Sage Memorial Library Resources

WorldCat
A combined catalog of the holdings of thousands of libraries worldwide. Start here when you need a book, article, or dissertation that Barber-Scotia doesn’t own; search the title, see which libraries hold it, then bring the record to the library staff to request it through interlibrary loan.

Cabarrus County Public Library
Our local public library system, with the Charles A. Cannon Memorial Library branch just minutes from campus at 27 Union Street N in Concord. A free library card for county residents opens up ebooks and audiobooks you can download around the clock, public computers and Wi-Fi, quiet study space, and free programming including job-search and digital literacy workshops.

Association of Christian Librarians
A professional association of librarians serving Christian colleges, seminaries, and schools. Students enrolled in an MLS or MLIS program can join at a reduced student rate for conference access, mentoring, and scholarship opportunities; worth knowing about if you’re considering library science as a career. ACL also publishes the Christian Periodical Index, a research index of articles written from an evangelical perspective.

HBCU Digital Library Trust
A national effort to digitize and open up the archives held by HBCU libraries; photographs, manuscripts, oral histories, yearbooks, and campus records documenting the history of Black higher education. This is where to look for primary sources when your research needs the original document rather than someone else’s account of it.