Sage Full-Text Collections: Education
Available from CSA through Hunter Library
Access to the full-text of more than 35 education journals, some searchable back to the early 1900s. The collection includes journals published by Sage Publications, The American Educational Research Association, and other partnering organizations.  
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Sanborn Maps North Carolina 1884 - 1958
Available from Sanborn Maps North Carolina through NC LIVE
Sanborn Maps for the state of North Carolina provides digital access to 11,173 large-scale maps of 158 North Carolina towns and cities.  Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections, and compare maps from different years.
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Scholastic Teacher Book Wizard
Available from Scholastic through the Internet
A database of more than 50,000 children’s and young adult books. The leveled search allows users to create reading lists based on reader interest, reading ability, and age level. Search by genre or for books with similar plots. A free registration  process is required to use the "my book lists" feature. This database is available for free on the Internet and has been selected by Beth McDonough, Education Liaison as appropriate for authority and content in the subject area of children's literature.
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Science Citation Index 1955 - present
Available from ISI Web of Knowledge through Hunter Library
Science Citation Index (SCI) provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in approximately 5,900 of the world's leading scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 150  disciplines. Access SCI via Web of Science by clicking the Limit to: (Change Limits) link at the bottom of the screen and selecting SCI.
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Science Online
Available from Science through Hunter Library
One of the foremost international journals in the sciences and science-related disciplines.  
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Science Reference Center
Available from EBSCOhost through NC LIVE
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics  covered: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, and technology. SRC also provides articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
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Science Resource Center 1988 - present
Available from Thomson Gale through Hunter Library
General science database that provides indexing to 200 full-text journals (both popular and scholarly); online access to over 40 science reference resources, and over 8,000 multimedia records including illustrations, audio/video clips, etc.  Search or browse for topics; results are tagged to indicate the content level: basic, intermediate or advanced. Also sort results type: reference, magazines, academic journals, newspapers, multimedia, and websites.
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ScienceDirect 1995 - present
Available from Elsevier through Hunter Library
Full text access to more than 1,000 journals published by Elsevier Science. Includes indexing for approximately 800 more journals. Subjects include the sciences and social sciences.  Registration is not necessary unless you wish to save your searches or set up email alerts.
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SciFinder Scholar 1907 - present
Available from CAS through Hunter Library
Comprehensive index to published scientific research in chemistry, biology, medicine, and physics.  
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Number of Simultaneous Users: 2 - on campus
Other User Limitations: Software download required. Use limited to WCU students, faculty, and staff.


Security Management Practices
Available from Faulkner Information Services through Hunter Library
Provides reports covering all aspects of facility security, data security, network security, financial and legal security, e-mail security, and web site security.  Reports address critical issues in information technology, business, emergency management, health care, and others. Updated monthly.
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Serials Directory
Available from EBSCOhost through NC LIVE
Contains bibliographic information and pricing for over 182,500 US and international periodicals.  


Simply Map
Available from Geographic Research Inc. through NC LIVE
Web-based mapping application enabling creation of professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. Users are encouraged to create a personal account within Simply Map.  
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Smithsonian Global Sound
Available from Alexander Street Press through Hunter Library
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label  and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels, as well as music collected by recordists internationally.
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Social Sciences Citation Index 1956 - present
Available from ISI Web of Knowledge through Hunter Library
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,700 of the world's leading scholarly social sciences journals covering more than 50  disciplines. Access SSCI via Web of Science by clicking the Limit to: (Change Limits) link at the bottom of the screen and selecting SSCI.
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SocINDEX with Full Text 1895 - present
Available from EBSCOhost through Hunter Library
This major research database for Sociology indexes over 3,300 journal and other titles. It contains full text for 242 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895 and 72 "priority" coverage journals.  The database also includes full text for 547 books and 6,711 conference papers. In addition there is a 15,600 term sociology-specific thesaurus and searchable cited references.
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SPORTDiscus with Full Text 1975 - present
Available from EBSCOhost through Hunter Library
An international index to sport and fitness journal articles, books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and research papers. Includes French and Spanish sport databases and the Olympic Museum collection.  
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SpringerLink
Available from Springer-Verlag through Hunter Library
SpringerLink offers full-text access to over 1,000 primarily scientific journals published by Springer-Verlag, with particular emphasis on mathematics, physics and engineering scholarly titles.  
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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Available from Standard & Poor's through Hunter Library
A business and financial research database providing access to Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, and other sources.  
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STAT-USA
Available from US Department of Commerce through WNCLN
Authoritative, statistical information for the US business, economic, and trade community.  
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