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+NC LIVE Reference Resources & Tools
Jill Robinson Morris
Outreach & Promotions Librarian
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Agenda: 1. NC LIVE Introduction 2. Announcements & Updates3. Resources & Tools 4. Questions?
+New NC LIVE Website Redesigned with end-users in
mind
More prominent integrated search tool
Removed log-in until point-of-need
Improved browsing functionality
Improved “For Library Staff” section
Integrated NC Knows chat service
+EBSCOhost Integrated Search (EHIS) Federated Search Tool – allows you to search multiple NC LIVE
resources at one time
Search options match against NC LIVE Browse Categories
Defaults to a quick-search settingAcademic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier
Newspaper Source Plus, NC LIVE Catalog
Tiered Resources for faster search results
Plug-in search widget available
+eBooks: MyiLibrary
We purchased 379 new titles in December 2009
Browse all NC LIVE’s eBook content (25,000 eBooks) here:
http://nclive.org/?q=browse_categories/ebooks
Focus on Language Learning, History,
Literature, Biography, Health & Medicine
MyiLibrary eBooks available here: http://nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=258
+PBS Videos
http://media.nclive.org
More than 400 PBS Videos you can stream online
Create & Share Bookmarks to Specific Points in Videos
Popular series, like Ken Burns, Masterpiece Theatre, American Experience
New Videos are Coming Soon!
+For k-12 students: Student Research Center
Includes the American Heritage Dictionary & the Columbia Encyclopedia
Student-friendly interface
Magazines, newspapers, books, biographies, primary source documents + more
Also search by Lexile Level (Reading Level) to find age appropriate materials
+For Job Seekers:www.jobs.nclive.org
•Resume Builder
•Search Job Listings
•Cover Letter Builder
•Research Potential Employers
+For Small Businesses:www.business.nclive.org
•Market Research New SimplyMap Coming Soon!
•Creating Mailing Lists
•Investment Research
•eBooks with Forms & Plan
Send Your Business Resource Questions to: [email protected]
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Thank You!
Questions?
Jill Robinson Morris
Outreach & Promotions Librarian
Help Desk Support Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
919.513.0451
