Year: 2017

  • Migrate “Legacy” RefWorks Entries

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    Migrating Your “Legacy” Refworks Entries into New RefWorks 1. Even though you had an account for the old RefWorks, you need to create a new one for the new RefWorks. Navigate to http://libguides.furman.edu/go.php?c=21175486 and click the CREATE ACCOUNT button under the login line. Use your Furman email address so it knows you’re authorized to have…

  • Resumania® in JBD: 1/31 & 2/1

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    eyoung

    The Malone Career Center presents Resumania®, a resume critique drop-in. Does your resume present your skills and experience in the best light? Does it effectively convey your qualifications for the positions you will be applying for? You have a lot to offer an employer; don’t let your resume sell you short! Bring a draft of…

  • Win a private study room!

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    eyoung

    Wouldn’t it be nice to have your own private study room in the library?  For an entire month?  SUCH A ROOM EXISTS!  The library has created a private, upgraded study room reserved for the “Scholar of the Month” and their friends.  Perks include: a floor to ceiling dry erase wall a comfy lounge chair a…

  • Research & Creative Fellowships

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    Special Collections and Archives Research and Creative Fellowships, Summer 2017 Sponsored by Carolyn ’67 and Joseph ’68 Warden This year, Special Collections and Archives will offer two 10-week summer fellowships for Furman undergraduates. These competitive fellowships will allow students to perform original research using materials in Special Collections and Archives for a research or creative…

  • Resumania® Today! 10-Noon

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    eyoung

    The Malone Career Center presents Resumania® a resume critique drop-in. Does your resume present your skills and experience in the best light? Does it effectively convey your qualifications for the positions you will be applying for? You have a lot to offer an employer; don’t let your resume sell you short! Bring a draft of…

  • Carnegie Libraries in South Carolina

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    “Carnegie Libraries in South Carolina” Exhibit Opens in Hipp Hall Gallery American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie provided $41 million in funding for nearly 1,700 American libraries. Celebrating Carnegie’s historic efforts, education professor and amateur photographer Scott Henderson presents Carnegie Libraries in South Carolina. More …

  • Hail to the Chief

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    eyoung

    ‘Hail to the Chief’: The Official Anthem of the U.S. President A new display in the Maxwell Music Library calls attention to the history of the official anthem of the U.S. President.   “Hail to the Chief” has been played for many years to announce the arrival, or to acknowledge the presence, of the President of…

  • MLK Holiday Schedule

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    eyoung

    In observance of the national holiday in Dr. King’s honor, the James B. Duke Library will be operating on an adjusted schedule. January 15       Sunday       10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. January 16       Monday      10:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. Books by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Furman University…

  • Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich

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    eyoung

    To honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives of Furman University’s Student Life (DIISL) organization hosted a MLK community breakfast on Friday, January 13.  The keynote speaker was Dr. Mary Frances Berry, author, educator, and historian. The James B. Duke Library has several of her books:…

  • The Last Interviews

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    eyoung

    A new display in the James B. Duke Library highlights books in The Last Interview series. Hannah Arendt: The Last Interview and Other Conversations In these interviews—including her final interview given in October 1973, in the midst of Watergate and the Yom Kippur War—Hannah Arendt discusses politics, war, protest movements, the Eichmann trial, Jewish identity, and language…