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
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Welcome Dr. Nashieli Marcano
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
Ebook Problem Fix!
We’ve been hearing from a lot of people on campus that they are having issues accessing ebooks. These problems can be caused by a variety of factors, but there is one simple step you should take to see if you can fix your ebook access problem: deleting your browser cache. Think of deleting your browser . . .Continue reading Ebook Problem Fix!
Join the Library Student Advisory Group (LSAG)
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)
Books for younger readers
Our new library system functions slightly differently when it comes to looking for books for younger readers. The library reopens August 3rd but we will still have 2 weeks of summer, so you may want to refresh the books for the younger readers at your house! Jenny Colvin, the librarian who is liaison to Education, . . .Continue reading Books for younger readers
Zoom Backgrounds for National Library Week
This week is National Library Week, and originally the American Library Association had picked “Find Your Place At the Library” as the theme. They had to make a quick pivot when most libraries across the world shut down for COVID-19, including the Furman Libraries. Now we are celebrating the theme as “Find the Library At . . .Continue reading Zoom Backgrounds for National Library Week
Research with Pride
This year is the 50th anniversary of Stonewall and also the year Furman added a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Major. One of our primary source databases supporting these content areas is Gale’s Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 (Furman users only.) The publisher recently provided search tips for the various . . .Continue reading Research with Pride