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Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile One-stop source for millions of peer-reviewed, scholarly full-text articles in HTML and PDF formats from over 8,000 of the world's leading academic journals and reference sources. Comprehensively covers the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Multimedia feature includes podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content to 1995.

Type:Database

CareerOneStop

An integrated suite of national web sites sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals find employment and career resources. Maps customers to a range of local services including workforce centers, unemployment benefits, job training, education opportunities, and other workforce services -- see America’s Service Locator

Type:Website

Educator’s Reference Complete

Educator’s   Reference Complete Educator’s Reference Complete, with more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports (primarily full-text), covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college and every educational specialty, such as technology, bilingual education, health education, testing, administration, funding and policy. The majority of the database’s titles include those also covered in the ERIC database.

Type:Database

ERIC

Free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

Type:Website

FAFSA

(Free Application for Financial Student Aid) -- Find general student financial aid information, calculate your estimated financial aid eligibility, apply for aid online.

Type:Website

FastWeb

Free searchable database of over 180,000 scholarships, grants, loans and fellowships.

Type:Website

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center A career research database with its Job and Industry Profiles section providing information on nearly 3,400 jobs and 94 industries, broken down into 16 Career Clusters created by the Department of Education. These profiles are presented through overview articles and videos. The Career and Industry Resources section includes more than 55,000 entries on scholarships, internships, and more, divided into easily browsable categories with searchable records. Videos: Nearly 300 videos introduce users to a wide variety of jobs, industries, and career development skills.

Type:Database

FinAid

A list containing a variety of financial aid resources available on the Web. Especially helpful for identifying postings of actual sources of funding are the "Scholarship and Fellowship Databases." Also of interest are bibliographies of financial aid information under the heading "Free Documents," and the connections to federal government sources of aid under "Free Information from the US Government."

Type:Website

Greenville County OneStop System

Greenville’s “one stop” approach for employment related needs. Provides a single source for job seekers and employers to gain easy access to workforce information, resources and services available in Greenville County.

Type:Website

Greenville Information Center

Newsbank portal for current headlines and information about Greenville, SC, South Carolina, and the nation. Browse news feeds by category and source. Find local, state, and national obituaries and death notices. Search Greenville area job listings as well as selected listings from other states. Browse Special Reports on topics of current interest from sources throughout the world.

Type:Database

International Comparisons in Education

Indicators and assessments for cross-national comparisons of education with comparable measures of schools and education, from student enrollment and teacher salaries to graduation rates.

Type:Website

Job Resource Center

Newsbank resource for searching Greenville area job listings by keyword, job title, company name, job type (FT, PT, etc.), salary, and more. This site includes links to career tools such as salary and cost of living calculators, resume templates and writing tips.

Type:Database

Job-Hunt.Org

A clearinghouse of web links, by category or location, for web job sites where you can search for a job and/or leave a copy of your resume and Web sites which provide information and support useful in the job-search process.

Type:Website

Kuder Journey in South Carolina

PERSONAL PATHWAYS to SUCCESS - Created by the Education and Economics Development Act of 2005, Personal Pathways is an innovative way of connecting academic studies with preparation for entering the workforce. This will enable students to explore and prepare for career opportunities through a more relevant curriculum and firsthand experience, giving them a reason to be actively engaged in school and in their futures.

Type:Website

LearningExpress Library

LearningExpress Library A comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons-students and adult learners-succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.

Type:Database

OneFile, 1980 to current

OneFile, 1980 to current source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles many with images. Updated daily.

Type:Database

SIRS KnowledgeSource

SIRS KnowledgeSource A combination of databases providing full-text articles from a wide variety of sources for a diverse age range of users. Subject areas include the social sciences, government, sciences, the arts, and others.

Type:Database

South Carolina Employment Commission

Your SC onestop site to search for jobs, workers, information on applying for unemployment, labor market statistics, and much more.

Type:Website

StudySC

Type:Website

Testing and Education Reference Center

Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.

Type:Database