Discus (website)

Discus (sometimes stylized as DISCUS, also referred to as South Carolina's Virtual Library and SC Discus) is a free-of-charge digital library intended exclusively for residents of the U.S. state of South Carolina that is managed by the South Carolina State Library. The digital library aims to provide several reliable online resources. Discus is mainly intended for use in school and state libraries, but requires a login to be accessed elsewhere.

Not to be confused with Disqus.

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Discus

Type of site	Digital library
Available in	English
Owner	South Carolina State Library
URL	www.scdiscus.org
Registration	Registration is impossible; the site requires users to know the central login. Accessing most pages on the site requires the login, but most main pages of the site can be viewed whether logged in or not.[1]
Launched	October 26, 2001
Current status	Active

Discus (sometimes stylized as DISCUS, also referred to as South Carolina's Virtual Library and SC Discus) is a free-of-charge^[2] digital library intended exclusively for residents of the U.S. state of South Carolina that is managed by the South Carolina State Library.^[3] The digital library aims to provide several reliable online resources.^[4][5][6] Discus is mainly intended for use in school^[2][7][8] and state libraries, but requires a login to be accessed elsewhere.^[7]

References

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1. ^ "Access Discus". Discus. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
2. ^ ^{a b} "S C Discus". R.P. Dawkins Middle School. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
3. ^ "About Discus". Discus. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
4. ^ "EDITORIAL: A wealth of resources at the library". Florence Morning News. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
5. ^ "Program Goals and Vision" (PDF). Discus. June 2011. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
6. ^ "Do you need to ..." South Carolina State Library. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
7. ^ ^{a b} "South Carolina Discus". Ebinport Elementary. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
8. ^ "SC DISCUS". Florence Public School District One. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

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