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General
Academic OneFile Multidisciplinary full-text articles from scholarly sources
Academic Search Premier
  A scholarly, multidisiciplinary database indexing articles
Annual Reviews Full-text online access to the 12 Annual Review titles in the sciences and social sciences available in print at the library
ArticleFirst OCLC index of the table of contents of journals
Credo Reference A variety of ready reference & subject specific reference titles from highly respected publishers
EBSCOhost Databases Academic Search Premier, ATLA, ERIC, MLA, PsycINFO, and many more specialized databases
Expanded Academic ASAP This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines
Gale Databases Academic OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, Business & Co ASAP, Biography Resource Center, History Resource Center: US and World, Opposing Viewpoints, and many more scholarly resources
Gale Virtual Reference Library Reference e-books covering a variety of disciplines
General OneFile News and periodical articles on a wide range of general interest topics
General Reference Center A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources
JSTOR  Searchable archive of journals in all disciplines
LexisNexis Full-text news, business, legal, & medical sources
Oxford Reference Online-Premium Collection Search a variety of Oxford reference books online
PASCAL Catalog Statewide academic library catalog
Project MUSE-Basic Undergraduate Collection Current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences
SAGE eReference Collection Authoritative and award-winning social sciences encyclopedias available online from Sage Publications
THOMCAT Thomason Library's online catalog of library matierials
Wilson Select Plus Article citations in science, humanities, education and busines
WorldCat OCLC catalog of books, web resources, materials worldwide

Almanacs
CountryWatch  Information on all countries of the world
World Almanac Fundamental reference resources

Art
Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection
Arts & Humanities Search Arts & Humanities citation index
ARTstor Search and browse for images
JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections -  searchable archive of full-text journals

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Biography
AccessScience
  Contains 2,000 biographies of scientists
Biography and Genealogy Master Index A comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches
Biography Resource Center Search for people, includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals
People-LexisNexis
Naxos Music Library Comprehensive collection of classical music available online
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture
Scribner Writers Series Essays on the lives & works of 1600 important novelists, poets, playwrights from around the world

Biology
AccessScience Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online
AGRICOLA  Search National Agricultural Library (books, journals) web site
BasicBIOSIS Basic information about biology and other life sciences
BioOne Search or browse more than 100 high-impact bioscience research journals
CINAHL Plus with Full Text EBSCO database indexing more that 3,000 nursing and allied health journals with full text for over 300.
GEOBASE Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology
JSTOR Ecology & Botany Collection - Browse by discipline or search archive of 29 journals
MEDLINE All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
Nature search or browse the archive of this weekly, international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of science
Nursing/Allied Health with JBI Search full-text journals and dissertations in ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source from the renowned Joanna Briggs Institute.
Science a leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research
Science Direct Full-text of scientific, technical and medical journals

Books
Books in Print In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios and videos, with optional reviews
PASCAL Catalog Statewide academic library catalog
ThomCat Online catalog at Presbyterian College
WorldCat OCLC catalog of books, web resources, materials worldwide

Business/Economics
Business & Company Resource Center Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and periodical articles.
Business-LexisNexis Business articles and detailed financial data about companies
Business Source Premier  EBSCO's scholarly business database indexing 7,500 periodicals covering marketing, management, accounting, finance, econometrics and economics
General Business File ASAP Information on companies, markets and industries
JSTOR A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines
MERGENT Online: U.S. Database Authoritative financial information including US company data and annual reports, EDGAR searching, industry reports and more.

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Chemistry
AccessScience Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online
ACS Web Editions and Journal Archive Search over 30 American Chemical Society publications
Nature search or browse the archive of this weekly, international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of science
Science a leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research
Science Direct Full-text of scientific, technical and medical journals

Children
EBSCO Animals
Junior Edition Periodical database designed for students in junior high and middle school
Kids InfoBits K-5 full-text articles for students, teachers, & parents
MAS Ultra: School EditionFull text for more than 700 popular, high school magazines
SIRS Knowledge Source Suitable for primary and secondary school students
SIRS Discoverer Suitable for primary and secondary school students
Student Edition Designed for high school students

Computer Science
AccessScience Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online 
Science Direct Full-text of scientific, technical and medical journals
Computer Source EBSCO's full-text articles in high technology from more than 300 publications with the latest information and current trends

Dictionaries
AccessScience Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology's online dictionary
Merriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary (Britannica online)
Oxford English Dictionary Searchable version of this reference work
Oxford Reference Online-Premium Collection  Search a variety of Oxford reference books online

Education
ERIC Journal articles and reports on education topics, many full-text
JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections - searchable archive of full-text journals
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection Current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences
Wilson Select Plus  Article citations in science, humanities, education and business journals

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Encyclopedias
AccessScience
 
Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Definitions and explanations of the key concepts written by leading scholars in the field of sociology
Britannica Online
Full text of the Encyclopedia Britannica, plus Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
CREDO Reference A variety of ready reference & subject specific reference titles from highly respected publishers
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia EBSCO general encyclopedia offering over 25,000 entries on a variety of subject areas
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) Reference e-books from Thomson Gale
Grolier Online Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and the New Book of Knowledge
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture
Oxford Reference Online-Premium Collection Search a variety of Oxford reference books online
SAGE eReference Collection Authoritative and award-winning social sciences encyclopedias available online from Sage Publications

English
Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections - searchable archive of full-text journals
Literature Resource Center Online access to Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary BiographyContemporary Literary Criticism Select, and full-text articles from more than 250 literary journals.
MLA International Bibliography Indexes literature, language, linguistics, and folklore
journals
Oxford English Dictionary Searchable version of this reference work
Oxford Reference Online-Premium Collection Search a variety of Oxford reference books online
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection Current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences

Scribner Writers Series Essays on the lives & works of 1600 important novelists, poets, playwrights from around the world
Women Writers Online Full-text database of pre-Victorian women's writing from the Brown University Women Writers Project

Film
Academic Search Premier - Humanities
EBSCOhost humanities collection
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections - searchable archive of full-text journals
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection Current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences

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Geography

Academic Search Premier - Social Sciences EBSCO social sciences collection
GEOBASE Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology
JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections - searchable archive of full-text journals

Government
Academic Search Premier - Social Sciences EBSCO social sciences collection
CountryWatch Information on all countries of the world
CQ Historic Documents Online Electronic version of print series, 1972-present
CQ Researcher In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues
CQ Weekly Searchable weekly report from Capitol Hill
GPO Monthly Catalog U.S. government publications
Military & Government Collection EBSCO database offering current news pertaining all branches of the military and government

Health
AccessScience Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online
CINAHL Plus with Full Text EBSCO database indexing more that 3,000 nursing and allied health journals with full text for over 300.
Health and Wellness Resource Center Articles, definitions and links for health issues
Health Reference Center Academic Search for articles on health topics in the Infotrac format
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

MEDLINE All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
Nursing/Allied Health with JBI Search full-text journals and dissertations in ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source from the renowned Joanna Briggs Institute.

History
Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection
America's Historical Newspapers
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
CQ Historic Documents Online Electronic version of print series, 1972-present
History Resource Center: US Events, issues and current information in U.S. history from journal articles, reference, and primary source materials

History Resource Center: World Information on topics ranging from ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance Journal article index pertaining to years 400-1700
JSTOR A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines 
Military & Government Collection EBSCO database offering current news pertaining all branches of the military and government
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection Current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences

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Latin American Studies

Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Clase & Periodica Index of Latin American journals in sciences and humanities
CountryWatch Information on all countries of the world

Law
Academic Search Premier - Social Sciences EBSCO social sciences collection
LegalTrac Articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers
Legal Research-LexisNexis Full-text legal news, case law, codes and regulations, international law, patents
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture

Mathematics
AccessScience  Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online
JSTOR A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines
Science Direct
 Full-text of scientific, technical and medical journals

Modern Language

Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection 
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Clase & Periodica  Index of Latin American journals in the sciences & humanities
MLA International Bibliography Indexes literature, language, linguistics, and folklore journals
News-LexisNexis foreign language news in Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian & German

Music
Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection
Naxos Music Library Comprehensive collection of classical music available online
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture

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Newspapers
America's Historical Newspapers 1690-1876

The Atlanta Constitution Archive Full-text & full-image articles from 1868-1939
Custom Newspapers Over 100 full-text titles as well as selected news and business coverage provided by over 170 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News and Busniess News wire services.
General OneFile
News and periodical articles on a wide range of general interest topics
The Greenville News
Greenville, SC
The New York Times Archive - Full-text & full-image articles back to 1851
News-LexisNexis Full-text U.S. & international newspapers, magazines, newsletters & journals, news articles
The State Columbia, SC

Philosophy
Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy An online philosophy reference work
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy  An online philosophy reference work 

Physics
AccessScience Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online
GEOBASE Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology
Institute of Physics Electronic Journal Archive Access to the Historic Archive of all IOP journals published between 1874-1996
Nature search or browse the archive of this weekly, international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of science
Science a leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research
Science Direct Full-text of scientific, technical and medical journals

Political Science
Academic Search Premier - Social Sciences  EBSCO social sciences collection
CountryWatch Information on all countries of the world
CQ Historic Documents Online Electronic version of print series, 1972-present
CQ Researcher  In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues
CQ Weekly Searchable weekly report from Capitol Hill
JSTOR A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines
Military & Government Collection EBSCO database offering current news pertaining all branches of the military and government
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture

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Psychology
Academic Search Premier - Social Sciences  EBSCO social sciences collection
AccessScience Search McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online
PsycARTICLES  Full-text articles from 52 APA journals
PsycINFO Citations and summaries of resources for research in psychology and related disciplines. Full-text articles provided by PsycARTICLES.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection EBSCO database providing 575 full-text titles in psychology and psychiatry
Science Direct Full-text of scientific, technical and medical journals

Reference
ARTstor  Search and browse for images
CQ Historic Documents Online Electronic version of print series, 1972-present
CREDO Reference A variety of ready reference & subject specific reference titles from highly respected publishers
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) Reference e-books covering a variety of disciplines
General Reference Center A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture
Oxford Reference Online - Premium Collection Search a variety of Oxford reference books online
SAGE eReference Collection Authoritative and award-winning social sciences encyclopedias available online from Sage Publications

Religion
Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection
ATLA &ATLAS Religious and theological literature for students and faculty
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture

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Sociology
Academic Search Premier - Social Sciences  EBSCO social sciences collection
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Definitions and explanations of the key concepts written by leading scholars in the field
CountryWatch Information on all countries of the world
CWI Contemporary Women's Issues (health and human rights)
JSTOR A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection Current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences
Science Direct Social science, science, technical and medical journals

Statistics
JSTOR A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines
World Almanac Full text of all the Almanac titles

Theater
Academic Search Premier - Humanities EBSCOhost humanities collection
Arts & Humanities Search Arts and Humanities Citation Index
JSTOR A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines
Literature Resource Center Online access to Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary BiographyContemporary Literary Criticism Select, and full-text articles from more than 250 literary journals
MLA International Bibliography
Indexes language, literature, linguistics, and folklore journals
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection Current and recent volumes of core journals in the humanities and social sciences

Women's Studies
Academic Search Premier - Social Sciences EBSCO social sciences collection
CWI Contemporary Women's Issues (health and human rights)
JSTOR A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines
Oxford African American Studies Center A comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection Current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences
Women Writers Online Full-text database of pre-Victorian women's writing from the Brown University Women Writers Project

Other
PapersFirst OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide
ProceedingsFirst An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings 
Books & Authors (Previously known as What Do I Read Next?) Recommended titles, plot summaries, and awards

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