Discus News

The South Carolina State Library is pleased to provide FREE statewide access to LearningExpress Library through Discus - South Carolina's Virtual Library! LearningExpress Library is for elementary school students through adults and provides a comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources.

The South Carolina State Library and TumbleBooks Inc. are pleased to announce that the Library is now offering its citizens unlimited and unrestricted access to TumbleBookLibrary.

Looking for fun projects for children over the holiday break? Check out Discus Kids! Discus – South Carolina’s Virtual Library is the “information place” for all South Carolinians. Discus, which stands for Digital Information for South Carolina Users, provides free access to an electronic library that’s available 24/7.

Listen to the latest episode of our LibraryVoicesSC podcast as we sit down with the SC Discus staff, Patricia Sinclair, Jessica Ogburn, and Linda Heimburger.

Register today for Public and Academic Libraries: Effective Management of Discus Databases!  Is your institution fully maximizing its use of the Discus collection of statewide resources?

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) selected Meadow Glen Middle Sixth-Grade Social Studies Teacher and House Leader Albert Robertson to serve on the 2015–2016 Education Advisory Committee.

New enhancements make it easier than ever for state residents of all ages to use Discus – South Carolina’s Virtual Library. SmartSearch, the tool that allows researchers to conduct a single search and retrieve information from numerous electronic resources in the Discus collection, is now powered by EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS).

Newsweek, the 80-year old weekly news magazine, announced in October 2012 that it would cease publication of its print magazine in favor of an all-digital format. The last print edition of Newsweek was made available with the December 31st issue.

Discus and Britannica Digital Learning were recently featured on