October will be a busy conference month for librarians, media specialists and other educators. It will be a busy time for DISCUS, as well, with staff planning the following presentations for these upcoming conferences. For complete session details, check out the conference program at each site.

South Carolina Council for the Social Studies
Session Title: Literacy, Leading Issues and DISCUS - South Carolina’s Virtual Library.
Date and Time: 10/9/09, 3:20 p.m. to 4:05 p.m.

EdTech
Session Title: Around the World with DISCUS and Google Earth.
Date and Time: 10/14/09, 8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
(Co –presented with Ms. Donna Teuber. Attendees must register for this workshop.)

South Carolina Library Association (SCLA)
Session Title: Exceptional Reference Services with Effective DISCUS Links
Date and Time: 10/29/09, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Session Title: Basic DISCUS Business Reference-Without Being a Business Librarian
Date and Time: 10/29/09, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Session Title: Fun with Google Earth and DISCUS
Date and Time: 10/30/09 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.