audio files, and videos in a wide expanse of subject areas.
eBook Central Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
eBooks on EBSCOhost Over 26,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online.
HomeGrown eBooks A collection of more than 3,200 eBooks from a variety of North Carolina publishers. Includes popular and scholarly nonfiction, novels by well-known NC authors, and award-winning short fiction and poetry.
Infobase eBooks
eBooks covering Literature and the Humanities.
Open Library A downloadable eBook collection with books contributed from libraries across the country. Create a username and password to borrow up to five books at a time.
Overdrive Downloadable popular fiction and non-fiction e-books and audio books for your reading and listening pleasure.
Poetry for Students
Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction.
R2 Digital Library The R2 Digital Library is a market-leading eBook platform for health science collections featuring a comprehensive collection of medical, nursing and allied health eBooks presented through a clean and intuitive interface.
Salem Press eBooks Collection of eBooks in Literature, Careers, History, Immigration, and Primary Sources.

Instructions for Downloading eBooks: