INLS 501: Information Resources and Services: PubLib Resources

Streaming Media

Overdrive
Popular fiction and nonfiction eBooks to read on the "Libby" app or on a Kindle device. Offers audiobooks through the Libby app.
Access:Access is available for those with an active UNC Onyen.
Kanopy Streaming Service
Films covering many subjects; pop culture, nursing, public health, LGBTQ+ issues, social sciences, sciences, political science and events, the arts, global studies, education, etc.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

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

Book Riot
Book recommendations and reviews. Also blog posts and podcasts on all things related to books plus giveaways, quizzes, and reading pathways. Recommended by librarians.
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.

NC LIVE

Resources on topics ranging from careers, business, and investing, to health, history, and genealogy. Includes ebooks, audiobooks, videos, magazines, newspapers, journals, language-learning tools, and more. Free for all N.C. 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.