Database Access for Alumni and Community Members
Community members and alumni can use any of the library’s research databases from within the library building. For home access to research databases, use NC Live or the free databases listed below.
NC LIVE Databases
NC LIVE offers research database access, articles, eBooks, newspapers, streaming videos, language learning tools, and more to anyone with a library card from a North Carolina public library.
App State alumni can get a 10-day pass to access NC LIVE even if they do not have a public library card. After 10 days, alumni will be directed to sign up for permanent access through a public library card.
Free Research Databases
The following research databases are available for free on the web. Alumni and other community members can access them from home.
- Agricola
Includes citations for recources relating to all aspecs of agriculture, materials acquired by the National Agriculture Library (NAL) and cooperating institutions.
- American FactFinder
Provides access to census and survey data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas.
- ArchiveGrid
ArchiveGrid connects you with primary source material held in archives, special collections, and manuscript collections around the world.
- BASE
BASE is a multi-disciplinary search engine for academically relevant OAI (Open Archives Initiative) sources worldwide.
- Bibliography of Slavery and World Slaving
Searchable database of references to ~25,000 scholarly works on slavery and slaving, worldwide and throughout human history, including modern times.
- Bibliography of the History of Art
Bibliography of scholarly writing about the history of western art.
- British Parliamentary Papers
Official U.K. government documents.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing relevant and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner.
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, and publishes information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal resource on labor economics and statistics.
- Census Publications and Data
Publications, briefs, and reports from U.S. Census Bureau experts, along with access to data tools.
- Chaucer Bibliography Online
Materials from the annual Annotated Chaucer Bibliography.
- Code of Federal Regulations
Codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the U.S. Government.
- Computer Science Bibliography
Provides bibliographic information on major computer science journals and proceedings.
- Congress.Gov
Federal legislative information including bills, resolutions, activity in Congress, Congressional Record, schedules and calendars, committee information, Presidential nominations, and treaties.
- County Business Patterns
An annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry.
- Current Population Survey
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Dance Education Literature and Research descriptive index
Index of literature and research from 1926 to the present that informs teaching, learning, and future directions of research in the field of dance education.
- Digital Library on American Slavery
Offers a searchable collection of public records concerning enslavement.
- Digital Public Library of America
Brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.
- DigitalNC
Digital versions of primary sources from cultural heritage institutions around North Carolina.
- Dimensions
Dimensions is a linked research knowledge system that re-imagines discovery and access to research.
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Full-text articles from scientific and scholarly open access journals.
- Economic Census
Provides a detailed portrait of the United States' economy once every five years, from the national to the local level.
- English Short Title Catalog
All recorded English monographs printed between 1475 and 1700 are now represented in the file, as are eighty percent of the recorded serials titles for the period 1620-1800.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset Training Course
Online, self-paced course for determining whether starting a business is right for you.
- EnviroFacts
The Envirofacts Multisystem Query integrates information from a variety of databases and includes latitude and longitude information.
- Equality Before the Law
Original documents and teaching materials from unpublished and unfamiliar legal cases, stories, and histories that have legacies in the U.S. today.
- EThOS – Electronic Theses Online Service
Theses produced by UK higher education.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
FRED® is a database of over 267,000 economic time series from 80 sources.
- Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
- FLITE
Contains the full text of 7,407 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions issued between 1937 and 1975.
- Fontes Anglo-Saxonici
A register of written sources used by Anglo-Saxon authors.
- FRED Maps
Allows you to create, customize, and share geographical maps of data found in FRED® (Federal Reserve Economic Data).
- Geolex
A search tool for lithologic and geochronologic unit names. Provides the lexicon of geologic names of the United States.
- Global Financial Development
The sole repository for statistics on the external debt of developing countries, with data for 135 individual countries that report to the World Bank’s Debtor Reporting System.
- Google Scholar
Use Google Scholar through the library to be automatically linked to the full text of articles we own.
- GovInfo
Information products produced by the federal government. Most databases date back to 1994, with digitized historical content dating back to 1793. Includes FDsys and GPO Monthly Catalog.
- Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Resources
Resources to assist North Carolina citizens, libraries, and others impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Helene, put together by the State Library of North Carolina.
- LawHelpNC
Find information and links about your legal rights, the law, the courts, legal forms and more.
- Lens
The Lens ingests, cleans, aggregates, normalizes and serves over 225 million scholarly works, 127 million global patent records, and 370 million patent sequences.
- Library Search
Search holdings for Appalachian State as well as other UNC system schools, and expand search to include items you can request from libraries worldwide.
- MedlinePlus Drugs, Herbs, and Supplements
Guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications, herbs, and supplements.
- MedlinePlus Español
Brinda información sobre enfermedades y condiciones comunes, promoción de la salud y el bienestar, información sobre medicamentos, diccionarios médicos y otros.
- Merck Manual Professional Version
Medical information on disorders, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. For medical professionals and students.
- National Center for Education Statistics
Data and anaysis related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
- National Center for Health Statistics
The mission of the NCHS is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.
- NCELA (National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition)
Journal articles, reports, and government studies about English language instruction.
- NCPedia
Information about North Carolina, its history, people, government, and educational institutions.
- NCWorks Online
Employment tools for job seekers in North Carolina. Search jobs, create résumés, find education and training.
- News and Observer Index (Raleigh) 1926-1992
Index to the Raleigh News & Observer newspaper for the years 1926-1992. The newspaper content is located in the microforms section on the lower level of Belk Library.
- Nineteenth Century Serials Edition
A free, online scholarly edition of six nineteenth-century periodicals and newspapers.
- North Carolina Digital Collections
These collections contain over 158,000 historic and recent photographs, state government publications, manuscripts, and other resources on topics related to North Carolina.
- North Carolina General Assembly
Provides access to NC statutes and session laws, bills and legislation, committee assignments, audio broadcasts of House and Senate sessions, the legislative calendar, and a citizen guide.
- North Carolina Maps
Comprehensive, online collection of historic maps of the Tar Heel State.
- North Carolina Periodicals Index
Index of over 60 journals and magazines published in North Carolina.
- North Carolina State Government Publications Collection
Provides access to current and historic publications produced by North Carolina state government.
- OAISter
Contains records of digital resources from open-archive collections worldwide.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
Specifics on various jobs and careers, including working conditions, educational or training requirements, pay, and future outlook.
- Open Education North Carolina Collection
Free, open textbooks for college courses
- Open Library
Find ebooks from libraries across the country.
- Open Video Project
Videos include documentaries, historical events, educational and ephermeral topics, and lectures.
- OpenAlex
An open access discovery tool searching over 240 million works, similar in scope to Google Scholar.
- OSTI.GOV
Find research results from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI).
- Our State Magazine
North Carolina’s premier travel, food, and culture publication, available in full text online.
- Oxford Text Archive
Develops, collects, catalogues, and preserves electronic literary and linguistic resources for use in higher education, in research, teaching, and learning.
- PubMed (includes MEDLINE)
Citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences.
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Provides bibliographic citations to working papers, journal articles, books, and book chapters, many in full text, covering all aspects of economics.
- Social Science Research Network – SSRN
A world wide collaborative of over 185,000 authors and more than 1.3 million users that is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research.
- State Data Center
Includes North Carolina population, economic, and income data as well as county profiles and rankings.
- U.S. Census: Data
Access data through products and tools including data visualizations, mobile apps, interactive web apps, and other software.
- World Development Indicators
Compiled from officially-recognized international sources providing 331 indicators, from agriculute to urban development, covering 209 countries.
- World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.