CQ Researcher - The perfect place to begin research on current topics. It covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Browse through articles in the current issue or search for past articles using words, dates or other criteria.

Issues and Controversies on File - This resource contains full-text articles on current controversial topics in the news. It is intended to give readers a quick grasp of the arguments for each side of the issue. It also contains chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information.

Points of View - This resource provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles.

MEDLINEplus - An introductory site for health-related issues. Includes jargon-free information on diseases and conditions, drugs and supplements, and local health resources. Also includes a medical encyclopedia and dictionary.

AccessScience - The online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology contains background information on science and technology. For research topic ideas, search from the front page or browse through the news archive under the "News" tab.

Today's Science on File - Glossary, biographies, and news articles on recent developments in scientific fields. Draws on periodicals covering health, the environment, technology, life science, society, and more.

Academic Search Premier - A general resource with popular and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles from many subject areas. Covers the social sciences, humanities, general sciences, multi-cultural studies, education, and more. Limit to scholarly/peer-reviewed by checking the "Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals" check box in the middle of the search page.

InfoTrac OneFile - Includes full text or citations for articles from academic journals, popular magazines, and five major newspapers (including the New York Times in full text from 1995). Over 120 news wire services can also be accessed. National Public Radio transcripts from 1990 are available, as is the audio.

PsycINFO - The American Psychological Association's database of research (theoretical and applied) in psychology. Includes research from related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior.

Sociological Abstracts - Provides access to worldwide research in sociology and related disciplines, both theoretical and applied. Covers sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition - Provides articles from more than 400 scholarly full-text journals in medicine and health. Includes USP Pharmacopoeia DI: Volume II, Advice for the Lay Patient and Stedman's Medical Dictionary.

PubMed - From the National Library of Medicine, this database provides citations for biomedical articles from the 1950s-present. Find electronic copies of articles by searching for the journal name under the E-Journals tab on the Library's homepage.

Art Full Text - Offers full text and citations of articles from a wide array of journals in the fields of art history, architecture, craft, design, landscape architecture, museology, photography and video, and much more. Scope is international, covering both western and non-western art.
Note: Please use the "Exit Program" button when finished with Art Full Text.

Communication and Mass Media Complete - Offers full text and citations of articles from 1915 to the present from the fields of Communication Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication.

MLA International Bibliography Plus Full Text via Chadwyck-Healey's LiteratureOnline - Produced by the Modern Language Association, this is a good resource for literary criticism, linguistics, folklore and cultural studies. Gives citations for articles in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore from several thousand journals and series published worldwide.

History Search: America, History & Life/Historical Abstracts - With this resource, students can search two history databases, America, History & Life (focus on United States and Canada) and Historical Abstracts (world history, excluding the United States and Canada) at the same time, or choose to search separately.

In addition to the databases listed above, recommended databases are listed for each discipline on the E-Research Tools page. Choose a discipline under "By Subject." The list includes subjects such as American Studies, Education, English, Nursing, Public Health, and Social Work, to name a few.

If students would like assistance selecting a database, please contact us. We would be happy to provide more in-depth assistance.

Interlibrary Loan - If we don't have an item here at UNC, we can try to get it from another library. Requests filled by Duke or NC State libraries usually take two to four working days. Materials from other libraries may take longer, so allow more time for unusual or specialized materials. Please enter a specific date on the "Not Wanted After" line on the borrowing request form.

Google Scholar - The UNC Libraries already provide access to many of the journal articles indexed in Google Scholar. Use the link on the library homepage to connect to material provided by UNC Libraries. Materials not owned by or available at UNC can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Consultations - Meet one-on-one with a librarian by filling out this form.

IM/Chat - Librarians are available to answer questions via IM during the following hours:

Monday-Thursday
9am - midnight*

Friday
9am - 5pm

Saturday
10am - 5pm

Sunday
noon - midnight*

* From 9pm-midnight, staff from UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, or NCSU Libraries will assist you. After midnight, staff from NCknows, the statewide chat reference service, is available to assist you.

Introduction to Library Research - Students can complete this short online tutorial at their own pace to familiarize themselves with important research concepts and learn how to find materials in the UNC Libraries.

How do I?... - This site has short explanations in text and video of how to: do various research tasks (finding books, articles, and films, reading a call number, distinguishing different types of journals, etc.), use the UNC library system, place an interlibrary loan request, use the Carolina BLU book delivery service, scan documents, access UNC wireless, print at a library, and more.

Citing Information Tutorial - Self-paced tutorials on citation and avoiding plagiarism. Citation styles covered include APA, MLA, Chicago (Turabian), and CBE/CSE. These citations should be verified before turning in for a grade.

Citation Builder - The Citation Builder allows students to easily enter information about a resource (author, title, publication, etc.) and generate a citation in APA, MLA, and CBE/CSE citation styles. These citations should be verified before turning in for a grade.