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American Physical Society Journals
Peer-reviewed physics research journals.
Black Life in America
African American people, events, and achievements from 1704 to today, with access to 19,000+ sources including 400 African American newspapers.
Consumer Reports
An authoritative resource for product information, published by a non-profit, independent test organization. Access includes full text and images of Consumer Reports from January 1991 to the present, plus the annual buying guide.
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Consumer Reports Buying Guide
Results of tests on products, from major purchases like cars and appliances to everyday items like food and cleaning products. Also covers health, money management, and more.
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Herald-Sun
The Herald Sun Collection – Online archive of Durham’s The Herald-Sun newspaper. Full text edition with news and feature articles from 1995 to current. Full color image edition with news, feature articles, obituaries, ads, and extra sections available from October 2018 to current.
Hispanic Life in America
Coverage of the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans, 1704 to today, as featured in more than 17,000 publications including 700 Spanish language newspapers and periodicals.
Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection
3.5 million pages of digitized content from over 1,000 NC county newspapers.
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International Newsstream
Info from hundreds of the world's top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and more.
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MasterFILE Premier
Full text for magazines, periodicals, and reference books covering a wide range of subject areas. Also includes an image collection with photos, maps, and flags.
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New York Times
Unlimited access to NYTimes.com (except for the crossword puzzle). You'll need your library card plus an individual New York Times account – see instructions for details.
News & Observer
Online archive of the News & Observer newspaper, from 1/1/1991 – current. Also includes the Chapel Hill News from 5/1/2000 - current.
OverDrive magazines
Free, unlimited access to over 3000 popular magazines.
ProQuest Central
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals, and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
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Triangle Business Journal
Full digital access to all of Triangle Business Journal’s daily editorial content, the Triangle Business Journal Weekly Edition, and the Business Journal Book of Lists.
U.S. Newsstream
News from many national newspapers and news magazines.
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Wall Street Journal
The financial newspaper of record, with in-depth coverage of national and international finance and news. Full text WSJ articles from 1984 to the present, plus an index of articles from 1981 to the present.
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Washington Post
Full text Washington Post articles from 1996 to the present, plus an index of articles from 1988 to the present.
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