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Black Life in America (Newsbank)
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Black Life in America is a unique digital archive covering the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day.

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Black Life in America is a unique digital archive covering the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day.   This primary source collection offers a window into centuries of African American history, culture, and daily life from more than 19,000 American and global newspapers including over 400 current and historical Black publications.  Updated daily this resource provides critical perspectives on the experiences of being Black in America.  Black Life in America provides full text searching as well as access to content organized by era for easy browsing or choose from nearly 800 suggested searches such as "Emancipation Proclamation," "Brown v. Board of Education," and "Black Lives Matter." 

Watch this video for tips on how to use Black Life in America.

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Books and Authors (Gale)
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Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? Books and Authors is a literary collection that lets you browse by character, subject, location and time period.

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Business Market Research Collection (ProQuest)
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This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.

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Chadwyck-Healey Poetry Collection
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Chadwyck-Healey Poetry Collection is a collection of poetry databases providing full text access to American, African-American and English poetry. This collection also contains the Faber Poetry Library collection, which includes some of the most influential poets of the twentieth century.

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Charlotte Business Journal (remote access not working 5/10/24)
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5/14/24 Remote access is currently not working. We are working with the vendor on a solution. Please visit your branch for CBJ access. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Charlotte Business Journal has daily business news updates, dozens of popular topics from around the nation and the latest networking for Charlotte and surrounding areas.

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*Periodicals List
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The Periodicals List shows full-text magazines, newspapers, and journals that the Library has access to and tells how to find them. The list includes electronic resources, paper, and microform holdings.

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Charlotte Observer
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Newsbank provides library customers with digital access to The Charlotte Observer. Databases can be searched separately as well as together. Articles are searchable by name, keyword or phrase.

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Included in our access:

  • Charlotte Observer (Historical access, 1886-1984) is an image database.*   
  • Charlotte Observer, The (NC) is a text database** and provides access from 1985 to the current date. 
  • Charlotte Observer, The (NC) 2018-current is an image database.*  Use this option to view the daily paper.
  • Charlotte Observer: The Blogs (NC) is a text database** that includes all the blogs published by the Charlotte Observer from 2005 to current.
  • Charlotte Observer, The Web Edition Articles (NC) are available from 2007 to current.
  • Charlotte Post, The (NC) content is available from 2006 to current.
  • Charlotte Semi-Weekly Observer (1892-1892).

     * Image database: When you view or select a date, phrase, etc. the results will show an image of the article as it appeared in print.

     ** Text database: A text database provides access to the text of the article, but it does not include images or display that article as it appeared in print.

How to access The Charlotte Observer content with your library card:

  • Use the ACCESS NOW link below.  You will be prompted to enter your library card or ONE Access account number.
  • Choose which database you want to search.  Options are on the left side of the page under Shortcuts.  Click “Charlotte Post” or “Charlotte Observer Historical and Current”.
  • If you select “Charlotte Observer Historical and Current” you can search both databases using the search box at the top of the page.  If you want to search a specific year, review the options listed under "Source" and click the link to the Charlotte Observer that contains the year you would like to search.
  • Articles can be printed, saved as PDF or emailed.

Need help?  Newsbank provides tips and tricks here.

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Charlotte Post
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The Charlotte Post newspaper is minority owned and operated, and is a leading provider of diversified news, information, and entertainment from a Black perspective. Full text of issues from December 2006 to current is available.

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Chilton Library
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Chilton Library supplies repair, maintenance, recalls, specification tables on thousands of domestic and imported models of cars, trucks, vans and SUVs from 1940 onward. The library also includes ASE test prep.

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CINAHL Plus
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A database of nursing and allied health journals with additional materials that include nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, evidence-based care sheets, audiovisuals, and continuing education modules.

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