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Remote Services & Access: Databases & Articles

This guide describes the services the library offers that can be utilized remotely and how to access them.

What are databases? Why use them?

Databases are searchable indexes of published, reliable resources like scholarly journals, encyclopedias, and newspapers. They provide citation information and often the complete text of articles.

How is a library database different from a website?

Source: Enoch Pratt Free Library

Table comparing databases vs. websites

Find information and tutorials on a handful of our top databases below.

Accessing Databases

The University Library provides access to over 60 online databases on a wide range of subjects, including business, career and test prep, health, humanities, language learning, literature, news, North Carolina, religion, science, and social sciences.

A handful are highlighted on our Electronic Databases page, and many more can be found through the NC LIVE site.

After clicking a database link, you will be brought to a page where you enter your Shaw credentials to gain access to the resource. The Library uses the same single sign-on used to access Bearsnet and Moodle.

For tips on searching, see the Get Started with Research page. Please contact us if you need assistance with databases.

General Reference Databases

Multidisciplinary Databases

Films on Demand

Films on Demand contains thousands of high quality videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics, as well as travel and fitness programming, home and how-to videos, indie films, and popular music performances. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.

ProQuest

ProQuest is the Library’s largest database. It contains articles from major international and national newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, as well as scholarly / peer-reviewed research for most topics, including business, science, social science, education, and history. If uncertain where to begin your search, ProQuest Central is an excellent place to start.

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