James H. Thomason Library
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The world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology online
Search American Chemical Society publications online
Bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library
Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness
Online collection of video available for the study of American history
America's Historical Newspapers
Explore essential newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia, 1690-1876
Full-text online access to the 12 Annual Review titles in the sciences and social sciences available in print at the library
Provides near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press on a continuous basis
Applied Science & Technology Full Text 
Content includes coverage of a wide variety of applied science specialties—acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear and civil engineering, computers and informatics and much more
OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals
Search and browse for images
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Religious and theological literature
The Atlanta Constitution Archive
Full-text & full-image articles from 1868-1945
Delivers outstanding research support with nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography
A complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,300 journals internationally.
Search or browse more than 100 high-impact bioscience research journals
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
Definitions and explanations of the key concepts written by leading scholars in the field
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature
Britannica Online
The full text of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, plus Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Business articles and detailed financial data about companies
EBSCO's scholarly business database
Volumes grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas.
No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators
Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities
Multi-label database of Classical music recordings
EBSCO's full-text articles in high technology from more than 300 publications with the latest information and current trends
Provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine
A world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world.
Electronic version of print series, 1972-present
In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues
A variety of ready reference & subject specific reference titles from highly respected publishers
ebrary eBook Collection
Large collection of electronic books covering a vast array of topics and themes.
EBSCO eBook Academic Collection
Large collection of electronic books covering a vast array of topics and themes.
EBSCO eBook Collection 
Large collection of electronic books covering a vast array of topics and themes.
Academic Search Complete, ATLA, ERIC, MLA, PsycINFO, and many more specialized databases.
Education Full Text
Content includes in-depth coverage of special education and more than 100,000 controlled and cross-referenced names of educational tests
Education Journals (in Education Full Text, ERIC, and Academic Search Complete)
Encyclopaedia Universalis (French)
Provides access to more than 33,000 articles including exclusive articles, weekly and monthly dossiers that delve into current events and issues about today’s world, 17,000 media items, a world atlas with over 700 maps, an integrated dictionary with 120,000 entries, and a guide to selected Web sites.
Journal articles and reports on education topics accessed through EBSCO
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
Comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750
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!
Offers more than 450 scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
EBSCO general encyclopedia offering over 25,000 entries on a variety of subject areas
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reference e-books covering a variety of disciplines
An extensive collection of Encyclopaedia Britannica's foreign language content, offering trustworthy information in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, and French.
U.S. government web site on government publications
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
The Greenville News (Greenville, SC)
Free access to past 7 days
Health Source-Consumer Edition
EBSCO consumer health database
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
EBSCO database covering many medical disciplines with over 550 scholarly full-text journals
Historical Abstracts Journals (in Academic Search Complete, Business Source Premier, and ATLA)
Offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video
Institute of Physics Electronic Journals (IOP) 
Access to the Historic Archive of all IOP journals published between 1874-1996
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Original contributions by specialized philosophers
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Information pertaining to years 400-1700
A searchable archive of full-text journals covering all disciplines while providing more full-text access in the library's electronic databases
Periodical database designed for elementary school students
Comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources. Users required to create a free account to use this resource.
Legal Research-LexisNexis Academic
Legal news, case law, codes and regulations, international law, patents, law school
Full-text news, business, legal, medical, and reference sources.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
EBSCO database including librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
Library Literature & Information Science Index 
Provides cover-to-cover indexing of over 400 journals, including key library and information science periodicals
The largest collection of Western Classical sheet music ever assembled.
Search [almost] all of the Library's resources in one single search. Use this resource to search for print and electronic books (Thomcat and ebook collections), journal articles, and other reference database collections.
Comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes
Online access to Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and full-text articles from more than 250 literary journals.
It includes a variety of resources to help patrons learn practical conversation skills for languages spoken all around the world.
Please contact Dave Chatham (dchatham@presby.edu) for an account.
EBSCO database including full text for more than 700 popular, high school magazines
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975
Provides the authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences found on MEDLINE, plus the database provides full text for more than 1,470 journals indexed in MEDLINE
Authoritative financial information including US company data and annual reports, EDGAR searching, industry reports and more.
Provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
Military & Government Collection 
EBSCO database offering current news pertaining all branches of the military and government
A destination site for all church leaders, both paid and volunteer, interdenominational and nondenominational. The site’s goals are threefold: to equip, connect, and inspire people in ministry.
Limited to 8 users at a time. If you receive an error message about exceeding the number of allowed users, try again later.
MLA International Bibliography 
Literature, language, linguistics, folklore accessed through EBSCO
Search or browse the archive of this weekly, international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of science.
Full-text & full-image articles from 1851 to 2008
Full-text U.S. & international newspapers, magazines, newsletters & journals
Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles
Comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction, and will help you integrate reading across the curriculum and support your young readers
Comprehensive readers' advisory resource for fiction and nonfiction, and will help you to answer the question of what to read next
All aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection.
An easy-to-use interface retrieves disease and drug overviews, care plans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy and physiology diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts
Opposing Viewpoints in Context 
A one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues
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
Searchable version of this important reference work
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Search a variety of Oxford reference books online
OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide
Statewide academic library catalog
Lexis Nexis people finder
Points of View Reference Center
Designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects
An online database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 600,000+ questions and responses, from 18,000+ surveys and 1,700+ polling organizations, conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and more than 100 other countries around the world.
EBSCO database providing 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), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
Current and recent volumes of 111 core journals in the humanities and social sciences
Searchable full-text articles on current issues in psychology accessed through EBSCO
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
EBSCO database providing 575 full-text titles in psychology and psychiatry
Citations and summaries of resources for research in psychology and related disciplines
Full text coverage for regional business publications
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy
Authoritative and award-winning social sciences encyclopedias available online from Sage Publications
Full-text of many scientific, technical and medical journals
Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology, and wildlife
Explores the broad range of events, people, movements, and political, social, economic, and cultural issues that have shaped the U.S. and the world from earliest times to the present day
Small Business Reference Center
Provides up to date information on relevant topics from starting a company, operations management and sales to growing or rescuing a business
Sociological Abstracts Journals (in Academic Search Complete)
Spanish Reference Center delivers two products in one. PlanetaSaber, geared for academic-level research, is the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. PlanetaSaber features the Gran Enciclopedia Planeta, the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language.
Large collection of electronic books covering a vast array of topics and themes.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A dynamic reference work in which each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field
Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
Online catalog of library materials at Presbyterian College
Times (London) Digital Archive 1785-2006
An online archive of every headline, article, editorial, announcement, image and advertisement published in The Times (London) from 1785 until 2006
Full-text database of pre-Victorian women's writing from the Brown University Women Writers Project
The World Almanac - fundamental reference resources
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide
Features a unique collection of in-depth information about the countries of the world and allows you to create interesting and informative comparative charts and tables.
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Collegiate DISCUS is coordinated by PASCAL (Parternering Across SC Academic Libraries)
in cooperation with its members, the South Carolina State Library, and other partners. Collegiate DISCUS is funded by the South Carolina General Assembly through an appropriation to the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.