A quick, simple overview of the new research tools in DISCUS for SC residents.

1. Overview of new resources in
DISCUS
By L. Swetnam

2. scdiscus.org

4. Bloom’s Literary Reference Online includes:
essays & criticisms examining the lives of
great authors, Bloom’s how to write, topics
& themes about literature in context.

5. History Reference Center-reference books, encyclopedias and non-
fiction books

6. Credo Reference -
Aggregator of Full Text Online Reference Books –Encyclopedias,
Dictionaries, Atlases etc
80+ publishers, 500+ integrated titles, over 3 million entries, more
than 300,000 images, more than 200,000 audio files
E-books only
General database

7. Science Reference Center- contains full text for hundreds of
science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other
sources.
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.

8. Newspaper Source™ Plus includes more than 1,000 full-text
newspapers, providing more than 38 million full-text articles.
The database contains comprehensive full text for major
newspapers such as the Christian Science Monitor, San
Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia), The Times (UK), Toronto Star, USA Today,
The Washington Post, The Washington Times (DC) and others.

9. NoveList K-8 plus- book reviews, book summaries, read a
likes
Fiction and nonfiction