DISCUS - South Carolina’s Virtual Library provides all South Carolinians with access to an electronic library of essential information resources, through school, college, and public libraries. Databases provided by DISCUS are so noted in their descriptions.

E   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Top

Ebrary Academic Complete

Ebrary Academic Complete is a growing e-book collection spanning all academic subject areas.

EBSCOhost Research Databases
NEW! Mobile Interface - Enter Mobile Site

EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers.

The comprehensive databases range from general reference collections to specially designed, subject-specific databases for public, academic, medical, corporate and school libraries.

Educator's Reference Complete

This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports is a resource for any educator -- from the school teacher and administrator to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level. It provides full-text results for nearly half of the journal titles found in ERIC. This database covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty -- such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. Educator's Reference Complete also focuses on issues in administration, funding and policy. (Provided by DISCUS.)

Electronic Collections Online

Indexes scholarly journals in all subject areas, including: agriculture, library science, anthropology, literature, business, medicine, economics, philosophy, education, political science, fine arts, psychology, geography, religion and religions, history, science, language, social sciences, law, and technology.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Academic Edition

 Comprehensive source of encyclopedia content and related materials

• Includes Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus
• Links to Web sites for The New York Times and BBC News
• Additional content sources include World Data Analyst, Notable Quotations and Gateway to the Classics
• Access to the Britannica Blog, stimulating dialogue covering a wide range of topics

ERIC (EbscoHost)

ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. ERIC documents since October 2002 ("ED" numbers) are available in PDF format at GPO Access.

ERIC (FirstSearch)

References to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curricula, conference papers, and standards and guidelines. ERIC documents since October 2002 ("ED" numbers) are available in PDF format at GPO Access.

Expanded Academic ASAP

Part of General OneFile. Use this database to find information on: Astronomy, Religion, Law, History, Psychology, Humanities, Current Events, Sociology, Communications and the General Sciences. (Provided by DISCUS)

F   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Top

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center  

Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, more than 55,000 resource entries, and much more!

FDsys

FDsys (formerly GPO Access) is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government and its agencies. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from FDsys can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted.

Films on Demand  

Films On Demand is a web-based digital video delivery platform that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7! Lease or purchase one or one hundred videos, or subscribe to one or more of our subject-specific streaming video collections. Thousands of videos are available for in-class use and remote viewing from the library, in the dorm, or at home. Our high-quality streaming videos can be accessed by librarians, faculty, and students through online card catalogs, learning management systems, and distance learning courses. And special features built into the Films Demand platform allow users the ability to organize and bookmark clips, share playlists, store quick links to favorite videos, and manage their entire collection through an administrative reporting system.

Findarticles.com

FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.

You will find articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. Unlike other online collections, each of the hundreds of thousands of articles in FindArticles can be read in its entirety and printed.

FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources

This comprehensive guide includes links to resources in over 30 practice areas, case law and codes, legal associations, law schools, law reviews, and more.

FirstSearch

OCLC FirstSearch  is a service of the world's largest library cooperative, connecting you to information in a wide range of subjects in 31 databases.

Free Medical Journals.Com

The Free Medical Journals Site was created to promote the free availability of full text medical journals on the Internet. Over 800 medical journals are available in full-text.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.

G   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Top

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries. For a list of titles included, click here: Title List

General BusinessFile ASAP

Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.

General OneFile

Gale's General OneFile is a comprehensive periodical resource that puts more than 60 million articles at your fingertips with a single search query. More than 11,000 titles and backfile coverage from 1980 — from mainstream to specialized sources — and an intuitive search interface make this a source for virtually every popular, business and professional topic. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile. (Provided by DISCUS.)

General Reference Center

Part of InfoTrac. Also known as Magazine Index. Use this general interest database to search magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc. (Provided by DISCUS)

GPO Access

See FDsys

GPO Monthly Catalog

Records on all subjects of interest to the U.S. government.

Grateful Med

See PubMed.

Grove Music Online

See Oxford Music Online

H   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Top

Health & Wellness Resource Center

Health & Wellness Resource Center is a comprehensive resource that provides integrated access to medical, health, and wellness information. Including the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Health & Wellness Resource Center delivers up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources. Additionally, consumers, students, and professionals are provided with descriptions of and links to several pertinent Web sites, selected for their usefulness and appropriateness. Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. See periodical and reference source title list: http://www.galegroup.com/tlist/hwrc.htm (Provided by DISCUS)

Health Reference Center - Academic

Health Reference Center - Academic provides an integrated collection of general interest health and fitness magazines, medical and professional periodicals, reference books and pamphlets. Records are available in a combination of indexing, abstracts and full text formats. Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. See periodical and reference source title list: http://www.gale.com/tlist/sb5005.html (Provided by DISCUS)

Health Source - Consumer Edition

This database is a collection of consumer health information, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition features searchable full text for nearly 150 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

This database provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Heraldonline

Heraldonline.com is a service of The Herald, the leading daily newspaper in York and Chester counties. This website serves as an index for the Herald. Articles can be retrieved from the library's microfilm collection at no charge or printed from the website for a per article fee.

HighWire Press

HighWire Press is one of the two largest archives of free full-text science journals on Earth. As of 1/2/01, it is assisting in the online publication of 207,023 free full-text articles and 858,274 total articles.

Historical Abstracts

Historical Abstracts is a complete reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). This database includes annotated references to information on topics from the Renaissance to Tiananmen Square—over half a million entries in all.

Published since 1954, Historical Abstracts is a  leading bibliography for historical study in the world. Currently over 2,000 journals published throughout the world are covered in the database. In addition to including the key historical journals from virtually every major country, Historical Abstracts includes a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities that are of special interest to researchers and students of history.

History Resource Center: U.S.

See U.S. History In Context

History Resource Center: World

See World History in Context

Human Resources Management

See CCH Human Resources Management

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Top