Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Books & Authors - Formerly “What do I read next?”

Monday, May 5th, 2008

A new readers’ advisory resource provided by DISCUS. Books & Authors will replace the What Do I Read Next? database with a much more visual and interactive interface.  Users can search by title, author, subject, full text, time period, geographic location, character, reading level and more to discover your next reading adventure.

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Book Review Index Online Plus

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Comprehensive reference database for locating reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media.

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Journal Citation Reports (JCR)

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Do you need to find the impact factor for a particular journal? The Thomas Cooper Library and the School of Medicine Library have partnered to bring you Journal Citation Reports online access! Both the Science and Social Sciences journals are included in this resource.

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Name change: InfoTrac Onefile is now General OneFile

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

You may find the database listed under both titles on the Electronic Resources page

http://www.sc.edu/library/er

Dissertations & Theses @ University of South Carolina

Monday, May 28th, 2007

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Current Research@ the University of South Carolina: A Digital Library of Dissertations and Theses has changed titles to Dissertations & Theses @ University of South Carolina. The database is now on the Proquest platform. It is currently listed under both titles on the Electronic Resources page.

Oxford Reference Online

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

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Oxford Reference Online contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books, giving subscribers unprecedented access to a comprehensive information resource.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

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In addition to the 24 electronic reference books provided by DISCUS, our subscription to Gale Virtual Reference Library now contains access to nearly 100 additional titles. The library has purchased electronic access to the Gale titles we currently have in our print reference collection. Catalog records for these titles will soon provide links to the e-text as well.

Academic OneFile

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

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Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.

Web of Science (ISI Citation Databases)

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

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The Library’s subscription to Web of Science has been expanded. The following dates are now available for each of the component databases that make up Web of Science:

Science Citation Index Expanded 1900 - present
Social Sciences Citation Index 1956 - present
Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1975 - present