Year: 2014

  • History Is Just a Mouse Click Away!

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    Christy Allen

    Over the past 2 months, The Digital Collections Center launched two new online collections containing historical materials from the Furman University Special Collections and Archives. Now you can access these important primary source materials with just a simple click of a mouse.   Civil War Correspondence View Online Collection This collection contains over 100 letters…

  • Apartheid Archival Database

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    eyoung

    The Furman University Libraries are hosting a trial for Adam Matthew’s Apartheid South Africa, 1948-1966.  This trial is available through Wednesday, November 12th and can be accessed from our Trials LibGuide. Adam Matthew: Apartheid South Africa, 1948-1966 Addressing the period 1948-1966, this archival database provides comprehensive coverage of issues related to apartheid in South Africa…

  • BrowZine for Android smartphones is here!

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    Jenny

    BrowZine for Android smartphones is here! The app that allows you to browse thousands of journals online can now be accessed on more than just iOS devices and Android tablets.  It is available for download in the Google Play store. Watch a video explaining BrowZine and how it works with our resources, and please contact…

  • Fall Break Hours

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    eyoung

    The library will be operating under an altered schedule during Fall Break. October 10 Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm October 11 Saturday 1:00pm – 5:00pm October 12 Sunday 1:00pm – 5:00pm October 13 Monday 9:00am – 5:00pm October 14 Tuesday 9:00am – 1:00am

  • Midterm Exam Hours

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    eyoung

    To help you get through Midterms, the James B. Duke Library has extended its hours. October 8 Wednesday 8:00am – 2:00am October 9 Thursday 8:00am – 2:00am October 10 Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

  • Nominate a Recording

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    eyoung

    The Preservation Act of 2000 requires the Librarian of Congress to select 25 recordings annually that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and are at least 10 years old.  The selections for the 2013 National Recording Registry brings the total number of recordings on the registry to 400, a small part of the Library’s vast…

  • Free Map Give-Away

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    eyoung

  • Hispanic Americans in Congress

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    eyoung

    In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) a display in the Government Documents Collection highlights a book from the House of Representatives.  Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-2012 profiles Hispanic members of Congress, incorporating their government service with the history of United States expansion. Since 1899 at least one Hispanic American has…

  • Little Old Women

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    eyoung

    The first volume of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved children’s book Little Women was published 146 years ago today on September 30, 1868.  Autobiographical in nature, Alcott’s “Little Women” books were modeled after her parents and sisters as well as friends and neighbors in her native New England, and she is credited with being a pioneer…

  • Article Delivery Service

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    eyoung

    Scan & Deliver is an article and book chapter delivery service.  When you need an article from a journal or a chapter from a book which is owned by the library only in print or microformat, we will scan the article/book chapter and deliver it to you electronically through your ILLiad account. What can be…