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DISCUS - South Carolina’s Virtual Library provides all South Carolinians with access to an electronic library of essential information resources through schools, colleges and public libraries.

Available Resources
• Academic OneFile	• AccessScience	• Biography Resource Center
• Book Review Index Online Plus	• Books and Authors	• Britannica Learning Zone (for Pre-K)
• Business & Company Resource Center	• Custom Newspapers	• Educator's Reference Complete
• Enciclopedia Juvenil (Spanish)	• Encyclopedia Britannica	• Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids
• Expanded Academic ASAP	• Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center NEW!	• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• General Business File ASAP	• General OneFile	• General Reference Center
• Health & Wellness Resource Center	• Health Reference Center	• History Resource Center: U. S.
• History Resource Center: World	• Junior Edition	• Kids InfoBits
• Learning Express Library NEW!	• LegalTrac	• LitFinder
• Literature Resources from Gale	• Nursing Resource Center	• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
• Science Resource Center	• Scribner Writers Series	• SIRS Discoverer
• SIRS Knowledge Source	• Small Business Resource Center	• Student Edition
	• World Data Analyst

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Resource	Age Range	Description
Academic OneFile	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students	Comprehensive database of academic journals for scholarly research • Articles from 8,000+ peer-reviewed journals and reference sources, the majority in full-text, covering the disciplines of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more • Full-text New York Times content from 1995 to the present • Podcasts and transcripts from National Public Radio (NPR), Cable News Network (CNN), and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) • Updated daily
Access Science	For high school, college-level and adult researchers	Gateway to authoritative information in all major areas of science and technology, featuring the online, fully illustrated version of the 10th edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology • Research updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology • More than 110,000 definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms • Headline news from Science News Magazine • Biographies of prominent scientists • Links to evaluated related Web sites • Learning resources and study guides • Updated daily
Biography Resource Center	For all age groups	Comprehensive source for biographical information • Over 300,000 biographies of people from around the world and throughout history • Quick reference information on nearly one million people from Who’s Who sources • Full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and links to selected biography Web sites
Book Review Index Online Plus	For librarians and readers of all ages	Comprehensive reference database for locating reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media • Contains the entire backfile of Book Review Index print content (1965-) • More than 5 million review citations • More than 634,000 full-text reviews
Books and Authors	For librarians and teachers - For readers of all ages	Readers’ advisory resource for recommended fiction and nonfiction • Numerous search criteria, genre lists, plot summaries, author information, award lists, etc. • Book jacket images, book reviews from more than 30 sources • User-friendly tools that allow users to store reading and search lists and create reviews and ratings • Visual search technology for narrowing choices and graphically viewing search term relationships
Britannica Learning Zone	For children aged 4-7	Interactive learning environment of developmentally-appropriate activies for early childhood • Interactivity focused on maps and videos, games and learning materials, word and letter activities • Fundamental early childhood concepts include animals, colors, geography, numbers, shapes, sounds, time and more • “Teacher Tools” allows teachers to customize content for student access, review the content used by students and generate reports
Business and Company Resource Center	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students	Comprehensive periodical and reference resource for business, management and investment topics, with Newsletters ASAP and Predicast’s PROMT databases • Articles from academic and general business, industry & management periodicals, newsletters, newspapers and newswires (4000+ indexed titles; 2900+ full-text) • Investment and broker research reports • Company & association directory listings from a number of sources • Additional content from reference sources covering industries, company histories, associations, brands, market share, and more
Custom Newspapers (1996 - present)	For all age groups	Full-text articles from over 100 U.S. and international newspapers • New York Times; Christian Science Monitor; Post & Courier (Charleston, SC), Atlanta Journal-Constitution and 40+ other domestic papers • Times (London) and 60+ other international papers • Updated 1-3 days after publication of the print newspapers. A complete list of newspaper titles with beginning date of coverage is available at: www.gale.com/tlist/sb5100.html
Educator's Reference Complete	For professional educators and undergraduate and graduate students in the field of education	Database of education resources covering multiple levels from preschool to college • More than 1,100 full-text periodicals covering a variety of disciplines • 200 reports from the U.S. Department of Education • Resources on educational specialties and issues related to administration, funding and policies • Updated daily
Enciclopedia Juvenil (Britannica's elementary Spanish Languange encyclopedia	For students age 7-12	Spanish elementary encyclopedia for early readers of Spanish • More than 1,500 encyclopedia articles and 1,000 pictures • Searchable and alphabetically browsable • Interactive materials supporting language arts, math, science and social studies • Content selected for curriculum relevance and age appropriateness • Designed to sharpen students’ Spanish language skills while they learn new lessons
Encyclopedia Britannica	For age groups	Access to two homepages: Britannica Kids for children and young adults, and Britannica Reference Center for older students and adults • Encyclopedia articles, magazines and journals, Web sites, multimedia, dictionary and thesaurus entries • Links to Web sites for The New York Times and BBC News • Additional content sources include Year in Review, World Data Analyst, Notable Quotations and Gateway to the Classics
Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids	For middle school or elementary students and up	Articles, pictures and reference information on all subjects • Full-text articles from Compton's Encyclopedia and Britannica's Elementary Encyclopedia • Encyclopedia articles, magazines and journals, Web sites, multimedia, dictionary and thesaurus entries
Expanded Academic ASAP (1980 - present)	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students	Comprehensive periodical database covering all academic disciplines • Millions of full-text articles from thousands of scholarly, refereed and professional journals and selected general interest magazines • Indexing of additional professional and general periodicals
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center	For high school students through adults	Complete career research database of jobs, skills, and resources • Information on more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, organized by the 16 career clusters created by the U.S. Department of Education • Articles and videos providing advice on job applications, the interview process, professional behavior, career skills, and more • Sample resumes and cover letters • Searchable entries on scholarships, internships, fellowships, and more
General Business File ASAP (1980 - present)	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students	Comprehensive resource for business, management and investment topics • Full-text periodical articles and indexing on business and management topics • Newswire articles; newspaper indexing • Directory listings on 200,000+ companies • Investment and broker research reports
General OneFile (1980 - present)	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students	Comprehensive periodical database covering all subjects and all types of periodicals • Periodicals from nearly all InfoTrac collections merged into a single database • Over 21 million full-text articles on all subjects from over 5000 periodical titles • Articles from newswires and general, professional, scholarly and children’s periodicals • Indexing of the New York Times, other major newspapers and 8000+ periodicals
General Reference Center (1980 - present)	For high school students through adults	Magazine, newspaper and reference articles on a variety of topics of general interest • Millions of full-text articles from over 800 general magazine titles • Reference information from encyclopedias, dictionaries and almanacs • Coverage of school subjects, current events and consumer interest topics
Health & Wellness Resource Center (1980 - present)	For advanced middle school students through adults	Portal to health information from a variety of sources for general users • Full-text articles from 600+ health, nursing, allied health and medical journals • Health-related articles from 2,200 general interest magazines • Medical encyclopedia articles, pamphlets, drug information and hospital directory • Access to health news and key health Web sites
Health Reference Center (1980 - present)	For college-level and other adult researchers	Health and medical periodicals and reference information for academic researchers • Full-text articles from 600+ health, nursing, allied health and medical journals • Health-related articles from 1,500 general interest magazines • Articles from medical reference titles and pamphlets
History Resource Center: U.S.	For high school students and above.	Complete overview of the most-studied events, issues and current information in U.S. history that have been selected as relevant in the undergraduate curriculum • Original materials from Primary Source Microfilm’s digital archives, including documents, monographs, pamphlets, first-person accounts, and more • Encyclopedic and critical articles, essays and biographies • Full-text periodicals and scholarly history journals • Historical bibliography • Links to digitized special collections • Audio and video clips of historic speeches and events • Multimedia maps and images • Country and era overviews • Chronological timelines
History Resource Center: World.	For high school students through adults	Collection of resources providing coverage of events, themes and trends in world history from antiquity to the present, with a multicultural and global view. • More than 1,500 primary sources from Primary Source Microfilm • Full-text articles from more than 110 academic journals • More than 1,600 historical maps and atlases • Annotated Web links to primary source special collection sites • Chronological timelines
Junior Edition (Latest four years)	For middle school students, their teachers and parents	Magazine, newspaper and reference sources on all subjects • Full-text articles from 140+ magazines, with full image of 70+ titles • Maps, articles from reference books and newswire articles • Includes short stories, poems, quizzes, experiments and activities • Toolbox to help students learn research and writing skills
Kids InfoBits (1990s - present)	For K-5 students, their teachers and parents	Articles, pictures and reference information on all subjects • Full-text articles from 100+ children’s magazines, reference sources and newspapers • 2,500 searchable images and maps • Reading levels assigned to most articles • Includes activities, recipes, experiments, poetry and stories by children • Teacher Toolbox to help teach research and writing skills
Learning Express Library	For elementary school students through adults	Comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources • Practice tests for GED preparation, job and career goals, undergraduate and graduate school admission, and U.S. citizenship • Focus on workplace skills such as resume building, interviewing, job search and assessment, business writing, and core computer skills • Tools for improving proficiency levels in reading, writing, and math for elementary school learners through adults • Interactive skill-building tutorials and 130+ e-book titles • Features include timed tests, instant scoring and feedback, and individual user accounts for saving works-in-progress and completed tasks
LegalTrac (1980 - present)	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students	Index to law and legal periodicals with selected full-text articles • Indexing of over 1400 titles; full-text articles from 100+ titles • Major law reviews, legal newsletters, bar association journals and international titles • Law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles
Literature Resources From Gale	For high school students and above.	Comprehensive periodical and reference resource for literature - featuring the online versions of these Gale print series: • Lit Finder • Twayne's Authors Series • Scribner Writers Series In Addition, LRC includes: • More than 415,000 full-text journal articles from more than 250 literary journals • Nearly 44,000 critical essays • Nearly 5,000 work overviews, plot summaries and explications • Nearly 6,000 links to authoritative related Web sites • More than 122,000 author biographies • Nearly 3,000 author portraits • Merriam-Webster’s® Encyclopedia of Literature, featuring 10,000 definitions of literary terms
Nursing Resource Center	For nursing students at vocational/technical high schools, colleges and universities	Collection of core content from recognized reference, textbook and journal publications in the nursing field • More than 20 full-text reference books • More than 200 animations from Blausen Medical’s Human Atlas, covering all major body systems • Search results returned in tabs that correlate to the nursing process • Disease and drug overviews, sample care plans and a Nursing Toolbox
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center	For middle school students through adults	Database of contemporary social issues with content structured to promote critical-thinking skills and information literacy • More than 400 reference book titles • More than 8,700 pro and con viewpoint articles • Periodicals, podcasts, reviewed Web links, images, statistical tables, charts and graphs • Content levels may be selected for retrieving appropriate results • Includes Lexile reading levels for periodical content • Content correlated to social studies and science curriculum standards for middle and high school
Science Resource Center	For high school, college-level and adult researchers	Comprehensive curriculum-oriented database of reference and periodical content covering Life Science, Physical Science, Earth and Space Science • More than 30 reference titles • More than 300 periodicals, both general and scholarly • Multimedia content, Web site links and a selection of newspaper science sections • Content correlated to national and state high school curriculum standards
Scribner Writers Series	For high school through college level	Essays on the lives and works of 1600+ important authors from around the world • In-depth coverage of noted novelists, playwrights, poets, short story writers, essayists, journalists, critics, philosophers and writers for children and young adults • Includes 40+ essays on special topics in literature – gothic novels, nature poetry, etc.
SIRS Discoverer	For students in grades 1-9, their teachers and parents	Articles, pictures, reference information and Web sites on all subjects • Age appropriate, full-text articles and images selected from 1,600+ U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, government publications and reference sources • Reading levels assigned to all articles • Maps, pictures, photo essays, activities, biographies, country facts, current events • Links to age appropriate Web sites with reading level indicators
SIRS Knowledge Source	For advanced middle school students through adults	Articles, images, reference information, Web sites and more on all subjects • Articles selected from 2,500+ U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, government publications and reference sources • News, current events and organized links to evaluated Web sites • Includes special features on - literature, terrorism and other topics • Interactive textbook on citizenship with teacher resources • Images, maps, country profiles, primary sources and Supreme Court decisions
Small Business Resource Center	For adult researchers	Resources for prospective and current entrepreneurs and business students • Full-text periodicals, news sources, reference books and Web site links • Updated continuously
Student Edition (1985 - present)	For high school students, their teachers and parents	Articles and reference information on topics most often researched in high schools • Over 3 million full-text articles from 400+ periodical titles • Newswire articles and articles from reference sources • Selection of maps and historical images
World Data Analyst	For 6th grade students through adults	Resource for retrieving, comparing and customizing data on the world’s nations • Country Snapshots feature provides statistics that include maps, area, population, demographics, gross national product and more • Country Comparisons offers tools for creating comparison tables and graphs using either recent or historical statistics • Ranked Statistics performs country rankings for chosen statistical categories • Results exportable to spreadsheet applications

Resource

Age Range

Description

Academic OneFile

For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students

Comprehensive database of academic journals for scholarly research
• Articles from 8,000+ peer-reviewed journals and reference sources, the majority in full-text, covering the disciplines of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more
• Full-text New York Times content from 1995 to the present
• Podcasts and transcripts from National Public Radio (NPR), Cable News Network (CNN), and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
• Updated daily

Access Science

For high school, college-level and adult researchers

Gateway to authoritative information in all major areas of science and technology, featuring the online, fully illustrated version of the 10th edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
• Research updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology
• More than 110,000 definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms
• Headline news from Science News Magazine
• Biographies of prominent scientists
• Links to evaluated related Web sites
• Learning resources and study guides
• Updated daily

Biography Resource Center

For all age groups

Comprehensive source for biographical information
• Over 300,000 biographies of people from around the world and throughout history
• Quick reference information on nearly one million people from Who’s Who sources
• Full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and links to selected biography Web sites

Book Review Index Online Plus

For librarians and readers of all ages

Comprehensive reference database for locating reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media
• Contains the entire backfile of Book Review Index print content (1965-)
• More than 5 million review citations
• More than 634,000 full-text reviews

Books and Authors

For librarians and teachers - For readers of all ages

Readers’ advisory resource for recommended fiction and nonfiction
• Numerous search criteria, genre lists, plot summaries, author information, award lists, etc.
• Book jacket images, book reviews from more than 30 sources
• User-friendly tools that allow users to store reading and search lists and create reviews and ratings
• Visual search technology for narrowing choices and graphically viewing search term relationships

Britannica Learning Zone

For children
aged 4-7

Interactive learning environment of developmentally-appropriate activies for early childhood
• Interactivity focused on maps and videos, games and learning materials, word and letter activities
• Fundamental early childhood concepts include animals, colors, geography, numbers, shapes, sounds, time and more
• “Teacher Tools” allows teachers to customize content for student access, review the content used by students and generate reports

Business and Company Resource Center

For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students

Comprehensive periodical and reference resource for business, management and investment topics, with Newsletters ASAP and Predicast’s PROMT databases
• Articles from academic and general business, industry & management periodicals, newsletters, newspapers and newswires (4000+ indexed titles; 2900+ full-text)
• Investment and broker research reports
• Company & association directory listings from a number of sources
• Additional content from reference sources covering industries, company histories, associations, brands, market share, and more

Custom Newspapers
(1996 - present)

For all age groups

Full-text articles from over 100 U.S. and international newspapers
• New York Times; Christian Science Monitor; Post & Courier (Charleston, SC), Atlanta Journal-Constitution and 40+ other domestic papers
• Times (London) and 60+ other international papers
• Updated 1-3 days after publication of the print newspapers. A complete list of newspaper titles with beginning date of coverage is available at: www.gale.com/tlist/sb5100.html

Educator's Reference Complete

For professional educators and undergraduate and graduate students in the field of education

Database of education resources covering multiple levels from preschool to college
• More than 1,100 full-text periodicals covering a variety of disciplines
• 200 reports from the U.S. Department of Education
• Resources on educational specialties and issues related to administration, funding and policies
• Updated daily

Enciclopedia Juvenil (Britannica's elementary Spanish Languange encyclopedia

For students
age 7-12

Spanish elementary encyclopedia for early readers of Spanish
• More than 1,500 encyclopedia articles and 1,000 pictures
• Searchable and alphabetically browsable
• Interactive materials supporting language arts, math, science and social studies
• Content selected for curriculum relevance and age appropriateness
• Designed to sharpen students’ Spanish language skills while they learn new lessons

Encyclopedia Britannica

For age groups

Access to two homepages: Britannica Kids for children and young adults, and Britannica Reference Center for older students and adults
• Encyclopedia articles, magazines and journals, Web sites, multimedia, dictionary and thesaurus entries
• Links to Web sites for The New York Times and BBC News
• Additional content sources include Year in Review, World Data Analyst, Notable Quotations and Gateway to the Classics

Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids

For middle school or elementary students and up

Articles, pictures and reference information on all subjects
• Full-text articles from Compton's Encyclopedia and Britannica's Elementary Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia articles, magazines and journals, Web sites, multimedia, dictionary and thesaurus entries

Expanded Academic ASAP
(1980 - present)

For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students

Comprehensive periodical database covering all academic disciplines
• Millions of full-text articles from thousands of scholarly, refereed and professional journals and selected general interest magazines
• Indexing of additional professional and general periodicals

Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center

For high school students through adults

Complete career research database of jobs, skills, and resources
• Information on more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, organized by the 16 career clusters created by the U.S. Department of Education
• Articles and videos providing advice on job applications, the interview process, professional behavior, career skills, and more
• Sample resumes and cover letters
• Searchable entries on scholarships, internships, fellowships, and more

General Business File ASAP
(1980 - present)

For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students

Comprehensive resource for business, management and investment topics
• Full-text periodical articles and indexing on business and management topics
• Newswire articles; newspaper indexing
• Directory listings on 200,000+ companies
• Investment and broker research reports

General OneFile
(1980 - present)

For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students

Comprehensive periodical database covering all subjects and all types of periodicals
• Periodicals from nearly all InfoTrac collections merged into a single database
• Over 21 million full-text articles on all subjects from over 5000 periodical titles
• Articles from newswires and general, professional, scholarly and children’s periodicals
• Indexing of the New York Times, other major newspapers and 8000+ periodicals

General Reference Center
(1980 - present)

For high school students through adults

Magazine, newspaper and reference articles on a variety of topics of general interest
• Millions of full-text articles from over 800 general magazine titles
• Reference information from encyclopedias, dictionaries and almanacs
• Coverage of school subjects, current events and consumer interest topics

Health & Wellness Resource Center
(1980 - present)

For advanced middle school students through adults

Portal to health information from a variety of sources for general users
• Full-text articles from 600+ health, nursing, allied health and medical journals
• Health-related articles from 2,200 general interest magazines
• Medical encyclopedia articles, pamphlets, drug information and hospital directory
• Access to health news and key health Web sites

Health Reference Center
(1980 - present)

For college-level and other adult researchers

Health and medical periodicals and reference information for academic researchers
• Full-text articles from 600+ health, nursing, allied health and medical journals
• Health-related articles from 1,500 general interest magazines
• Articles from medical reference titles and pamphlets

History Resource Center: U.S.

For high school students and above.

Complete overview of the most-studied events, issues and current information in U.S. history that have been selected as relevant in the undergraduate curriculum
• Original materials from Primary Source Microfilm’s digital archives, including documents, monographs, pamphlets, first-person accounts, and more
• Encyclopedic and critical articles, essays and biographies
• Full-text periodicals and scholarly history journals
• Historical bibliography
• Links to digitized special collections
• Audio and video clips of historic speeches and events
• Multimedia maps and images
• Country and era overviews
• Chronological timelines

History Resource Center: World.

For high school students through adults

Collection of resources providing coverage of events, themes and trends in world history from antiquity to the present, with a multicultural and global view.
• More than 1,500 primary sources from Primary Source Microfilm
• Full-text articles from more than 110 academic journals
• More than 1,600 historical maps and atlases
• Annotated Web links to primary source special collection sites
• Chronological timelines

Junior Edition
(Latest four years)

For middle school students, their teachers and parents

Magazine, newspaper and reference sources on all subjects
• Full-text articles from 140+ magazines, with full image of 70+ titles
• Maps, articles from reference books and newswire articles
• Includes short stories, poems, quizzes, experiments and activities
• Toolbox to help students learn research and writing skills

Kids InfoBits
(1990s - present)

For K-5 students, their teachers and parents

Articles, pictures and reference information on all subjects
• Full-text articles from 100+ children’s magazines, reference sources and newspapers
• 2,500 searchable images and maps
• Reading levels assigned to most articles
• Includes activities, recipes, experiments, poetry and stories by children
• Teacher Toolbox to help teach research and writing skills

Learning Express Library

For elementary school students through adults

Comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources
• Practice tests for GED preparation, job and career goals, undergraduate and graduate school admission, and U.S. citizenship
• Focus on workplace skills such as resume building, interviewing, job search and assessment, business writing, and core computer skills
• Tools for improving proficiency levels in reading, writing, and math for elementary school learners through adults
• Interactive skill-building tutorials and 130+ e-book titles
• Features include timed tests, instant scoring and feedback, and individual user accounts for saving works-in-progress and completed tasks

LegalTrac
(1980 - present)

For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students

Index to law and legal periodicals with selected full-text articles
• Indexing of over 1400 titles; full-text articles from 100+ titles
• Major law reviews, legal newsletters, bar association journals and international titles
• Law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles

Literature Resources From Gale

For high school students and above.

Comprehensive periodical and reference resource for literature - featuring the online versions of these Gale print series:
• Lit Finder
• Twayne's Authors Series
• Scribner Writers Series
In Addition, LRC includes:
• More than 415,000 full-text journal articles from more than 250 literary journals
• Nearly 44,000 critical essays
• Nearly 5,000 work overviews, plot summaries and explications
• Nearly 6,000 links to authoritative related Web sites
• More than 122,000 author biographies
• Nearly 3,000 author portraits
• Merriam-Webster’s® Encyclopedia of Literature, featuring 10,000 definitions of literary terms

Nursing Resource Center

For nursing students at vocational/technical high schools, colleges and universities

Collection of core content from recognized reference, textbook and journal publications in the nursing field
• More than 20 full-text reference books
• More than 200 animations from Blausen Medical’s Human Atlas, covering all major body systems
• Search results returned in tabs that correlate to the nursing process
• Disease and drug overviews, sample care plans and a Nursing Toolbox

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

For middle school students through adults

Database of contemporary social issues with content structured to promote critical-thinking skills and information literacy
• More than 400 reference book titles
• More than 8,700 pro and con viewpoint articles
• Periodicals, podcasts, reviewed Web links, images, statistical tables, charts and graphs
• Content levels may be selected for retrieving appropriate results
• Includes Lexile reading levels for periodical content
• Content correlated to social studies and science curriculum standards for middle and high school

Science Resource Center

For high school, college-level and adult researchers

Comprehensive curriculum-oriented database of reference and periodical content covering Life Science, Physical Science, Earth and Space Science
• More than 30 reference titles
• More than 300 periodicals, both general and scholarly
• Multimedia content, Web site links and a selection of newspaper science sections
• Content correlated to national and state high school curriculum standards

Scribner Writers Series

For high school through college level

Essays on the lives and works of 1600+ important authors from around the world
• In-depth coverage of noted novelists, playwrights, poets, short story writers, essayists, journalists, critics, philosophers and writers for children and young adults
• Includes 40+ essays on special topics in literature – gothic novels, nature poetry, etc.

SIRS Discoverer

For students in grades 1-9, their teachers and parents

Articles, pictures, reference information and Web sites on all subjects
• Age appropriate, full-text articles and images selected from 1,600+ U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, government publications and reference sources
• Reading levels assigned to all articles
• Maps, pictures, photo essays, activities, biographies, country facts, current events
• Links to age appropriate Web sites with reading level indicators

SIRS Knowledge Source

For advanced middle school students through adults

Articles, images, reference information, Web sites and more on all subjects
• Articles selected from 2,500+ U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, government publications and reference sources
• News, current events and organized links to evaluated Web sites
• Includes special features on - literature, terrorism and other topics
• Interactive textbook on citizenship with teacher resources
• Images, maps, country profiles, primary sources and Supreme Court decisions

Small Business Resource Center

For adult researchers

Resources for prospective and current entrepreneurs and business students
• Full-text periodicals, news sources, reference books and Web site links
• Updated continuously

Student Edition
(1985 - present)

For high school students, their teachers and parents

Articles and reference information on topics most often researched in high schools
• Over 3 million full-text articles from 400+ periodical titles
• Newswire articles and articles from reference sources
• Selection of maps and historical images

World Data Analyst

For 6th grade students through adults

Resource for retrieving, comparing and customizing data on the world’s nations
• Country Snapshots feature provides statistics that include maps, area, population, demographics, gross national product and more
• Country Comparisons offers tools for creating comparison tables and graphs using either recent or historical statistics
• Ranked Statistics performs country rankings for chosen statistical categories
• Results exportable to spreadsheet applications

DISCUS is funded by the South Carolina General Assembly, with supplemental funding by the federal Library Services and Technology Act. DISCUS is administered by the South Carolina State Library