Friday, April 20 Today is the last day to request articles not at Furman through inter-library loan. These deadlines apply only to those items needed before the end of Spring term. Books may be requested via PASCAL Delivers until the end of the term.
Author: eyoung
Wonder Ship of Brief Career in Graveyard of the Sea
Furman’s collection of historic newspapers tells the solemn and stunning story:
104 More Years
Have you noticed more results in your Web of Science searches? Furman University Libraries is now offering the complete backfile to Web of Science, greatly expanding our coverage beyond 2002. The database now includes: Social Science Citation Index: 1898-PresentScience Citation Index Expanded: 1899-PresentArts & Humanitites Index: 1975-Present This expanded coverage means more comprehensive searching, better . . .Continue reading 104 More Years
I’m Sorry for the dead…
The English Department and the Furman University Libraries are joining to present: “I’m Sorry for the dead…” Emily Dickinson’s Civil War Poetry April 12, 2012 – 4pm Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2nd Floor CLP As the country celebrates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (1861-1865) and National Poetry Month, this lecture will introduce students to the . . .Continue reading I’m Sorry for the dead…
WEDNESDAY: Citation Workshop
Do your citations and bibliographies have you in a jumble? Let us help you figure it out. Furman University Libraries Citation Workshop April 18th, 3:00 PM James B. Duke Library, Room 041 Bring whatever paper or assignment you are working on, and we’ll help you with the bibliography, citations, endnotes, footnotes, cited reference lists, and . . .Continue reading WEDNESDAY: Citation Workshop
ILL Deadlines
* Deadlines for Ordering Interlibrary Loan Items * Classes end April 24th 4/10/2012 – last day to submit BOOK requests through ILL. 4/20/2012 – last day to submit ARTICLE requests through ILL. These deadlines apply only to those items needed before the end of Spring term. Requests submitted after these deadlines will be addressed on a case by . . .Continue reading ILL Deadlines
New Publications by Our Faculty
Each issue of Furman Magazine includes summaries of recent publications by alumni and faculty. Here are three recent publications by our faculty.
Emily Dickinson: Civil War Poetry CLP
The English Department and the Furman University Libraries are joining to present: “I’m Sorry for the dead…” Emily Dickinson’s Civil War Poetry April 12, 2012 – 4pm Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2nd Floor CLP As the country celebrates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (1861-1865) and National Poetry Month, this lecture will introduce students to the . . .Continue reading Emily Dickinson: Civil War Poetry CLP
Do You Have a Pinterest Account?
You have a Pinterest account, don’t you? Pinterest is a virtual pinboard or scrapbook to which users “pin” images, video, or snippets of text from other websites, or content they’ve uploaded themselves. Those pins can then be organized into categories (“cooking”, “sport”, et cetera). Users can comment on or share the pins, and other people . . .Continue reading Do You Have a Pinterest Account?
UN World Day for Water
The United Nations General Assembly declared the observance of World Water Day on March 22 to promote public awareness of how water resource development contributes to economic productivity and social well-being. During March, Furman has been exploring the global importance and challenges of water. As part of the Global Issues Forum, Dr. Pete Rogers . . .Continue reading UN World Day for Water