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NC AHEC Digital Library to be Relaunched with Major Improvements on June 23, 2025

The NC AHEC Digital Library (ADL) has been a critical component in the training, retention, and continuing education of North Carolina’s health workforce since its inception in 1999. On June 23, 2025, a new and improved ADL will be launched. Notably, the ADL will introduce a simplified and more efficient search function, called a discovery service, which will work more intuitively, similar to the functionality of the Google search engine.

The current ADL features a vast array of resources, including thousands of individual databases, journals, books, and research guides; currently users must search these resources individually, leading to multiple searches before the user can access the needed information. The new ADL’s discovery service will allow users to search in all these resources at once. This makes searching easier, faster and more efficient; it also increases user satisfaction, as the user can be sure that all the relevant information will be presented in the search results.

In addition, the new ADL will feature a Publication Finder to browse journals and databases individually. Users will also be able to create a personal profile to save their searches and bookmarks in one central place, which adds to efficiency and ease of use. The ADL will be upgraded in other ways as well: It will feature an entirely new interface, with an attractive, contemporary design and intuitive user experience. In addition to all the visually and experientially-apparent upgrades, the new ADL will feature new back-end architecture, for improved speed, security, and reliability.

Signing into the ADL will change as well. While some North Carolina institutions will allow for single-sign-on (SSO) access, most users will access the ADL through the MyAHEC portal. For that reason, users who do not currently have a MyAHEC account should plan on creating one before the week of June 22, 2025.

ā€œThe newly relaunched NC AHEC Digital Library will be a major improvement in the way our users interact with the thousands of resources we have in our collection,ā€ said Sarah Kimmel, MLIS, the Director of Library Services for NC AHEC. ā€œThe new ADL will make it easier to search everything in our universe, and to keep all their searches together in the user’s profile, making the ADL an entirely new experience and learning tool.ā€

About the NC AHEC Digital Library:

The AHEC Digital Library (ADL) is your portal to AHEC library services and information. The ADL ensures that all health professionals in the state have access to high-quality, curated health information , as well as to free tools and materials. Additional evidence-based resources are available through paid subscription. More information is available here: https://library.ncahec.net/about.php.

Organizational Contacts

CountyAHECOrganizational ContactPhone Number
AlamancePiedmontCarlita Smith336-832-8211
AlexanderNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
AlleghanyNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
AnsonSouth PiedmontAmanda Rogers704-512-6517
AsheNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
AveryNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
BeaufortEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
BertieEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
BladenSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
BrunswickSouth EastCarly Kroggel910-667-9330
BuncombeMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
BurkeNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
CabarrusSouth PiedmontAmanda Rogers704-512-6517
CaldwellNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
CamdenEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
CarteretEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
CaswellPiedmontCarlita Smith336-832-8211
CatawbaNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
ChathamPiedmontCarlita Smith336-832-8211
CherokeeMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
ChowanEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
ClayMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
ClevelandSouth PiedmontAmanda Rogers704-512-6517
ColumbusSouth EastCarly Kroggel910-667-9330
CravenEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
CumberlandSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
CurrituckEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
DareEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
DavidsonNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
DavieNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
DuplinSouth EastCarly Kroggel910-667-9330
DurhamWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
EdgecombeArea LDeborah Woodard252-372-6958
ForsythNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
FranklinWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
GastonSouth PiedmontAmanda Rogers704-512-6517
GatesEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
GrahamMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
GranvilleWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
GreeneEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
GuilfordPiedmontCarlita Smith336-832-8211
HalifaxArea LDeborah Woodard252-372-6958
HarnettSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
HaywoodMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
HendersonMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
HertfordEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
HokeSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
HydeEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
IredellNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
JacksonMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
JohnstonWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
JonesEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
LeeWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
LenoirEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
LincolnSouth PiedmontAmanda Rogers704-512-6517
MaconMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
MadisonMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
MartinEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
McDowellMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
MecklenburgSouth PiedmontAmanda Rogers704-512-6517
MitchellMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
MontgomeryPiedmontCarlita Smith336-832-8211
MooreSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
NashArea LDeborah Woodard252-372-6958
New HanoverSouth EastCarly Kroggel910-667-9330
NorthamptonArea LDeborah Woodard252-372-6958
OnslowEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
OrangePiedmontCarlita Smith336-832-8211
PamlicoEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
PasquotankEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
PenderSouth EastCarly Kroggel910-667-9330
PerquimansEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
PersonWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
PittEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
PolkMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
RandolphPiedmontCarlita Smith336-832-8211
RichmondSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
RobesonSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
RockinghamPiedmontCarlita Smith336-832-8211
RowanNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
RutherfordMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
SampsonSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
ScotlandSouthern RegionalMelanie Wheeler910-678-7209
StanlySouth PiedmontAmanda Rogers704-512-6517
StokesNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
SurryNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
SwainMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
TransylvaniaMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442
TyrrellEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
UnionSouth PiedmontAmanda Rogers704-512-6517
VanceWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
WakeWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
WarrenWakeHeather Schafer919-350-8547
WashingtonEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
WataugaNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
WayneEasternJuanita Wiggins252-744-5202
WilkesNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
WilsonArea LDeborah Woodard252-372-6958
YadkinNorthwestMarie Simos336-713-7721
YanceyMountainMichelle Morgan828-257-4442