The North Carolina Collection provides access to a variety of types of information pertaining to current events or issues in North Carolina. Staff members can assist students in locating information. Additionally, if you need ideas for selecting a topic for a presentation or paper, or need help in using any of the resources listed below, then please ask for assistance at our service desk, call us at (252) 328-0252, or send an e-mail to: nccollection@ecu.edu.

To study a topic such as the controversy concerning coastal development in our state:

Begin at the beginning:

Horizon online catalog: http://catalog.lib.ecu.edu/#focus

This will lead you to books, periodicals, and documents in paper and on microfiche

subject alphabetical search: coast changes--North Carolina

subject keyword search: coast or beaches North Carolina
 

North Carolina Periodicals Index: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/ncc/scope.cfm

This is an index of nearly fifty periodical pertaining to North Carolina. It can bee accessed from any of the public workstations in the library:

search -- for a keyword, a phrase, or keywords connected by and:

beaches

coast changes

coastal ecology and outer banks

Search full-text newspaper databases

Links to three databases that provide full-text access to several major newspapers in North Carolina. These are available on the North Carolina Collection’s North Carolina Newspapers page under the heading "Search Multiple Newspapers."

LexisNexis Academic

Newsbank: North Carolina Newspapers

Newspaper Source

Other Newspaper Resources

Many North Carolina newspapers are now available online. Some companies put up only the current issues; others provide access to back issues. Links to these online newspapers are available on the North Carolina Collection's North Carolina Newspapers page under the heading "Online Newspapers."

North Carolina Collection Clipping File: (http://web.lib.ecu.edu/clipping/)

Our staff has clipped articles from the Raleigh News and Observer and the Greenville Daily Reflector. We made an effort to clip articles that pertain to important or controversial topics of interest to undergraduate students. Ask for assistance at the Services Desk to find clippings under such headings as: Building laws--Coastal areas; Coastal areas--Population; Land use--Coastal areas--Planning.

LexisNexis Academic and other Legal Materials

General Statues and court cases are available through Joyner Library's Electronic Resource page, click on Legal Research and the either State Codes for Statutes or State Case Law for court cases. For more information see the guide North Carolina Legal Research or contact the staff of the North Carolina Collection.