DISCUS South Carolina’s Virtual Library A program overview

DISCUSSouth Carolina’s Virtual Library

A program overview

What is DISCUS?Digital Information for SC Users

• An online library, available day and night

• Provides free access to electronic subscription library resources

• For South Carolinians of all ages and interests

• Coordinated by the SC State Library

DISCUS databases are large, organized, electronic collections of published information – such as magazines and books – that can be easily searched to find the needed information.

Information from DISCUS resources is delivered by way of the Internet.

DISCUS users retrieve information from credible databases, not from the open Internet.

What resources can be found in DISCUS?

• Magazines, newspapers

• Professional journals

• Encyclopedias

• Dictionaries

• Practice tests

• Electronic books

• Reference materials

• Web site links

• Atlases

• …and more!

What information do the resources provide?

• Articles• Maps• Video, audio• Career tools• Primary sources• Lesson plans• Curriculum standards

• Historic documents• Government reports• Web sites• Photos, illustrations,

charts, and other

images

What subject areas are covered with DISCUS resources?• Arts & Literature• Biography• Business• Careers

• Current Events• Education• Government & Legal

• Health & Medicine• History• Science & Technology• Social Sciences

DISCUS Goals and Vision

• Provide equal access to information

• Serve the information needs of all

• Expand library resources

• Offer library resources 24/7

• Ensure cost-efficient use of public funds

DISCUS Web site @ scdiscus.org

Enter a search from the home page.

Kids’ resources are on the kids tab.

Kids’ onlineencyclopediaswith multimediacontent

Kids’ magazines,maps andnewspapers

DISCUS databases meet middle school

and high school research needs

Readers of all ages will enjoy the

DISCUS databases with a

literary focus

DISCUS usershave access to

newspapers andmagazines

Use DISCUS at home, too!

Your public library or your school library media specialist can

provide you with homeaccess information.

Thank your legislators!

DISCUS is funded by the South Carolina General Assembly

through the K-12 Technology Initiative,with supplemental funding by the federal

Library Services & Technology Act.

DISCUS is coordinated by theSC State Library

in cooperation with school, college and public libraries.

Use DISCUS today!

scdiscus.orgTo learn more, ask your librarian!