DISCUS is for kids,too

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DISCUS is for kids,too!
South Carolinas Virtual Library A program
overview
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What is DISCUS?

• A library online, all the time,
• for everyone in South Carolina.
• Go inside this online library
• using your computer!

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Where is DISCUS?
www.scdiscus.org
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Here is a list of everything in DISCUS.
Click DISCUS Kids to get started.
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Clicking DISCUS Kids takes you here.
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Seven great spots to look for what you need!
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Find information about people, places and
things. News, pictures, maps, and other fun
stuff, too!
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New Book of Knowledge
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Type in the search box or click on one of the
other parts of the page.
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Type in box or click pictures.
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
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Find people, places and things also news,
pictures, maps and more!
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
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3 ways to search and 5 different kinds of
materials.
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Find out what happened on this day in history or
on your birthday!
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Look here for news stories.
Look here for video!
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Articles on almost every subject. Great Web
sites, too!
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Type search words or browse.
Look at Database Features!
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Information on well-known people from many places
and time periods.
Short and long biographies, Web sites and
articles.
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Not sure how to spell a name?
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Heres another way to find what you need. Click
on Activities, Games, Projects
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Here are some good places to look to find
activities, games, and projects.
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Why should you use DISCUS?

• Homework
• Pictures
• Maps

• Term papers
• Projects
• Hobbies

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Use DISCUS at home, too!
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DISCUS is for you!
Use it today!