Most of the DISCUS databases include information to assist users in creating a bibliography or works cited page. This information is usually provided in a How To Cite feature. The SIRS Knowledge Source database provides excellent step-by-step instructions in its Citation Guidelines. These Guidelines include examples of MLA, APA and Turabian citation styles for various kinds of sources.

• Name of the database used - Provide the specific DISCUS database from which the source was taken. Example: Biography Resource Center
• Name of the service - Provide the company that supplies the database. DISCUS purchases products from the following companies:
  Britannica
  Gale
  ProQuest Information and Learning (provider of SIRS databases)
  McGraw-Hill
  LearningExpress
  Facts on File
• Name of the library or library system - Provide either the name of your physical library or DISCUS - South Carolina's Virtual Library, Columbia, SC.

No. The Internet is merely the delivery method for DISCUS resources. The DISCUS collection of online databases is produced by reputable publishers, has authoritative and age-appropriate content, and is organized and updated regularly.

Public libraries may choose to make use of a customizable "Dear Teacher" letter to explain the relationship of DISCUS sources to the Internet.