You can find all our online resources through our library website at
When you attempt to use any of our databases off campus, you will be asked to log in with a user name and password. Use your Wake Tech Key Account (that's the same as your Blackboard login) for this box.
PSEC Library holds approximately 3000 titles including reference and circulating books. There are also DVD's and audiobooks covering topics from criminal justice to popular fiction. To check out materials, come to the library and set up an account!
You can use the search box below to find books in our catalog. Just keep in mind, it will default to search all six of our campus libraries. If you wish to search only one library, simply select that library beneath the search box!
Research Guides For PSEC
Here are the subjects guides created specifically for the programs offered at PSEC. These are a great place to start your research. Each guide wil list books, databases, and websites specific to your research topic.
Criminal Justice. Teacher's Resource Center for FPT. Fire Services. Emergency Medical Services. Medical Assisting. Hospitality Public Safety Administration Forensic Science
Recommended Databases
In addition to NC LIVE, Wake Tech subscribes to over 100 supplemental databases! In them, you will find articles from scholarly journals and trade publications, reports, statistics, and more, all related to the programs offered at Wake Tech. If you are taking classes at PSEC, here are some databases that might be useful to you:
Criminal Justice Database. Military Database. Nursing and Allied Health Database. SIRS Knowledge Source Political Science Database. Opposing Viewpoints in Context
NC LIVE
NC LIVE provides access to over 1.4 billion articles (yes I said billion!), 30,000 ebooks, and 24,000 full text journals, magazines, and newspapers. Why stop there? They also have thousands of videos, thousands of images and maps, and interactive tests and tools!