Exploration and career planning for high school, undergraduate, graduate, nursing, or vocational and tech schools. Includes career assessments, financial aid opportunities, resume assistance, internships and apprenticeships postings.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

• For middle school students through adults
• Comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning
• Organized into four main sections: Explore Careers, Plan Your Education, Prepare for Your Career, Find a Career

Details:

• Covers 140 industries and career fields and hundreds of professions
• Career interest assessments rank interests and suggest occupations and industries
• Includes Career Q&A interviews and Workplace Skills videos
• Provides a School Search for undergraduate, graduate, and vocational and tech schools
• Resume, Cover Letter, Interviewing, and Networking advice articles and videos

Biographical information on thousands of people from throughout history. Includes video, audio clips, and images.

Gale in Context: Biography

• For all age groups
• Comprehensive resource for biographical information

Details:

• More than 600,000 biographies of people from around the world and throughout history
• Full-text articles from hundreds of magazines, daily newspapers and newswires
• More than 170 Gale reference titles
• Multimedia content that includes video, audio clips and images
• Features include ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology and foreign language translator

Articles, images, maps, activities, experiments, and reference information on all subjects.

Gale in Context: Elementary

• For K-5 students, their teachers and parents
• Articles, pictures and reference information on all subjects

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• Full-text articles from 120+ children's magazines, reference sources and newspapers
• 2,500 searchable images and maps
• Reading levels assigned to most articles
• Includes activities, recipes, experiments, poetry and stories by children
• Teacher Toolbox to help teach research and writing skills

Thousands of pro and con viewpoint articles on contemporary social issues, topic overviews, primary sources, images, statistical tables, charts, and graphs.

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

• For middle school students through adults
• Database of contemporary social issues with content structured to promote critical-thinking skills and information literacy
• Selected results display Lexile reading levels | About Lexiles

Details:

• More than 14,000 pro and con viewpoint essays
• More than 300 primary source documents
• Periodicals, podcasts, reviewed Web links, images, statistical tables, charts and graphs
• Content levels may be selected for retrieving appropriate results
• Includes Lexile reading levels for periodical content
• Content correlated to social studies and science curriculum standards for middle and high school

Cross-search feature allows simultaneous searching of one, several or all available Gale databases.

Gale PowerSearch

• For all age groups
• Link to the full menu of all Gale databases provided by Discus

Details:

• A list of database resources covering various topics
• Cross-search feature allows simultaneous searching of one, several or all available databases

Library of Congress digitized newspapers from 1777 - 1963 including historic SC newspapers.

Historic American Newspapers

• Powered by Chronicling America, a joint project of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress
• For all age groups

Details:

• Page images from selected historic newspapers of 25 states and the District of Columbia, published from 1836-1922
• Includes 34 historic South Carolina newspapers published in Anderson, Anderson Court House, Bennettsville, Charleston, Columbia, Edgefield, Georgetown, Laurens, Orangeburg, Orangeburg Court House, Pickens Court House, Rock Hill, Sumter, and Sumterville
• Searchable by date and keyword
• Viewing options include PDF images, downloadable images, text only, and persistent links for sharing
• Includes a searchable and browsable directory of U.S. newspapers from 1690-present

Full-text reference eBooks, peer-reviewed journals, primary source documents, and biographies covering U.S. and world history.

History Reference Source

• Primarily for middle school students through adults

Details:

• Coverage of the most significant people, events, and issues responsible for shaping U.S and world history.
• Notable topics include the industrial revolution, the Great Depression, the women’s rights movement, the Holocaust, world leaders, the Kennedy years, the civil rights movement, technology and innovation, the space program, the Cold War, apartheid, pop culture, and more.

DIY database of full-text hobby and craft magazines, recipes and videos to inspire creativity and extra-curricular interests.

Hobbies & Crafts Source

• For all ages
• DIY database of full-text hobby and craft magazines, recipes and videos to inspire creativity and extra-curricular interests

Details:

• Includes "how-to" instructions and creative ideas for hobby enthusiasts.
• Topics cover Arts & Crafts, Cooking & Baking, Holiday Crafts, Home & Garden, Needlecrafts, and more.

K-12 streaming media service featuring hundreds of thousands of videos, interactives, audio titles, printables, and more

Learn360

• For prekindergarten through 12th grades
• Educational multimedia with 24/7 access for educators, students, and parents
• Can be streamed or downloaded

Details:

• 191,500 multimedia resources, including high-quality full-length videos, video clips, images, audio, interactives, maps, printables, worksheets, and science experiments
• Resources are from more than 200 top educational producers including: A&E, Reading Rainbow, National Geographic, PBS, Makematic, and Weston Woods
• Topic Centers that bundle specially selected content - including videos, interactives, audiobooks, and printables - on core subjects
• All significant subject areas are included: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health, World Languages, Technical and Vocational Education, Music & Dance, and more
• Integrates with Google Classroom

Prepare for the ACT, SAT, AP, and graduate school exams. Includes GED and occupational certification exam prep, eBooks, videos, and Spanish-language content for the US Citizenship test.

LearningExpress Library

• For elementary school students through adults
• Comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources
• A personal account is required to use this resource.

Details:

• Practice tests for GED preparation, job and career goals, undergraduate and graduate school admission, and US citizenship
• Focus on workplace skills such as resume building, interviewing, job search and assessment, business writing, and core computer skills
• Tools for improving proficiency levels in reading, writing, and math for elementary school learners through adults
• Interactive skill-building tutorials and 130+ e-book titles
• Features include timed tests, instant scoring and feedback, and individual user accounts for saving works-in-progress and completed tasks
• Includes resources for Spanish speakers to assist with grammar, reading, math, GED preparation, and US Citizenship preparation

Provides plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticisms, author biographies, classic and contemporary poems, short stories, and more.

Literary Reference Source

• For middle school students through adults
• Broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes

Details:

• Sources include major respected reference works, books and literary journals
• Provides plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; articles/essays of literary criticism; author biographies; book reviews; classic and contemporary poems and short stories; author interviews and more

Full-text magazines, journals, and reference books covering a wide range of general interest topics. Primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags are also included.

MasterFILE Premier

• For all ages
• Large collection of periodicals, reference books and more covering a wide range of general interest topics

Details:

• Full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more
• Full-text reference books, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags
• Selected key publications included back to 1975
• Updated daily

Includes full-text articles from major newspapers, newswires, and news magazines as well as television and radio transcripts.

Newspaper Source Plus

• For all ages
• Provides the latest news from the leading national and international news sources

Details:

• Over 1,000 full-text newspapers including major titles such as USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The Washington Times (DC), San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times (UK), Toronto Star and others
• Staff articles included from many newspapers, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) and others
• Includes television and radio news transcripts from ABC News, CBS News, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, MSNBC, NPR, PBS and more

Book recommendations to assist students in finding their next great fiction or nonfiction title to read.

NoveList K-8 Plus

• For elementary and middle school students and educators
• Resource for helping students find their next great fiction or nonfiction title to read

Details:

• Covers fiction and nonfiction titles and series targeted to elementary and middle schoolers
• Includes Recommended Reads lists of fiction and nonfiction genres and topics for kids and teens
• Contains over 700 BookTalks, over 950 searchable award lists, and options to sort by popularity and/or Accelerated Reader or Lexile reading levels
• Contains curriculum-driven material to assist with integrating reading across subject areas in the classroom

Book recommendations of fiction and nonfiction to guide older readers in finding their next title to read.

NoveList Plus

• For librarians, teachers and readers of all ages
• Readers' advisory product providing access to information on over 260,000 fiction and nonfiction titles and series

Details:

• Includes author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists, searchable award lists and more
• Includes curriculum-driven material designed to help integrate reading across subject areas in the classroom
• Titles can be sorted by popularity and/or Lexile reading level indicator

Volumes 1-69 provide critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance.

Contains articles, videos, activities, and eBooks. Animals / Animales includes amphibian range maps, animal behavior, dinosaurs, fish, mammals, and more. Science covers weather, plants, simple machines, and technology. Learn about countries, U.S. symbols, careers, money, government and more in PebbleGo Social Studies.

PebbleGo - Animals / Animales, Science, Social Studies and eBooks

• Ideal for students K-3
• Simple navigation and mobile-responsive design
• 508 & WCAG 2.0 Compliant

Details:

• Engaging read-aloud audio and videos with articles appropriate for young learners
• Animals / Animales includes amphibians, animal behavior, birds, dinosaurs, fish, mammals, and more
• Science covers weather, plants, simple machines, and technology
• Social Studies includes country and US symbols, money, and government
• Games, definitions, a Question of the Day, and educator resources are included

Explore the lives of History-Makers and Leaders through articles, videos, activities, timelines, and eBooks.

PebbleGo Next - Biographies and eBooks

• For grades 3-5
• Actors, American Indians, Explorers, Scientists, and Women are a few categories found in this content rich resource
• Simple navigation and mobile-responsive design
• 508 & WCAG 2.0 Compliant

Details:

• Over 250 articles with timelines for each person is included
• Engaging read-aloud audio and videos with articles appropriate for young learners
• Videos, activities, and a dictionary are included

Volumes 1-63 features an overview, discussions, and analysis of poems from all time periods, nations, and cultures.

Poetry for Students

• For middle school students through adults.
• Collection includes Volumes 1-63 and is a guide to understanding the most studied poems.

Details:

• Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures.
• Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form, and construction.
• Provides information on media adaptations, suggested readings on similar themes and topics, as well as classroom aides.

Contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue through persuasive arguments and essays.

Points of View Reference Source

• For middle school students through adults
• Full-text database providing essays and articles that present multiple sides of current issues and is designed to offer the full scope of controversial subjects

Details:

• 500 topics included, each with an overview, a point, a counterpoint, and a Critical Thinking Guide
• Content includes magazines, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, reference books, and video
• Provides research guides for debates, developing arguments, writing persuasive essays and more

Contains full text science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books, images, videos, and science experiments.

Science Reference Source

• For middle school students through adults
• Comprehensive full-text database covering the major scientific fields of study

Details:

• Contains full-text science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, essays, and biographies of scientists
• Multimedia includes animations, images, and video
• Topics covered: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology, and wildlife

Volumes 1-52 provide synopses of the story's plot, characters and themes, author biographies, criticisms, and cultural and historical significance.

Short Stories for Students

• For middle school students through adults.
• Collection includes Volumes 1-52 and is a guide to understanding the most studied short stories.

Details:

• Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods.
• Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes, and structure as well as the story’s culture and historical significance.
• Provides information on media adaptations, suggested readings on similar themes and topics, as well as classroom aides.

Full-text reference books, periodicals, and videos to aid in all aspects of starting and managing a business.

Small Business Source

• For adult researchers
• Up-to-date information on topics related to small businesses and entrepreneurs

Details:

• Topics include: buying and selling a business, managing employees, writing business plans, understanding legal information, marketing and more
• Contains nearly 400 full-text periodicals, over 450 full-text reference books, and hundreds of business videos
• Provides state-specific resources with demographic data and other local information

Know where you live! Includes links to SC related topics, multimedia, primary documents, and more.

StudySC

• For elementary, middle, high school students, educators, and parents
• Links to quality online content for South Carolina-related topics, including subjects in the South Carolina curriculum standards

Details:

• Approximately 100 pages with over 1800 links
• Organized by grade-level and subject headings
• Includes links to multimedia, primary documents, Discus resources, and interactive content

Resources about children's and young adult books for readers and educators.

TeachingBooks

• For Pre K - Grade 12
• Designed for readers and educators

Details:

• More than 267,000 resources about children's and young adult books
• Subject areas include ELA, History, Math, STEAM, Science, and more
• Meet-the-Author and illustrators with movies and recordings
• Book guides, activities, and teaching ideas
• Includes read-along audiobooks
• Reader's advisory tool
• Booklists and collection analysis
• Student homework help and reader list builder