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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has the tools you need for any research or informational need. The Library provides free access to newspaper and magazine articles, homework help, genealogy, job and career help, financial resources, and more. These resources help you find quality materials that you can trust.

 

Please note, some resources require your library card or ONE Access ID number and PIN to access resources outside the Library. 

 

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    1. *Periodicals List

      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.

      Magazines
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    2. ABI/Inform Collection

      ABI/INFORM Complete contains a host of resources for all your business research needs. Journal articles, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers are all available.

      ABI/INFORM Complete contains a host of resources for all your business research needs. Journal articles, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers are all available.

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    3. Access Video Collection

      Access Video Collection (by Films on Demand) offers thousands of high quality streaming videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics, as well as travel and fitness programming, home and how-to videos, indie films, and popular music performances. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.

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      Videos
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    4. Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection (ProQuest)

      The Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection brings together global scholarly journals and other key resources, providing access to reliable information in this continuously evolving area of study. The collection helps researchers locate precise results from sources ranging from current news to professional and academic journal articles covering the trends and history influencing important accounting, tax, banking, and financial issues of the day.

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    5. America's News (Newsbank)

      Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including The Charlotte Observer. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

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      Newspapers
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    6. Business Market Research Collection (ProQuest)

      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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    7. Charlotte Business Journal

      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.

      Troubleshooting

      • Make sure you are still signed in to the Library's Charlotte Business Journal account.  You should see [email protected] in the right top.  If you don't see that, go back to the Library's Research and Learn page, Charlotte Business Journal, and click Access Now. 
         
      • To return to the Home page of Charlotte Business Journal, click on the "Charlotte Business Journal" logo in the left corner.  Do not click the back arrow.
      • Access The Book of Lists and Current Week's edition from the "Your News" section on the right side of the page.  Do not try to access it from the footer.

       

      Charlotte Business Journal Guide

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      Newspapers
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    8. Charlotte Observer

      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.

      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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      Newspapers
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    9. Charlotte Post

      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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      Newspapers
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    10. Consumer Reports

      Consumer Reports (provided by MasterFile Premier contains a collection of product reviews and recommendations for cars, appliances, electronics, personal finance, and health information.

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