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Academic Onefile

 Provides articles from peer-reviewed, full-text journals and reference sources and covers the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.

Accessible Archives

Good for genealogical and other historical research, Accessible Archives includes the Civil War database, with the full text of major articles from The New York herald, The Charleston mercury and The Richmond enquirer covering November 1, 1860–April 15, 1865; The African American Newspapers database contains seven of the major African American newspapers of the 19th centu

Community Resources

Includes Obituary Index, Local Magazine and Newspaper Index and Quick Facts. The Obituary Index contains obituary and death notice information from Columbia, SC newspapers.  The Local Magazine and Newspaper Index indexes articles related to Columbia and South Carolina from selected local publications.

Custom Newspapers

 

Provides full-text articles from over 100 US & international newspapers. Search articles by title, headline, date, author or section.

EBSCOhost Masterfile

 Provides full-text coverage on a broad range of topics, including health, business, and US states and territories, from nearly 2,000 magazines and newspapers. Full-text articles are available as far back as 1975 for some titles.

EBSCOhost Masterfile Deutsch

EBSCOhost bietet Volltextartikel in grosser thematischer Reichweite einschliesslich Gesundheit, Wirtschaft, und US Staaten nebst Territorien aus fast 2000 Zeitungen und Zeitschriften an.

EBSCOhost Masterfile Espanol

Contando con casi 2,000 revistas y periódicos, EBSCOhost proporciona artículos completos sobre un amplio espectro de temas, los cuales incluyen la salud, los negocios y datos sobre los estados de los EEUU y sus territorios.

General OneFile (formerly InfoTrac)

 General OneFile, formerly known as InfoTrac, is a collection of citations and/or the full text for articles dating back to 1980 from magazines, newspapers, professional journals, law reviews reference sources, pamphlets, and newswire services.

Junior Edition

 This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Kids InfoBits

 From GaleGroup: "Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more."

NewsBank

 Access full-text articles published in The State (from 1987 to present) and 187 other newspapers from around the country. Also provides obituaries and death notices, and some news magazine coverage.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

 Brings together information from both sides of social issues, such as Gun Control, Genetic Engineering, Censorship, Endangered Species, and Terrorism.

Reader's Guide Retrospective

Over the past 100 years, Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature has become the ultimate index of subjects in the popular press.

Serials Solutions

Search for electronic full-text magazines and newspapers by title and subject.

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series) Knowledge Source

Provides full-text articles and Internet resources on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities.

SIRS Discoverer

 Aimed at grades 1-9, SIRS Discoverer provides carefully selected full-text articles and images from more than 1,600 domestic and international newspapers, magazines and government document.

South Carolina Historical Newspapers Collection

The SC Historical Newspapers is a custom collection of early SC newspapers spanning the years from 1783 to 1848 and the State Newspaper covering the years 1891-1922.

Student Edition

 From GaleGroup: "Formerly SuperTOM, this database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more."

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory is a detailed, comprehensive bibliographic directory that provides publishing information for serials all over the world.

Web Sites
American Journalism Review

AJR provides links to news and wire services.

CNN

This site provides worldwide news that is updated continuously throughout the day.

News and Newspapers Online

This site links to newspapers worldwide. It is organized geographically by region, state and country. There are also links to other news reference sites.

NewsDirectory.com

NewsDirectory links to thousands of newspaper, magazine and television web sites worldwide. It's search options include country, subject, region, resource.

 

NOTE: 6/7/2010

Link was "http://www.ecola.com", but was removed because it is a dead link.  No new alternate link can be found.

NewsLink

NewsLink provides links to worldwide newspaper and magazine web sites, U.S. radio and television web sites and a jobs database.

Online Newspapers.com

This site provides access to newspaper web sites worldwide. 

South Carolina Educational Radio

This site links to news stories and broadcast schedules of all South Carolina public radio stations.

South Carolina Press Association

The Press Association's site links to online South Carolina newspapers. It also provides links to other U. S. newspaper sites.

State.com

This is the web site of Columbia, South Carolina's primary newspaper.

United Nations News Centre

This site reports news related to the United Nations. 

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