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Who uses the AHEC Digital Library?
The AHEC Digital Library provides high-quality health information to hospital staff, preceptors, medical residents, and other health care providers across North Carolina.
Where do AHEC librarians help North Carolina health professionals?
The AHEC library network touches every county in North Carolina. In 2016-17, AHEC’s librarians provided information, education, and support through more than 400,000 service interactions with health care providers across the state.
How do AHEC librarians make a difference?
Health care providers across North Carolina can request literature searches from their AHEC librarians. In survey results conducted after completing a search, users responded that the information would impact their work, knowledge, and professional development in these ways.
What We Do
AHEC librarians are here to answer your questions!
Libraries are a core part of the education and support services thatāÆAHECāÆprovides to North Carolina. Each of the nineāÆAHECāÆlocations has access to library staff prepared to meet the unique needs of health care providers in their counties. In addition to this support, the AHEC Digital Library ensures that all providers in the state have access to high-quality evidence-based health information.
Anyone Can Use the AHEC Digital Library.
Anyone can access resources in theāÆAHECāÆDigital Library! When you sign up for an account, youāre automatically granted a 30-day guest account to explore the core collection. We also provide open-access resources, including Essential Evidence Plus, research guides for a number of vital healthcare topics, and a handy guide to American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ABOG) recommended articles for continuing certification.
AHEC Librarians Help North Carolina Health Professionals in Every County.
TheāÆAHECāÆlibrary network touches every county in North Carolina. In 2024-2025, AHECās librarians conducted more than 52,000 service interactions and delivered almost 28,000 documents to health care providers across North Carolina.
How Can We Help?
AHEC librarians support any and all information needs of North Carolinaās health care providers. Whether you are a rural family physician in the mountains, a nursing student near the coast, or a mental health professional in the Piedmont, NC AHEC libraries will support your clinical, educational, or research activities.
NC AHEC library services include:
ā¢ Literature searches to answer your health care related questions
ā¢ One-on-one help with PubMed and other biomedical databases
ā¢ Exhaustive literature reviews to support health care research
ā¢ Support for the presentation or publication of research results
ā¢ Ensuring easy access to critical information for continuing professional development and AHEC special topic initiatives
ā¢ Setting up alerts and quick access to help you stay current with health news
ā¢ And more!
Visit the AHEC Library for more information on your localāÆAHECāÆlibrary or the library resources available to you through the online portal.
AHEC Digital Library Membership
While open-access content in theāÆAHECāÆDigital Library is available to everyone, additional evidence-based resources are available through paid subscription.
2025-2026 Pricing:
ā¢ 1 user: $242/year
ā¢ 2-5 users: $183 per user per year
ā¢ 6-9 users: $152 per user per year
ā¢ 10-15 users: $121 per user per year
If purchasing for over 15 users or looking for institutional membership options, please contact us by using the Needs Assistance form.
An ADL membership provides access to full-text journals, books, and electronic databases, special health topic collections and links to carefully evaluated clinical and educational tools. The collection is compiled and vetted by knowledgeableāÆAHEC library staff to support health care practice and clinical education in North Carolina.
