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Overview of new resources in DISCUS By L. Swetnam

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A quick, simple overview of the new research tools in DISCUS for SC residents.

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Overview of new resources in DISCUS

By L. Swetnam

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Bloom’s Literary Reference Online includes: essays & criticisms examining the lives of great authors, Bloom’s how to write, topics & themes about literature in context.

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History Reference Center-reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books

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Credo Reference - Aggregator of Full Text Online Reference Books –Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Atlases etc80+ publishers, 500+ integrated titles, over 3 million entries, more than 300,000 images, more than 200,000 audio filesE-books onlyGeneral database

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Science Reference Center- contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

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Newspaper Source™ Plus includes more than 1,000 full-text newspapers, providing more than 38 million full-text articles. The database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as the Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times (UK), Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times (DC) and others.

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NoveList K-8 plus- book reviews, book summaries, read a likesFiction and nonfiction