Author: Christy Allen

  • Help us Improve the Library Website!

    Help us Improve the Library Website!

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    Christy Allen

    We are in the process of assessing our website to make it easier to find information and to streamline your ability to complete important tasks. The project team includes librarians Christy Allen, Jean Thrift, and Scott Salzman. Our initial focus is on improving navigation. If you would like to share your thoughts about the library…

  • Explore Furman’s StoryMaps

    Explore Furman’s StoryMaps

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    Christy Allen

    Members of the Furman community are creating compelling digital storytelling and mapping websites thanks to ESRI’s ArcGIS StoryMaps software. For the first time, Furman-created StoryMaps are now accessible in one place. The new Digital Storytelling and Mapping Portal located in the University’s institutional repository (FUSE) allows users to explore a rich selection of StoryMaps created…

  • Scrooge at Furman

    Scrooge at Furman

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    Christy Allen

    Few stories evoke the holiday spirit so readily as Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. First published in December of 1843, the book reportedly sold out all 6,000 copies on its first day (Dickens, Wannamaker, p. 5). In the years since its publication, the story inspired countless movies, TV shows, plays, musicals, written adaptations, and more.…

  • Skating Along at Furman

    Skating Along at Furman

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    Christy Allen

    Finals are nearly over and the winter break is fast approaching! The Furman Libraries’ website celebrates the impending break with a festive image of skaters on Furman’s lake. This photograph was most likely taken in January of 1977. It was a particularly cold winter that year with a few snow storms and several weeks of…

  • What We’re Reading this November

    What We’re Reading this November

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    Christy Allen

    The air is turning chilly, the leaves are crackling along the mall, and the fog lies low over Furman’s lake. It’s the perfect weather to snuggle under a fleece blanket, and lose yourself in a good book and a hot beverage. This November, Furman’s library folks are reading a rich and varied list of fiction…

  • Publish Open Access with Transformative Agreements

    Publish Open Access with Transformative Agreements

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    Christy Allen

    Furman authors who wish to publish Open Access now have more options thanks to transformative agreements. Open Access (OA) scholarship is free, online, and has fewer rights restrictions. However, OA comes at a cost. In most cases, authors pay thousands of dollars to publishers so that their scholarship can be OA. Transformative agreements shift this…

  • Furman Athletics Photos from the ’80s and ’90s

    Furman Athletics Photos from the ’80s and ’90s

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    Christy Allen

    Hundreds of new photographs showcasing Furman athletes and sports events are now available online in the Furman University Historical Images digital collection. Most of the photographs date from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, and all of the originals are part of Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives. Here are some notable photographs that were…

  • Cothran Center Conversations Now Online

    Cothran Center Conversations Now Online

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    Christy Allen

    Recordings of recent Cothran Center Conversations on Meaning and Purpose are now online thanks to a partnership between the Cothran Center and the Libraries’ Digital Collections Center. Cothran Conversations are led by Furman staff and faculty who share their vocational stories, along with their basic beliefs and values. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are…

  • The Bluebird and the Crane

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    Christy Allen

    The Furman University Historical Images digital collection is filled with fascinating, but sometimes mysterious photographs related to the University. Take this image as an example. When it was uploaded to the Historical Images digital collection, it carried the simple description: “A crane operator inspects his crane during construction of Furman’s new campus.” But if you…

  • Discover Stunning Art Installations on Campus

    Discover Stunning Art Installations on Campus

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    Christy Allen

    Furman University Libraries has recently acquired two new art pieces that are now on display. James B. Duke Library The Duke Library is proud to exhibit a newly acquired painting titled “Liba Cohubaba” by Cuban artist Mildo Matos Carcassés. This striking piece hangs on the entry level of the library, to the left of the…