General/Interdisciplinary
- Britannica Academic (a general encyclopedia aimed at college students)
- Britannica Library (a general encyclopedia intended for public library users)
- Credo Reference (articles from almost 900 reference works, such as subject-specific encyclopedias)
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (a general encyclopedia)
- Gale eBooks (a small set of reference resources on various subjects)
- Infoplease (an almanac)
- Oxford Reference (almost 900 reference resources, such as subject-specific encyclopedias, in all subjects)
Biographies
- Gale in Context: Biography – information about notable people, both contemporary and historical, from a wide range of sources, such as biographical dictionaries, magazines, newspapers, and academic journals.
- Biography Reference Bank (information about notable people from periodical articles and biographical dictionaries)
- Current Biography Illustrated (focuses on information about celebrities)
Business
- Company Profiles (over 10,000 MarketLine profiles of the world’s most important companies)
- EDGAR: SEC Company Filings (financial information about public U.S. companies)
Education
- Mometrix eLibrary – test preparation materials for over 1,800 different exams, including certification exams for teachers, nursing and medical professionals, counselors and social workers, as well as placement exams for graduate and professional schools; includes study guides, flash cards and practice questions
- LearningExpress Library (guides to professional certification exams such as Praxis as well as graduate school entrance exams such as the GRE, MCAT, LSAT)
- StudySC (supports South Carolina-specific curriculum standards) Reference Sources for K-12 Students
- Britannica Escolar (Spanish-language encyclopedia for children)
- Britannica Fundamentals (encyclopedia for pre-K – 2nd grade)
- Britannica Moderna (Spanish-language general encyclopedia for secondary students)
- Britannica School (encyclopedia for elementary, middle, and high schools)
- NoveList K-8 Plus (recommends children’s and young adult novels based on user-selected criteria)
- World Almanac for Kids: Elementary (basic information on a multitude of topics; for students in grades 2-5)
- World Almanac for Kids: Intermediate (basic information on a multitude of topics; for students in grades 6-9)
Hispanic Studies
- Britannica Escolar (Spanish-language encyclopedia for children)
- Britannica Moderna (Spanish-language general encyclopedia for secondary students)
History
- African-American History – a multimedia database made up of articles from reference works and newswires, as well as primary sources, images, and videos.
- History Reference Center (a multimedia resource that includes reference sources, academic journals, primary historical documents, and videos)
Literature
- Bloom’s Literature (information on literature primarily from high school textbooks and academic books)
- Gale Literary Sources (a database covering mostly (but not exclusively) English-language literature and comprising all sorts of resources, including reference works, academic journals, book reviewing magazines, and even full-length monographs)
- Literary Reference Center (an eclectic database comprising literary criticism, author biographies, plot summaries, and even complete classic works of literature)
- NoveList Plus (recommends novels based on user-selected criteria)
- Oxford English Dictionary (traces the historical development of English-language words)
- Poetry for Students (analyses of the themes, images, and structures of well-known poems)
- Short Stories for Students (analyses of the plots, themes, characters, and cultural/historical contributions of well-known short stories)
- Writer’s Reference Center
Music
Politics
- Congress.Gov (formerly known as THOMAS: Legislative Information from the Library of Congress)
- USA.gov: The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
- World FactBook (brief information on all countries)
Science
- Science Reference Center (science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals)
- Science.gov (scientific information generated by federal government agencies such as the EPA, the National Library of Medicine, and NASA)
South Carolina
- SCIWAY (web sites providing information on South Carolina)