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What is DISCUS? DISCUS is South Carolina’s Virtual Library—a wealth of valuable reference materials accessed through the Internet. DISCUS databases are provided to South Carolina’s public libraries, schools, and colleges by the South Carolina General Assembly, with additional funding from the federal Library Services and Technology Act. DISCUS is administered by the S. C. State Library.
Students, teachers, and staff of Florence School District One may now access the following DISCUS resources from their home Internet accounts.
To access DISCUS at home, use the following address/link:
To obtain the current user name and password, contact Mrs. Jackson at 673-1199.
InfoTrac Databases (index to newspapers, magazines, reference books)
Kid’s
Edition General
Reference Center
Junior Edition Expanded
Academic ASAP
Student Edition
Health Reference Center-Academic
Business &
Company ASAP
To access the
InfoTrac web version of all these databases:
Go to:
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/discweb
In the entry box provided, enter the current password:
To obtain the password contact the school media specialist at 673-1199.
To access the InfoTrac K-12 version of Kid’s, Junior, & Student
Editions only:
Go to:
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itk12/discusk12
In
the entry box provided, enter the same password as given
above.
GaleNet
Databases:
DISCovering Most-Studied Authors
What Do I Read Next?
To access both
databases:
Go to:
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/a/acp/name/discusk
In the entry box provided, enter the same password as given above.
Technical requirements: Netscape or Internet Explorer version 3.0 or higher. Your browser must be set to accept “cookies.” Screen resolution of 800 x 600 is recommended.
For assistance:
Contact your school media specialist if you have questions about
accessing or using these resources. Mrs.
Jackson 673-1199
