Information for Online Students
Many of the resources we offer students are available online from the library website, including eBooks, millions of journal articles, and a live chat service for research help.
The library is located at the center of campus in Central, SC. Click here for a campus map.
Need the address for your GPS? It is 916 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630. Click here for a Google map.
Students may also use their SWU student ID card to check out books at nearly every academic library in South Carolina. (see participating institutions)
Visiting Patron - Allows any SWU student to take their ID to a participating PASCAL library and check out books.
Pick-Up Anywhere - Allows students to request books through PASCAL Delivers and have the books delivered to a participating academic library for pick-up.
These collections contain over 250,000 multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. All titles in these collections are available with unlimited simultaneous user access.
- All of our databases are available on and off campus.
- To access databases, you will need to log in with your full SWU email address & the password you use for mySWU.
Rickman Library provides one-on-one reference service at any time during our open hours. Please call toll-free at 800-289-1292 ext. 5060 (or 864-644-5060), text 864-643-5971, chat live with a reference librarian, or email . For SWU Online students, your librarian is Heather Gray.
Do you need a tutor or a writing coach? Visit the Tutoring and Disability Services page to learn more. As a SWU Online student, you can receive online tutoring through Brainfuse. The link to Brainfuse Online Tutoring is in your Canvas navigation menu. Certified Brainfuse tutors provide live, on-demand tutoring and assignment help in a variety of subjects.
Online Degree Program Resources
Databases
Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database.
Associates Programs Source is designed specifically for the research needs of two-year colleges and provides comprehensive coverage of the most relevant associates program level content.
Databases
Hospitality & Tourism Complete
Hospitality & Tourism Complete covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.
International Security & Counterterrorism Reference Center
This database offers information on virtually every dimension of security & counter-terrorism and is designed to inform the analysis process, as well as enhance the general understanding of security and terrorism-related issues.
SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for many sociology journals.
Course Resources
Social Science LibGuide (library resources/links for all social science students)
Databases
Business Searching Interface provides business researchers with the highly refined tools they need, in order to conduct sophisticated searches for the business content that they require.
Business Source Complete is the definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of full text content.
Entrepreneurial Studies Source
Entrepreneurial Studies Source provides the latest insight into topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business.
Up-to-date and accurate, MarketLine Company Profiles contains the latest financial data for public companies. It also includes merger and acquisition activity, lists of products and services, and key competitor information for all profiled companies.
Regional Business Newsprovides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Small Business Reference Center
Small Business Reference Center is a resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and reference books.
Course Resources
Business LibGuide (library resources/links for all business students)
Databases
ERIC,the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources.
Professional Development Collection
Designed for educators, Professional Development Collection provides a highly specialized collection of education journals.
Teacher Reference Center provides the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Course resources
Education LibGuide (library resources/links for all education students)