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DISCUSSouth 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

What resources can be found in DISCUS?

• Magazines, newspapers• Professional journals• Encyclopedias• Dictionaries

• Electronic books• Reference materials• Web site links• Atlases• …and more!

What information do the resources provide?

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

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

charts, and otherimages

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

• Current Events• Education• Government & Legal

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

Use DISCUS for…

• K-12 homework, projects and reports• College research• Educator preparation• Independent study• Political awareness• Consumer decisions• Lifelong learning

Use DISCUS at home, too!

Your public library or your school library media specialist can

provide you with the user name and password.

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!