The Libraries are celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November with two displays in the Duke Library. View a small collection of Native artifacts including two books and a Clovis point from our Special Collections and Archives. Also featured is a small woven honeysuckle vase made by Violet Lee, a Cherokee weaver on loan from . . .Continue reading Native American Heritage Month
The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools. The materials recommended by the Instructional Materials Review Panels will be submitted to the State Board of Education (SBE) for adoption on December 13, 2022. The public may review materials in the Curriculum/Juvenile Collection . . .Continue reading SC Instructional Materials Public Review
Jenny Colvin, Associate Director for Outreach and Access Services, and library faculty member passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 12. Jenny, who joined the Furman University Libraries in 2006, was deeply connected across campus, collaborating with many students and colleagues on a variety of initiatives. An expert in storytelling, she taught in our May Experience . . .Continue reading Library Mourns Loss of Jenny Colvin
Libraries resume regular hours on Thursday, January 20th: Duke Library: 8:00am – 1:00am Maxwell Music Library: 8:00am – 9:00pm Sanders Science Library: 8:30am – 9:00pm Special Collections & Archives: noon – 5:00pm (by appointment)
Furman Libraries has been documenting life at Furman through its digital archival collections. The Digital Collections Center, in partnership with the Special Collections & Archives, brings together unique digital reproductions and descriptions of over 130,000 records—from ancient and modern artifacts, photographs, music recordings, and oral histories, to manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, yearbooks, newspapers, and ephemera. With . . .Continue reading Auditing Furman Libraries Digital Collections and Finding Aids: A Self-Reflection of our Archival Practices
The flags are up in the library! It must be International Education Week! As we start this year’s celebration, it is important to acknowledge that we are still in the midst of a global pandemic. Even as we ache for a “return to normal,” we remember that in much of the world and in many . . .Continue reading International Education Week 2021
The Furman University Libraries have the pleasure of introducing to you our newest faculty member Dr. Nashieli Marcano our Archivist/Digital Collections Librarian. Dr. Marcano comes to us from the Kennesaw State University Library System where she held the position of Graduate Librarian for Humanities and Social sciences. Her new role at Furman is Archivist and . . .Continue reading Welcome Dr. Nashieli Marcano
Charge of the Group Give the Library feedback when we need a student perspective Serve as a focus group for discussion of library issues Bring student needs and concerns to the Library’s attention and participate in discussions on how to respond to these needs (advocating for students) Help bring Library concerns to the attention of . . .Continue reading Join the Library Student Advisory Group (LSAG)
Katherine McCann, Biology and Spanish double major on the Pre-Health track, also works in Digital Collections in the Furman Libraries during the year. She had the idea to challenge the Furman community to read this summer and developed this BINGO card challenge. The BINGO card can be clicked on and downloaded. Those using screen readers . . .Continue reading Summer Reading BINGO Challenge
The Library Catalog will be unavailable between 9pm on May 29 and 9pm on May 30th. Patrons will not be able to search the catalog, check out materials, request PASCAL Delivers, or renew materials during this time frame. The Library Catalog is expected to resume normal functions by May 30th at 10pm. If you have . . .Continue reading Library Catalog Offline May 29-May 30
