International Coalition of Library Consortia

North Carolina Libraries for Virtual Education
NC LIVE
Website: http://www.nclive.org/about.phtml

NC LIVE
Campus Box 7111
NC State University
Raleigh NC  27695-7111
help@nclive.org

Phone 919-513-0451
Fax 919-513-2588   

Scott Ross
Systems Development and Operations Manager

David Paynter
Chair, NC LIVE Resource Advisory Committee,
Library Director, New Hanover County Public Library

NC LIVE Helpdesk
Systems Librarian
help@nclive.org


Number of office staff: 6

 

Brief description

NC LIVE offers the citizens of North Carolina online access to complete articles from over 5,500 newspapers, journals, magazines, and encyclopedias, indexing for over 15,000 periodical titles, and access to over 13,000 electronic books. NC LIVE is available free of charge for library patrons, researchers, and educators from four communities of interest -- public libraries, community colleges, the state's university system, and members of the North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. NC LIVE resources can be accessed from within an affiliated library or from home. The NC LIVE website also provides a multi-database search utility called "EZ Search" to help users locate the most appropriate source of information

Legal structure

Memorandum of Understanding among lead agencies: Support derived from public universities, legislative appropriations to lead agencies, and membership assessments from the Independent Colleges and Universities community (NCICU).

Primary functions

Number and type of member libraries

198 total:
77 public library systems
26 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina
59 campuses of the North Carolina Community College System
36 members of the North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities 

Additional material/URLs

http://www.nclive.org/about.shtml

Last updated August 2003
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