Author: Christy Allen

Greenville Civil Rights Exhibit

Jan 18, 2014

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Christy Allen

The exhibit “Protests, Prayers, and Progress: Greenville’s Civil Rights Movement” opens to the public today at the Upcountry History Museum – Furman University. Set against the backdrop of the national Civil Rights movement, the exhibit focuses on the challenges and triumphs of Greenville area civil rights activists during the 1960s, as well as lesser known…
Library Catalog Offline 8pm on Jan. 6th

Jan 6, 2014

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Christy Allen

The Library Catalog will be offline for software upgrades on January 6th starting at 8pm and lasting until 10pm. During this time, you will be unable to search library resources through the Library Catalog or renew materials online. Borrowing materials from the Library may also require additional time. If you need to search the library’s…
Happy New Year!

Jan 3, 2014

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Christy Allen

Furman University Library’s online Postcard Collections contain many treasures such as this New Year’s postcard from 1910. It was sent from a former student at Greenville Female College named Bessie to Stella Rossignol. The reverse of the postcard reads: Miss Stella Rossignol…
Library Catalog Offline Dec. 19th

Dec 17, 2013

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Christy Allen

The Library Catalog will be unavailable on December 19 from 10am – 3pm due to a server migration. During this time, you will be unable to search library resources through the Library Catalog or renew materials online. Borrowing materials from the Library may also require additional time. If you need to search the library’s resources…
391 issues of Paladin now online

Dec 12, 2013

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Christy Allen

The Furman Student Newspapers digital collection now contains 391 new issues of The Paladin. The additions to the collection span 17 years from September 1982 – October 1999. With this latest addition, the digital collection now contains over 2,000 items including all issues of the University’s original student newspaper the Hornet (1916-1961) and 30 years…
Up All Night in the Science Library for Finals!

Dec 10, 2013

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Christy Allen

Anytime is the right time to study in the Sanders Science Library during finals week. We’ll be open all night before exam days, so come on over when you need that perfect place to review for exams or finish up term papers. Sanders Science Library Exam Week Hours Open: Wednesday @ 8:30 am – Friday…
Workshop for Faculty

Nov 14, 2013

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Christy Allen

Library Research Assignments When: Tuesday, November 19 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, November 20 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Friday, November 22 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Location: James B. Duke Library, Room 043 How can you encourage sophisticated research skills in your students? By crafting strong research assignments. Come learn about…
Interlibrary Loan Deadlines

Nov 12, 2013

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Christy Allen

The end of the semester is approaching and you’re probably busy conducting research for your writing assignments. If the Furman Libraries do not have the books or articles you need, you can always request them through PASCAL or Interlibrary Loan. But keep in mind, in order to receive materials requested through Interlibrary Loan by the end…
Digital Collections News Has a New Home

Nov 8, 2013

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Christy Allen

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…
Exciting Annual Report

Nov 7, 2013

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Christy Allen

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.