You can search the library's catalog specifically for items housed in the North Carolina Collection. Simply click on the "Advanced Search" link on the catalogs main page and highlight "Joyner North Carolina Collection" in the "Collection" drop-down box.
This sets a limit on your catalog search, forcing the catalog to only return items from the North Carolina Collection. You can set other limits on this page as well, including format and publication year.
Try the following keywords to find bibliographies and
primary sources:
Diaries, personal narratives, correspondence, sources, bibliography, and report
For electronic books, try the Netlibrary database.
NetLibrary is a web-based system for accessing and retrieving more than 50,000 fulltext reference, scholarly, and professional books in electronic format (eBooks). ECU students, staff and faculty, use this link to create an account.