Databases
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.

Books & Authors -- For librarians and readers of all ages Comprehensive reference database for locating reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media.

Book Index with Reviews -- Easily locate information on over 3.8 million book titles including large print & books on tape. Fiction and non-fiction titles in all genres. Full text searchable reviews from Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, CHOICE, and others.

Book Review Index Online Plus - Book Review Index Online Plus includes more than 5 million review citations and more than 634,000 full-text reviews from InfoTrac OneFile and InfoTrac Expanded Academic, as well as full text via links to library holdings. Reviews cover books in a wide variety of disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, and more.

BooksInPrint.com™ Professional -- Largest, unbiased, web-based bibliographic resource in the U.S. Browse over 5 million book, audio book, and video titles. Bestsellers, award winners, read reviews, or search titles by your favorite author. Available only at library locations. Available only at library locations.

Fiction Connection -- Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy, or explore books by topic, genre, setting, character traits, location, and timeframe.

Granger's Poetry Database -- Index of poetry found in anthologies and the collected works of individual poets. Currently has nearly 50,000 poems in full text and more than 400,000 poem citations.

Literature Resource Center -- Biographies, bibliographies, essays, full-text titles and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Search 5 literature databases at once from an easy to use interface: Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twayne's Authors Series, Scribner Writers Series. Links to the Encyclopedia of Literature and Gale Literary List.

Literary Reference Center -- Plot summaries, synopses, work overviews, author biographies and interviews, literary criticism and book reviews, full text of over 300 literary journals, and more. Detailed information on the most studied authors. Content from major literary reference works and from Harold Bloom’s literary criticism series.

Litfinder – LitFinder highlights a wealth of primary literature content covering all time periods with more than 126,500 full-text poems, 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, 5,000 full-text short stories, 2,800 full-text essays, 1,800 full-text speeches, and 1,000 full-text plays. LitFinder also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary. Search by keyword, author, subject, work title, work date, nationality, gender, timeline, and more.

Non-fiction Connection -- Find non-fiction titles based on other non-fiction books you have already read.

NoveList K-8 -- Children's fiction divided by age. Search title, author, series name, topic, plot or unit of study. Includes Award Winners and recommended Best Fiction. Also contains Teacher Resources.

NoveList -- Find the perfect book to fit your reading tastes! Book recommendations searchable by Favorite Author, Favorite Title, Series, Keyword, Plot description and more. Browse fiction award (Booker, Pulitzer, National Book Award, etc.) and genre lists (Fantasy, Mysteries and Thrillers, Science Fiction, etc.) Author biographies and feature articles for in-depth information.

OneFile 1980 to current -- One-stop 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.

PatronBooksInPrint.com --Comprehensive database of 5 million book, audio book, and video titles. Create reading lists, search by genre or character, browse bestsellers, and more.

Read the Books -- For kids preschool through 8th grade. Browse books, watch 3-D animated video book reviews, and reserve books from the Greenville County Library System catalog.

Scribner Writers Series -- Essays on the lives and works of 1600+ important authors from around the world. Novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, critics, short story writers.

eBooks
Contemporary Novelists 7th ed., 2001 -- Biographical/critical essays on the most important living novelists writing in English worldwide.

Contemporary Poets 7th ed., 2001 -- Biographical and bibliographical information on 789 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets, including 120 new to this edition. Entries include personal and career information, addresses, a detailed bibliography, a list of further reading sources, and more. Each entry also includes a signed critical essay covering each poet's career and works, written by an expert in the field.

Websites
16th Century English Renaissance Literature (1425-1603) -- Biographical and critical essays, bibliographies about Sir Thomas More, Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Robert Southwell, Thomas Campion, and others. Includes primary texts and and links to websites concerned with all aspects of English Renaissance culture.

Anthology of Middle English Literature -- Biographical and critical essays, bibliographies, and more about medieval English authors such as Geoffrey Chaucer, John Gower, Sir Gawain, William Langland, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kemp, and Sir Thomas Malory. Links to websites concerned with all aspects of Medieval culture.

Bibliomania: Simonds History of American Literature -- A chronological history of literature in the United States divided into the following sections: Early Colonial Literature 1607-1700, The Eighteenth Century, The Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, Philosophy and Romance, The New England Poets, General Literary Development, and Recent Years.

English Literature: Early 17th Century (1603 – 1660) -- Biographical and critical essays, bibliographies about Francis Bacon, John Donne, Ben Jonson, Thomas Hobbes, George Herbert, Sir John Suckling, John Milton, Andrew Marvell, and others. Includes primary texts and links to websites concerned with all aspects of English 17th century culture.

Eighteenth-Century Resources -- A compilation of links detailing all aspects of Eighteenth-century British culture.

Gale Literary Index -- Comprehensive index to Gale’s print literary criticism series, including Classical and Medieval Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800, Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Shakespearean, and more.

Geoffrey Chaucer -- Chaucer biographical sketch, chronology of the author’s life and times, full-text of The Canterbury Tales, a self-teaching guide to Chaucer’s Middle English, interlinear translations, an audio pronunciation guide, bibliographies, and more.

Labyrinth Library: Old English Literature -- Links to primary Old English texts, both prose and verse, an alphabetical index of titles, and links to reference resources about Anglo-Saxon language, history, and culture.

Mr. William Shakespeare on the Internet -- Annotated guide to scholarly Shakespeare resources on the Internet. Includes a Shakespeare timeline, genealogy, canonical works chart, biographical material and more.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare -- Uses the trademarked Complete Moby Shakespeare. Includes a searchable concordance.