Service Alerts and News

Scheduled Downtime - Friday, November 8 from 6:00 to 7:00 am

Planned Outage - NC LIVE Website

NC LIVE has scheduled downtime to apply updates to our website. During this time, some of our services will be offline or only available intermittently. We'll send a follow-up email when the updates are completed. 

Planned Outage Time

Friday, November 8, 6:00am - 7:00am.

Affected Systems

  • NC LIVE Website (www.nclive.org)
  • Resource Links (resources.nclive.org)
  • Website Service Libraries

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New EBSCO interface launches January 7, 2025

EBSCO is migrating to a new user interface on January 7, 2025. The new interface has a more modern, streamlined look and is designed to be ADA compliant. This interface migration will include the following NC LIVE resources: 

  • CINAHL Plus with Full Text
  • Ebooks on EBSCOhost
  • MasterFile Premier (including Consumer Reports)

No Action is Required by libraries, unless you would like to migrate early. In which case, please contact EBSCO customer support.

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Service Alert: Open Library

Access to Open Library has been restored.

The free resource Open Library is currently inaccessible. Users may get a time out error page. We will provide an update when the resource has been restored.

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HomeGrown eBooks Book Club List

A collage of book covers that are always available in OverDrive.

NC LIVE member libraries can now feature HomeGrown eBooks in a "Best Bets for Book Clubs" list in OverDrive! The list showcases unlimited, simultaneous use adult fiction that can be used by any number of people at once.

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