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Using Library Databases Off-Campus

Off-campus access to databases requires passwords.  Log on to InsideNC and the passwords will be on the main InsideNC screen.  If you need any help in accessing the databases or with searching for information, you can e-mail or Instant Message the Library staff, or contact us through the Library Staff link on the menu on the left of this page.
 

The Library offers access to many different databases of newspaper, journal and magazine articles in the areas of current events and social issues, health and allied health, nursing, business, computers, history, and literature, as well as academic versions of encyclopedias, electronic books and other reference materials.  All online databases are found on the "Online Databases" link on the Library Web page.

How to Search for Journal/Magazine Articles in Databases
If you have never searched for newspaper, journal or magazine articles in an online database, the tutorial link below will show you the basics of searching in EBSCO Academic database, which is a good database to start with: How to Search EBSCO Database (tutorial courtesy of Nixon Library/BCC)

Although there are differences between Library databases, if you know how to search one database, you can usually transfer those skills to other databases. 
 

Help for searching databases
The Library web page has many tutorials on how to search the different databases under the Tutorials & Online Database Help link.  Also, in any database, look for a "Help" link to find out how to better search in that particular database. 
 

Finding a Particular Journal or Journals in Specific Subject
You can see if the Library databases have a particular journal or journals in a particular subject by entering the title in the search textbox in EBSCO
A-to-Z, which is on the Online Database link on the Library Web Page.  Or, you can search for journals with a particular subject in the title by entering a subject in the search textbox. Tutorial link: EBSCO A-to-Z Journal Title Search