DISCUS: provides free access to articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, encyclopedias, other reference books, and quality websites. It is sponsored by the South Carolina State Library and is available to anyone with a library card. DISCUS includes Gale InfoTrac, Access Science, Britannica Online, and SIRS Knowledge Source.
DISCUS also provides access to the following business research databases: Business and Company Resource Center, General BusinessFile Asap, and Small Business Resource Center.
To use DISCUS in your home or office, please call the Reference Desk at 864-941-4650, ext. 1 for passwords.
Click here to view all DISCUS databases
 InfoTrac: provides access to general and subject-specific databases in business, health, wellness, history, literature, nursing, science, and legal issues plus biographies and book reviews.
Click here for InfoTrac Powersearch Click here for home access to InfoTrac
 Access Science: an online encyclopedia of science and technology plus science biographies.
Click here for Access Science
Britannica Online Public Library Edition: includes Britannica Kids for children and young adults, and Britannica Reference Center for older students and adults.
Click here for access to Britannica Online Public Library Edition
SIRS Knowledge Source: for full-text articles and selected Internet sites on social issues, government information, arts and humanities, and general reference.
Click here to access SIRS
 Ferguson's Career Guidance Center: a career research database that provides information on more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries. It contains articles and videos that provide advice on job applications, the interview process, professional behavior, career skills and more. Also included are sample resumes and cover letters. In addition, this database can be searched for information on scholarships, internships, fellowships, and more.
Click here to access Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
LearningExpress Library: a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students and adult learners, succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Users get immediate scoring, answer explanations, and individualized analyses of results. (Requires free registration with LearningExpress.)
Click here to access LearningExpress Library
Westlaw: provides access to South Carolina legal information including laws, regulations, and court cases.
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY)
Click here to access Westlaw
HeritageQuest Online: provides access to a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and local history.
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY)
Click here to access HeritageQuest Online
Ancestry Library Edition: complements the research materials found at HeritageQuest Online. Use Ancestry Library Edition to check immigration lists, vital records, census, family histories, etc.
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY)
Click here to access Ancestry Library Edition
 Footnote: complements the material found at HeritageQuest and Ancestry Library Edition. Use Footnote to find millions of historical documents such as Revolutionary War Pension Files, Revolutionary War Service Records, the Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index, Confederate Soldier Service Records, Naturalization Petitions & Declarations, and so much more. (For home access, please call the Reference Desk at 941-4650 to get the username and password.)
Click here to access Footnote
Cancer: online access to this award-winning health reference works is provided by Salem Health. This database is an up-to-date and easy to use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers. (For home access, please call the Reference Desk at 941-4650 to get the password.)
Click here for Library acess Click here for home access
Magill's Medical Guide: online access to this award-winning health reference works is provided by Salem Health. This database is an up-to-date and easy to use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers. (For home access, please call the Reference Desk at 941-4650 to get the password.)
Click here for Library acess Click here for home access
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