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For grades 5–12. Topics covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience.
A wide range of information on all fifty states, five territories, and the District of Columbia.
Primary source documents from six key time periods between 1790 and 2000, from the Abolitionist Movement to the Contemporary Era.
Information on great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
Comprehensive resource for reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape, and electronic media.
Access to Gale: Books and Authors was discontinued on July 1st.
Content levels for children, teens, and older students & adults. Encyclopedia articles, magazines and journals, websites, multimedia, dictionary and thesaurus entries, world atlas, country comparison tool, and notable quotations.
For students, researchers, and lifelong learners. Hundreds of subject-specific encylopedias, biographies, chronologies, and dictionaries.
SC DMV practice tests and online manuals for car, motorcycle, and commercial driver's licenses.
For students and teachers. Variety of databases from general reference to subject-specific. Supports student research and classroom instruction.
For students and professionals. Information on more than 1,000 professions in more than 140 industries. Includes education planning, school search, and financial aid databases for schools in the US and Canada.
A self-paced platform that teaches coding through fun challenges and real-world projects. Ideal for kids, teens, and beginners to build skills in Scratch, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and game development.
For middle school students through adults. A guide to understanding the most studied plays.
For middle school students through adults. A guide to understanding novels from various cultures and time periods.
For middle school students through adults. A guide to understanding the most studied poems.
For middle school students through adults. A guide to understanding the most studied short stories.
More than 600,000 biographies of people from around the world and throughout history, including full-text articles, videos, audio clips, and images.
Information on social issues, including viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, full-text articles, and more.
In-depth science resources, focusing on key concepts and subject areas taught in school classrooms.
Access to Gale: Science in Context was discontinued on July 1st.
Comprehensive coverage of more than 50 of the most-studied topics in US history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
Access to Gale in Context: US History was discontinued on July 1st.
For students and researchers. Content covering themes and trends from current history curriculums and world history textbooks. Includes the 20th century.
Access to Gale in Context: World History was discontinued on July 1st.
For students, professionals, and job seekers. Practice tests and study guides for college entrance, vocational, and other exams and online career guidance center with information on all aspects of the job-search process.
Learning resources for cultures around the world. Great for planning trips.
Full-text from reference books, encyclopedias, and historical periodicals. Includes historical documents, biographies of historical figures, and historical photos, maps, and videos.
For students and adult learners. Practice tests and tutorial courses for academic, college entrance, and professional licensing tests with immediate scoring and complete answer explanations.
Full text literary analysis and criticism including plot summaries, synopses, author biographies and interviews, and book reviews.
Scholarly and popular commentary from centuries of literary analysis, including broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books, and periodicals.
Full-text articles and works, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, biographies, and more.
Access to the Literature Resource Center was discontinued on July 1st.
A comprehensive resource for libraries and readers, offering engaging materials on children’s and young adult literature. Explore author interviews, book trailers, read-alongs, and discussion guides to enrich reading experiences. (Formerly BookConnections.org.)
A robust platform for educators and students, providing essential resources for integrating children’s and young adult books into the classroom. Includes lesson plans, diverse book recommendations, homework support, and multimedia tools designed to enhance teaching and learning.
For grades K–12. Live Homework Help, WriteTutor Center, Test Prep Center, and a SkillsCenter Resource Library. Tutors available for free with no appointment needed.
For middle school students through adults. Tools on how to write and research effectively, grammar and punctuation, writing specific types of documents, and more.