Discus (website) explained

Discus (website) should not be confused with Disqus.

Discus
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Type:	Digital library
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]
Language:	English
Content Licence:	-->
Owner:	South Carolina State Library
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Launch Date:	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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Access Discus. Discus. 2016-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126040441/http://scdiscus.org/access-discus. 2016-01-26. dead.
2. Web site: S C Discus . R.P. Dawkins Middle School . 2016-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160125212719/http://dms.spartanburg6.k12.sc.us/parentstudentresources/librarymediacenter/scdiscus.aspx . 2016-01-25 . dead .
3. Web site: About Discus. Discus. 2016-01-20 .
4. Web site: EDITORIAL: A wealth of resources at the library . Florence Morning News. 30 August 2015. 2016-01-20 .
5. Web site: Program Goals and Vision . Discus. June 2011. 2016-01-20 .
6. Web site: Do you need to ... . . 2016-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160116024102/http://ohrweb.ohr.state.sc.us/OHR/OHR-discus.phtm . 2016-01-16 . dead .
7. Web site: South Carolina Discus . Ebinport Elementary. 2016-01-20 .
8. Web site: SC DISCUS . . 2016-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126223330/https://www.fsd1.org/schools/moore/rangers/Pages/SCDISCUS.aspx . 2016-01-26 . dead .