Including Primary Sources

The SmartSearch box above searches across the following DISCUS resources, which are recommended for History information. There are additional resources on the full list of databases that may meet your needs as well.

High School through Adult

Top Choices

• US History In Context formerly History Resource Center: U.S.
• World History In Context formerly History Resource Center: World

More Options

• Britannica High School
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Historic American Newspapers – search and browse page images of historic American newspapers from 1860-1922, including eight South Carolina newspapers; available online in Chronicling America, jointly sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
• SIRS Knowledge Source
• Student Edition

Elementary and Middle School Students

• Britannica Elementary
• Britannica Middle School
• Junior Edition
• Kids InfoBits
• SIRS Discoverer