South Carolina's Virtual Library Made Easier with SmartSearch

Discus, South Carolina's Virtual Library, takes another great stride forward with SmartSearch! Citizens across the state now have more simplified access to Discus resources, which includes online magazines, newspapers, and reference books.


Users no longer need to use a username and password. With SmartSearch, if a computer is recognized as being located in South Carolina, direct access to Discus is granted.

SmartSearch retrieves results from multiple online resources with a single search. It's like Googling the many resources that make up Discus. SmartSearch is available on the Discus web site (www.scdiscus.org) for general searching as well as for searching by grade level and subject category. A 10 minute training video is available at the Discus web site on how to use this new service.

For more information, please contact Amy Duernberger, Electronic Resources Management Librarian, 803-737-7736 or email discusoffice@statelibrary.sc.gov.

Upcoming Event

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin, Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC

April 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk, featuring Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Bartell Boykin. She will discuss her debut book of poetry, Traveling Mercy, and her upcoming release, Only Believe (The Word Works), a winner of the 2023 Hilary Tham Capital Collection.