Author: Christy Allen

  • Databases Unavailable 4pm-5pm Today

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    Christy Allen

    The Libraries databases and other electronic resources will be unavailable on Friday, June 20 from 4:00-5:00 pm due to maintenance work on our library network. We expect to be back online by 5 pm on Friday, June 20. Thank you for your patience during this short outage window.

  • Peter Wexler Website Garners Praise

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    Christy Allen

    “The library team at Furman University has done some amazing work with customizing LibGuides v2 CMS templates to create a website for The Peter Wexler Digital Museum at Furman University.” So begins a blog post from Springshare, the company responsible for the library content management system, LibGuides. Dated May 1st, the blog post goes on to…

  • Up All Night in the Science Library for Finals!

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    Christy Allen

    Feel like finals week is just a big ball of wibbily wobbly timey wimey . . . stuff? Well no matter what time the clock says, the Sanders Science Library is here for you! We’ll be open all night before exam days, so come on over when you need that perfect place to review for…

  • Meet Dr. Lisa Randall

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    Christy Allen

    Meet one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists before attending the Religion and Science in the Modern World CLP. Dr. Lisa Randall will be honored with a reception in the Frances H. Townes Reading Room of the Sanders Science Library Thursday evening preceding the program in the Watkins Room. Thursday, April 10 5:30 – 6:30 pm Frances…

  • Library Catalog Offline 5pm, Mar 11

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    Christy Allen

    The Library Catalog will be offline for software upgrades on March 11th starting at 5pm and lasting until 7pm. During this time, you will be unable to search library resources through the Library Catalog or renew materials online. If you need to search the library’s resources during the time when the Library Catalog is unavailable,…

  • Libraries Open 1pm, Feb. 14

    Libraries Open 1pm, Feb. 14

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    Christy Allen

    Furman University Libraries will re-open at 1pm on Feb. 14th.  The campus including the James B. Duke Library, Maxwell Music Library, and Sanders Science Library, closed at 5:00pm on February 11th and remained closed all day February 12th and 13th due to heavy snow and treacherous icy conditions.  

  • Let It Snow!

    Let It Snow!

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    Christy Allen

    With winter weather hitting the Upstate, here are a couple of important reminders from the Furman University Libraries Severe Weather Guidelines: – When the University is closed the Library will be closed. – If evening classes are cancelled or it is announced that classes are cancelled for the following day, the library will close at…

  • Furman University Presidents

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    Christy Allen

    The Board of Trustees recently announced the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth Davis as Furman University’s 12th President. See photographs of Furman’s presidents below: Additional Resources: – Presidential items in our digital collections – Presidential information from Special Collections and Archives  

  • [Citation Needed]

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    Christy Allen

    The Furman University Libraries have updated and expanded our Citing Your Sources guide. Discover online and print manuals and guides for major citation styles. Learn how to save time and energy with citation tools like NoodleTools and RefWorks. There’s even a plagiarism section with tutorials, links, and more. Still confused about citing sources? Ask for…

  • Libraries Closed Jan. 29

    Libraries Closed Jan. 29

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    Christy Allen

    Furman University including the James B. Duke Library, Maxwell Music Library, and Sanders Science Library, closed at 5pm on Tuesday, January 28 and will remain closed throughout the day on Wednesday, January 29 due to snowy conditions.   We will provide information about any further hours updates here, on our website, as they become available.…