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DISCUS -DISCUS - South Carolina’s Virtual South Carolina’s Virtual LibraryLibrary
www.scdiscus.org
9/2004
An Overview for Schools
DISCUS* is an online LIBRARY
• The best online information & learning resources
• For South Carolinians of all ages & interests
• Available online - all the time
*D*Digital igital IInformation fornformation for SC SC USUSersers
DISCUS gives you free access to --
• From reputable publishers
• Organized & regularly updated
• Selected, age appropriate materials
• Delivered over the Internet – but NOT the free Internet
DISCUS is DISCUS is better thanbetter than the free Internet the free Internet !!
Subscription *databases*
DISCUS *databases* are . . .
• Large, organized, electronic collections of . . .
• Articles, books & other types of published information . . .
• That may be easily searched to find the information you need.
DISCUS includes . . .
Articles from -• Magazines• Newspapers• Professional Journals
DISCUS has over DISCUS has over 26 million26 million articles from over articles from over 50005000
periodicals!periodicals!
Information from -• Encyclopedias• Dictionaries• Reference sources
and . . .
DISCUS also includes . . .
• Pictures & photographs• Maps • Lesson plans• Student & teacher activities• Primary sources• Links to the best web sites
. . . and more!
DISCUS covers . . .
• Arts & Literature
• Biography
• Business
• Current Events
• Education and more!
Find information on all subjects!Find information on all subjects!
• Government
• Health & Medicine
• History
• Science & Technology
• Social Sciences
Use DISCUS for . . .
• K-12 homework• school projects• college research • speech preparation• term papers & reports
and much more!
• teacher preparation • independent study• political awareness• consumer decisions• lifelong learning
DISCUS goals & vision for SC
• Equal access to information
• Serve information needs of all
• Expand library resources
• Offer library resources 24/7
• Cost efficient use of public funds
$1 spent on DISCUS buys $1 spent on DISCUS buys over $12 worth of resources.over $12 worth of resources.
DISCUS is for all South Carolinians !
Through the services of your . . .• Public library
• Public school• Private school (SACS-accredited)• College or university
Coordinated by the South Carolina State LibraryCoordinated by the South Carolina State Library
DISCUS Web site - www.scdiscus.org
K-12 users -
Click here
DISCUS site for K-12 users
Click on the name of the database you wish to use.
Click Subject, Grade Level or Search Tips tab for help in choosing the best
database
Kids go here
DISCUS Kids page
Use DISCUS at home, too !To use DISCUS at home, just ask your school library
media specialist for the username & password.
Grolier encyclopedias for all age groups
All 3 include teacher
resources,
magazines, Web links
& more!
New Book of Knowledge
for grades 3 & up
Info News
PicturesGames
Web links
& more!
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
for grades 5 & up
for grades 8 &
up
Encyclopedia Americana
For grades
1-9
Find articles & Web sites by topic &
reading level
SIRS Discoverer
SIRS Knowledge Source
Articles, Web links & more
for advanced
middle grades
& up
News, audio clips, maps & more!
SIRS Knowledge Source – features
The State Columbia, SC newspaper
Gale databases for children - adults
14 periodical & reference databases to
meet your needs
Kids InfoBits
Easy to use &
has helpful tools!
Junior Edition
Build information literacy skills, too!
Junior Edition – Tool Box
Find individuals by occupation, ethnicity, gender
Biography Resource Center + Who’s Who
What Do I Read Next?
Scribner Writers Series
Focus your search
with limit options
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Over 26 million
articles at your fingertip
s!
InfoTrac OneFile
Broad subject coverage –
• Student Edition• General Reference Center• Expanded Academic ASAP• Custom Newspapers
More “InfoTrac” databases from Gale
and . . .
More “InfoTrac” databases from Gale
Specialized subject coverage –
• General BusinessFile ASAP• Health Reference Center- Academic• LegalTrac
Thank Your Legislator!
DISCUS is funded by the South Carolina General Assembly, through the K-12 Technology Initiative.
Supplemental funding is provided through the federal Library Services & Technology Act.
DISCUS is coordinated by the South Carolina State Library -
in cooperation with school, college & public libraries.
www.scdiscus.orgTo learn more, ask your librarian!To learn more, ask your librarian!
Start using DISCUS Today!