On April 28, Furman students participated in a card sort activity to help improve the library website. The activity involved sorting 30+ common website tasks such as searching the library catalog or activating a New York Times account. The students Continue reading Students Help Improve Library Website
Do you love looking through old photos? Reading old handwritten letters? Learning about the history of Furman University? Then you should check out the library’s digital collections! This year for Dins Day, we are raising money to improve our digital Continue reading Donate to Help Improve our Digital Collections!
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 Continue reading Help us Improve the Library Website!
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 Continue reading Explore Furman’s StoryMaps
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 Continue reading Scrooge at Furman
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 Continue reading Skating Along at Furman
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 Continue reading What We’re Reading this November
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 Continue reading Publish Open Access with Transformative Agreements
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 Continue reading Furman Athletics Photos from the ’80s and ’90s
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 Continue reading Cothran Center Conversations Now Online
