The end of term is fast approaching, and schools across the state will not lend books over the break. Friday, Dec. 12th is the last day that you may make a request through PASCAL Delivers. Friday, Dec. 19th is the last day for book deliveries this year. Deliveries will resume and requests may again be . . .Continue reading PASCAL Delivers Deadlines
Year: 2014
Tip for a Successful Semester
Films on Demand New Title Notifications
Films on Demand, a service subscribed to by the Furman library, now provides a monthly new titles e-mail. Are you interested in receiving a monthly email notification about new titles in certain subject areas? Visit the My Preferences page (or Create an Account page if you don’t already have an account). Check off the subjects . . .Continue reading Films on Demand New Title Notifications
Work Smart Workshop
Copyright & Fair Use When: Tuesday, December 2 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm James B. Duke Library 041 Wednesday, December 3 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Maxwell Music Library Seminar Room Friday, December 5 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Sanders Science Library Andrea Wright, Furman’s University Copyright Officer, will be providing a . . .Continue reading Work Smart Workshop
Frozen
The night of November 18th was a cold one with temperatures dipping into the teens and twenties. As the sun rose over the Furman campus, many students and professors bustled to reach the warmth of their class room, dorm, or office. For those lucky few that stopped and looked around them, they witnessed a veritable . . .Continue reading Frozen
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
The Furman University Libraries will have modified hours of operation during the Thanksgiving holiday.
InterLibrary Loan Deadlines
** Deadlines for ordering InterLibrary Loan items ** Classes end December 9th! 11/25/2014 – the last day to submit BOOKS & other loan ILL requests. 12/4/2014 – the last day to submit ARTICLE ILL requests. The deadlines apply only to those items needed before the end of Fall term. Requests submitted after these deadlines will . . .Continue reading InterLibrary Loan Deadlines
Work Smart Workshop
When: Tuesday, November 18 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, November 19 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Friday, November 21 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Location: James B. Duke Library, Room 041 No RSVP Required How can you encourage your students’ cultivation of sophisticated research skills? By crafting robust research assignments. Come . . .Continue reading Work Smart Workshop
Veterans History Project
The Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress The United States Congress created the Veterans History Project (VHP) in 2000 as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. VHP’s mission is to collect, preserve, and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear . . .Continue reading Veterans History Project
EBL Ebook Upgrades
The ebook vendor EBL is merging with ProQuest and they are working on merging their platforms. EBL has many great features such as the bookshelf, personal collections and notes available for export. ProQuest is keeping all of these great features. In order to take full advantage of all of these tools for our users, we . . .Continue reading EBL Ebook Upgrades