INLS 501: Information Resources and Services: PubLib Resources

Reader's Advisory

NoveList Plus
Helps readers and librarians find new fiction and non-fiction titles based on books they've already read or topics in which they are interested. Search by subjects, relationships, geographic areas, or periods of time. Book reviews are also available.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users. North Carolina residents with a borrower's card may access from off campus by visiting NCLive directly. Contact the Davis Library Service Desk for the NCLive password (instructions).
Coverage: Varies

Fantastic Fiction
Browse by genre, award, series, country, and more. Popular with public librarians who do not have access to Novelist (including two of Stephanie's former students).
LibraryThing
User-generated reviews and ratings for books. Used by public libraries to provide RA; sometimes incorporated into catalogs or BookPsychic.

Check out BookPsychic at the Portland Public Library.

HeritageQuest
American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more. Through NC LIVE.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users. North Carolina residents with a borrower's card may access from off campus by visiting NCLive directly. Contact the Davis Library Service Desk for the NCLive password (instructions).

FamilySearch.org
Historic documents such as civil registration records; church records; and probate, census, land, tax, and military records. Also contains compiled sources such as family histories, clan and lineage genealogies, oral pedigrees, and local histories. Formerly known as the Genealogical Society of Utah, is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Records discoverable in WorldCat.

NC LIVE

Resources for on topics ranging from careers, business, and investing, to health, history, and genealogy. Includes ebooks, audiobooks, videos, magazines, newspapers, journals, language-learning tools, and other online materials. Free for all North Carolina residents with a library card. Read more about NC LIVE

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users. North Carolina residents with a borrower's card may access from off campus by visiting NCLive directly. Contact the Davis Library Service Desk for the NCLive password (instructions).

The Train Station
Training resources for NC LIVE databases. Through the State Library of NC.

Learning Express Library
Practice tests and self-paced courses for students & adult learners. ASVAB, GED, GRE, SAT, resume and cover letter writing courses and more. Free login & password required.
Health & Wellness @ NC Live
Links to various health care sites online; many are free to all. Some are for NC residents only (valid NC Library card required).

FMG Master Academic Collection
Videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics & more. Includes documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users. North Carolina residents with a borrower's card may access from off campus by visiting NCLive directly. Contact the Davis Library Service Desk for the NCLive password (instructions).