Research & Resources

The South Carolina State Library provides a variety of research, resources, and information for librarians, the general public, and state government.

SmartSearch+

Use SmartSearch+ to search the A-Z list of our databases which connects you to both Discus resources and our State Library resources.

Online Resources

The State Library subscribes to a collection of databases with an array of resources. The databases provide high-quality publications in an easy to navigate format and contain magazines and newspapers, professional journals, reference books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, E-books, maps and flags, multimedia, pictures and photographs, government reports, primary sources, historic documents, and much more.

Online Resources

An A-Z and filterable list of the online resource and research databases the South Carolina State Library subscribes to, including trial access.

State Library Subject Guides

Below are select, popular Subject Guides prepared by the State Library librarians and staff containing resources, research, and information for the library community, state government, and South Carolina citizens. However, you may also view the full list of State Library Subject Guides.

Black History Resources

The South Carolina State Library maintains an extensive collection of works on African American History and resources for further research.

Genealogy Resources

The State Library has an extensive collection of published works on South Carolina including county histories, city directories, memoirs, biographies, works on South Carolina genealogy, military rosters, and digitized newspapers.

Grandfamily Resource Centers

GrandFamily Resource Centers, created by the South Carolina State Library in partnership with public libraries in South Carolina, are single locations in a community housing resources for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

Grants Research

The Grants Research Collection at the South Carolina State Library is designed to assist nonprofit organizations and individuals seeking grant funding from private and corporate foundations and government agencies.

South Carolina Culture

The South Carolina State Library collects many works on South Carolina arts, food, music, literature, folklore, and folklife.

South Carolina History

An extensive list of resources maintained by the South Carolina State Library on South Carolina's culture and history.