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| Subject Listing | Alphabetical Listing | Database Provider Listing |


| Britannica | Cambridge Scientific | Chadwyck-Healey | Chronicle of Higher Education |
| EBSCOhost | FirstSearch | Gale | IPA Source | Johns Hopkins University Press | JSTOR | Kansas State Library |
| LexisNexis | McGraw-Hill | Micromedex | Naxos | Oxford University Press | ProQuest | Taylor & Francis |

SC students, faculty, and employees may access the databases from off-campus. After selecting the database, you will need to enter your SC ID number and the last 5 digits of your social security number. database tutorials

Britannica Online

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Annals of American History Online
(Britannica)
Number of Sources: 2,700+
Full Text: Yes, 100%
Primary sources and multimedia offers an understanding to American history.
Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol
(Britannica)
Spanish version of the Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica
(Britannica)
Offers content from the Encyclopedia Britannica as well as additional information from sources such as World Data, Notable Quotations, and Gateway to the Classics.

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Cambridge Scientific

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts
(CSA)
Coverage: 1971-present
Full Text: No
Aquatic Science, Aquatic Organisms, Fisheries, Oceanography
Oceanic Abstracts
(CSA)
Coverage: 1981-present
Full Text: No
Oceanography, marine and brackish-water environment
Philosopher's Index
(CSA)
Coverage: 1940-present
Full Text: No
Philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and aesthetics
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
(CSA)
Coverage: 1967-present
Number of Records: 530,000+
Full Text: No
Covers all document types: articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, Festschriften, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, and more.

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Chadwyck-Healey

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collection
(Chadwyck-Healey)
Various sources with full text focusing on poetry, drama, and prose.
LION - Literature Online
(Chadwyck-Healey)
Number of Sources: over 350,000
Full Text: Yes
Search works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose and full-text literature journals

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Chronicle of Higher Education

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
The Chronicle of Higher Education The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.

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EBSCOhost

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Academic Search Premier
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1975-present
Number of Sources: 8,200+
Full Text: Yes, 55%
Contains full text coverage in various disciplines.
Business Source Premier
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1965-present
Number of Sources: 3,200+
Full Text: Yes, 70%
Covers all disciplines of business such as marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics. It has market research papers, industry reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.
CINAHL
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1982-present
Number of Sources: 2,857+
Full Text: Some
CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.
EBSCO Animals
(EBSCOhost)
Full Text: Yes
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. High School/Freshman level.  

Note: Copying/downloading text or photos is an infringement of copyright. Printing one copy for individual use is permitted.

Education Research Complete
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources:
2,150+
Full Text: Yes
Definitive online resource for education research on all levels of education, educational specialties, and testing.
ERIC
(EBSCOhost)

Free online access ERIC
 

Coverage: 1966-present
Number of Records: over 1,100,000
Full Text: Yes
Journal articles and reports in education

Click here for: Eric Thesaurus (to find terms for Eric searches in the ERIC database)

Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia
(EBSCOhost)
Frequently used by public school students.  Not suitable as a source for college research papers, but helpful for formulating education lesson plans, etc.
GreenFile
(EBSCOhost)
Full Text: Some
Well-research information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
Health Source - Consumer Edition
(EBSCOhost)
Full Text: Some
Collection on consumer health information from magazines, pamphlets, and reference books
Kids Search - Middle & Elementary School
(EBSCOhost)
For middle and elementary school, a collection of articles, dictionary, encyclopedia, and teacher resources
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1965-present
Number of Sources: 600+
Full Text: No
Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
MAS ULTRA: School Edition
(EBSCOhost)
For high school,  all full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
MLA International Bibliography
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1920s-present
Number of Sources: 5,000+
Full Text: No
Detailed bibliography of journal articles, books, and dissertations on language and literature.
Middle Search Plus
(EBSCOhost)
For middle school students, a collection of magazines, biographies, primary sources, and images.
Military & Government Collection
(EBSCOhost)
Number of Sources: 700+
Full Text: Yes
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites.
Newspaper Source
(EBSCOhost)
Number of Sources:400+
Full Text: Yes
Cover-to-cover full text of national and international newspapers; full text transcripts of television and radio news
NoveList
(EBSCOhost)
Find more to read based on what you already know and like.
Primary Search
(EBSCOhost)
For elementary school, provides full text for nearly 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
Professional Development Collection
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage:1965-cuurent
umber of Sources: 700+
Full Text: Yes
Comprehensive collection of full text education journals
PsycARTICLES
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1894-present
Number of Sources: 59 journals
Full Text: Yes
Definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. It includes all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each journal.
PsycBOOKS
(EBSCOhost)
Full text psychology books. Each chapter available as a PDF file.
PsycINFO
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1800s-present
Number of Sources: 2,100+
Full Text: No
Contains citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. 
Regional Business News
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1990-present
Number of Sources: 75
Full Text: Yes
Incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Searchasaurus
(EBSCOhost)
For elementary school, a collection of articles, dictionary, encyclopedia, and teacher resources
SPORTDiscus
(EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1800-present
Number of Records: over 800,000
Full Text: No
Offers comprehensive, bibliographic coverage of sport, fitness, and related disciplines.
Student Research Center - High School & Middle School
(EBSCOhost)
For high school and middle school, collection of articles, country reports, biographies, primary documents, and more
Teacher Reference Center
(EBSCOhost)
Number of Sources: 270+
Most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
TOPICsearch
(EBSCOhost)
Number of Sources: 4,800+
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms.

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FirstSearch

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
WorldCat
(FirstSearch)
Coverage: before 1000 BC - present
umber of Records: over 1 billion
Full Text: No
National and international catalog of book and other materials in libraries

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Gale

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Power Search
(Gale)
Search all 16 Gale databases subscribed to by the library.
Academic OneFile
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 10,700+
Full Text: Yes
This database is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources for a variety of topics.
Business and Company ASAP
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 4000+
Full Text: Yes
Search for information on companies, markets, industries, management theories, mergers, etc.
Business and Company Resource Center
(Gale)
Coverage: Varies
Number of Sources: 4,600+
Full Text: Yes
Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Fully integrated resource of company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals
Computer Database
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 970+
Full Text: Yes
Find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, etc.
Custom Newspapers
(Gale)
Number of Sources: 160+
Full Text: Yes
U.S. newspapers and English language foreign papers
Expanded Academic ASAP
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 4225+
Full Text: Yes
Find journal, newspaper, and magazine articles in arts, humanities, social sciences, science, and technology.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Gale)
Number of Sources: 25+ reference e-books
Full Text: Yes, 100%
Search encyclopedias and specialized reference sources in various disciplines.

Note: Click on "Browse Publications" to choose the book or books you want to search.

General OneFile
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 11,700+
Full Text: Yes
Find information on a wide range of topics: business, current events, humanities, law, literature, politics, sciences, etc.
General Reference Center Gold
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 6000+
Full Text: Yes
General interest database with articles from newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications
Health & Wellness Resource Center
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 2,000+
Full Text: Yes
Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials.
Health Reference Center
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 1,240+ journals, 64 e-books
Full Text: Yes
Access full text nursing and allied health journals plus reference books.
Informe
(Gale)
Coverage: 1994-present
Number of Sources: 300+
Full Text: Yes
Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnologia, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
LegalTrac
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 1,400+
Full Text: Some
Provides articles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries.
Literature Resource Center
(Gale)
Coverage: 1990-present
Number of Sources: 300+
Full Text: Some
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
Military and Intelligence
(Gale)
Coverage: 1997-present
Number of Sources: 681+
Full Text: Yes
Collection of reference books and articles from magazines and newswires; excellent source for aviation topics
Religion and Philosophy
(Gale)
Coverage: 1980-present
Number of Sources: 248+
Full Text: Yes
Magazines and academic journals covering religion, philosophy, archaeology and anthropology.

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IPA Source

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
IPA Source International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Transcriptions and Literal Translations of Songs and Arias

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Johns Hopkins University Press

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
(Johns Hopkins University Press)
Presents a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements. It includes more than 240 alphabetically arranged entries on critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods.

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JSTOR

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description

JSTOR
(JSTOR)

Coverage: depends on journal
Number of Sources: 445+
Full Text: Yes
Archived articles are from scholarly journals in political science, history, philosophy, mathematics, business, art, literature, language, music, religion, etc.

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Kansas State Library

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Kansas Library Catalog
 
Allows SC patrons to self-initiate interlibrary loan requests for books. You can track your request through the Patron Menu. NOTE: The interlibrary loan feature is only available to members of the SC Community.

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LexisNexis

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
LexisNexis Academic Universe
(LexisNexis)
Number of Sources: over 6,000
Full Text: Yes
State, national and international news, business, legal, medical and reference publications

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McGraw-Hill

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Access Science
(McGraw-Hill)
Full Text: Yes, 100%
Provides science reference materials with thousands of illustrations and the latest Science News headlines, biographies, and more.

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Micromedex

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
CareNotes System
(Micromedex)
For class work only; not to be used in clinical settings.
CareNotes provides your patients with complete, easy-to-understand information about all aspects of their care, medications, and health, in English or Spanish.
Clinical Xpert
(Micromedex)
For class work only; not to be used in clinical settings.
Search for information on drugs, toxicology, disease, labs, etc.

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Naxos

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Naxos Music Library
(Naxos)
75,000 classical, jazz, or world tracks to stream.  Only 5 simultaneous users.  Copying, burning, etc are violations of copyright.  Please observe copyright law.

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Oxford University Press

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Grove Art Online
(Oxford University Press)
Grove Art Online comprises the full text of The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Articles that have been added or updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen.
Grove Music Online
(Oxford University Press)
Grove Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen.
Oxford English Dictionary
(Oxford University Press)
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Oxford Scholarship Online: Economic and Finance
(Oxford University Press)
Full text e-books on economic and finance published by Oxford University Press
Oxford Scholarship Online: Philosophy
(Oxford University Press)
Full text e-books on philosophy published by Oxford University Press
Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science
(Oxford University Press)
Full text e-books on political science published by Oxford University Press
Oxford Scholarship Online: Religion
(Oxford University Press)
Full text e-books on religion published by Oxford University Press

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ProQuest

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
ABI/INFORM Dateline
(ProQuest)
Coverage: 1982-present
Number of Sources: 175 journals
Full Text: Yes, 97%
Provides hard-to-find local and regional business publications with news about local companies, analysis, information on local markets, employment opportunities, benefits and compensation, etc.
ABI/INFORM Global
(ProQuest)
Coverage: 1923-present
Number of Sources: 2770+
Full Text: Yes, 96%
Covers business topics such as management, corporate strategy and tactics, and product development. Archival articles offer historical perspectives.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
(ProQuest)
Coverage: 1975-present
Number of Sources: 1210+
Full Text: Yes, 90%
Find major trade and industry news, and compare specific trades and industries.
Heritage Quest Genealogy Database
(ProQuest)
Search U.S. census, family and local history books, genealogy and local history articles, Revolutionary War Era Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant, and Freedman's Bank
ProQuest Biology Journals
(ProQuest)
Coverage: 1998-present
Number of Sources: 360+
Full Text:
Yes
Search journals focusing on the life sciences such as biological chemistry, botany, environmental studies, microbiology and zoology.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times
(ProQuest)
Coverage: 1851-2003
Number of Sources: 1
Full Text: Yes (Some articles may not have full text. Contact the library for a copy of the article from our microfilm holdings.)
Search full page and article images from every page and every available issue.
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
(ProQuest)
Coverage: 1986-present
Number of Sources: 650+
Full Text: Yes, 89%
Provides reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, etc.
ProQuest Religion
(ProQuest)
Coverage: 1986-present
umber of Sources: 150+
Full Text:
Yes
Covers religious issues and perspectives and includes commentary on topics, religious news, and formal theological studies.
ProQuest Science Journals
(ProQuest)
Coverage: 1994-present
umber of Sources: 740+
Full Text:
Yes
Search leading periodicals in science and technology. Covers topics in computer science, physics, astronomy, earth science, chemistry, biology, and more.

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Taylor & Francis

Name of Database
(Database Provider)
Database Description
Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics
(Taylor & Francis)
Covers the entire field of astronomy and astrophysics and includes the full text of over 2,750 articles.

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