Digital Collections News Has a New Home

Digital Collections News Has a New Home

The digital collections news and information that you love is moving to a new home! http://blogs.furman.edu/digitalcollections is being merged with several other Furman Library news blogs to provide our users with a “one stop shop” for news related to library events, resources, services, and more! Please check out our new home for digital collections news . . .Continue reading Digital Collections News Has a New Home

Exciting Annual Report

Exciting Annual Report

Exciting Annual Report Check out what’s been happening at the Furman University Libraries.  Our 2012-2013 Annual Report is now available.  The report contains usage statistics and highlights last year’s accomplishments and activities.

A Pyramid in D.C.

A Pyramid in D.C.

A recently received government document,Civic Art: a Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, is on display in the government documents collection on the main floor of the James B. Duke Library.  The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is a presidentially appointed body of seven well-qualified judges of the fine arts who review . . .Continue reading A Pyramid in D.C.

World Religions Symposium

World Religions Symposium

This year, Furman’s World Religions Symposium focuses on Judaism.  Come visit the James B. Duke Library’s display highlighting books about the beliefs and traditions of this rich religion.  The display also includes a schedule of the symposium’s events.  

Don’t touch the spider!!!

Don’t touch the spider!!!

In the spirit of Halloween, the Furman University Library website has gotten a little bit “buggy”.  Whatever you do, don’t touch the spider!!! Update: Halloween has passed but if you missed the spider-clicking fun we’ve preserved an opportunity for you to see what all the clicking and tapping was about!

Contempt

Contempt

What is your pick for the coolest movie of all time? A difficult task, one that certainly would lead to many opinions, if asked of our blog’s readers. Troy Patterson of Slate suggests a movie released 50 years ago this week is the coolest movie of all time: Contempt. This French movie is based on an Italian novel, . . .Continue reading Contempt

Twelve More Monsters

Twelve More Monsters

So far, 12 of the 24 monster tokens have been found and redeemed for Monster Energy drinks.  These sneaky little monsters are hiding all over the library.   There are still 12 monsters hiding in the library, so keep searching!