Careers, Education, and Testing
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.
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
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.
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).
FAFSA
(Free Application for Financial Student Aid) -- Find general student financial aid information, calculate your estimated financial aid eligibility, apply for aid online.
FastWeb
Free searchable database of over 180,000 scholarships, grants, loans and fellowships.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
South Carolina Employment Commission
Your SC onestop site to search for jobs, workers, information on applying for unemployment, labor market statistics, and much more.
StudySC
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.




