Discus (website)

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Discus
Type of site
Digital library
Available inEnglish
OwnerSouth Carolina State Library
URLwww.scdiscus.org
RegistrationRegistration 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]
LaunchedOctober 26, 2001
Current statusActive

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[edit]

  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.