Research Guides: HSE 225 (Crisis Intervention): Research Databases

What's a Library Database? Video

The following video answers the question:
"What's a library database?"

RMIT University. (2012, August 13). What's a Library Database? Retrieved from https://youtu.be/KKIbnNLCh8g

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What's a library database? Video Transcript (Word document)

NCLIVE Databases

NC LIVE logo.

NC LIVE is a collection of databases and resources for use in all types of libraries from public to university. Consequently, you will find many different resources encompassing lots of subjects from auto repair to elementary school children's homework help to graduate level resources.

NC LIVE has databases/resources encompassing:

30,000 eBooks
24,000 full text journals, magazines, newspapers (including the Wall Street Journal),
thousands of videos (including 300 PBS Videos online!),
thousands of images and maps
and interactive tests and tools.

NC LIVE (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
NC LIVE is a consortium of North Carolina libraries, providing digital content and services to public and academic libraries statewide. NC LIVE covers a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to, history, health, literature, nursing, science and technology.

Other Wake Tech Databases

Despite having a very large collection of materials in NC LIVE, there are some subjects at Wake Tech that require more specialized material, such as databases specific to nursing and allied health. The databases below were selected and purchased for you by Wake Tech and should help you when NC LIVE doesn't have the answers.

Psychology Database (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
Clinical and social psychology articles on topics such as genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and more.
PsycINFO via EBSCOhost (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO, the American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from offshore drilling to climate change, health care to immigration.

JournalFinder

Need to find a specific journal, newspaper, or magazine? Try E-Journal Portal.

E-Journal Portal (opens in new window) This link opens in a new window
To search for a particular journal or magazine title, try E-Journal Portal -- more than 40,000 titles!