DISCUS South Carolinas Virtual Library

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DISCUS - South Carolinas Virtual Library
An Overview for Schools
www.scdiscus.org
9/2004
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DISCUS is an online LIBRARY

• The best online information learning resources
• For South Carolinians of all ages interests
• Available online - all the time

Digital Information for SC USers
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DISCUS gives you free access to --
Subscription databases

• From reputable publishers
• Organized regularly updated
• Selected, age appropriate materials
• Delivered over the Internet but NOT the free
  Internet

DISCUS is better than the free Internet !
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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.

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DISCUS includes . . .

• Articles from -
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Professional Journals

• Information from -
• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Reference sources

DISCUS has over 26 million articles from over
5000 periodicals!
and . . .
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DISCUS also includes . . .

• Pictures photographs
• Maps
• Lesson plans
• Student teacher activities
• Primary sources
• Links to the best web sites
• . . . and more!

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DISCUS covers . . .

• Arts Literature
• Biography
• Business
• Current Events
• Education

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

and more! Find information on all subjects!
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Use DISCUS for . . .

• K-12 homework
• school projects
• college research
• speech preparation
• term papers reports

• teacher preparation
• independent study
• political awareness
• consumer decisions
• lifelong learning

and much more!
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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 over 12 worth of
resources.
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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 Library
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DISCUS Web site - www.scdiscus.org
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DISCUS site for K-12 users
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DISCUS Kids page
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Use DISCUS at home, too !
To use DISCUS at home, just ask your school
library media specialist for the username
password.
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Grolier encyclopedias for all age groups
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New Book of Knowledge
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
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Encyclopedia Americana
for grades 8 up
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SIRS Discoverer
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SIRS Knowledge Source
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SIRS Knowledge Source features
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The State Columbia, SC newspaper
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Gale databases for children - adults
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Kids InfoBits
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Junior Edition
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Junior Edition Tool Box
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Biography Resource Center Whos Who
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What Do I Read Next?
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Scribner Writers Series
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Health Wellness Resource Center
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InfoTrac OneFile
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More InfoTrac databases from Gale

• Broad subject coverage
• Student Edition
• General Reference Center
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Custom Newspapers

and . . .
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More InfoTrac databases from Gale

• Specialized subject coverage
• General BusinessFile ASAP
• Health Reference Center- Academic
• LegalTrac

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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.

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Start using DISCUS Today!
www.scdiscus.org To learn more, ask your
librarian!