Before you drive or fly somewhere for Fall Break, come by the library and get a recorded book to keep you company on your journey!The library has over 800 audio books, of which over 300 are novels. You can browse what we own in the catalog, search for a specific title by limiting to “Spoken . . .Continue reading What You Need for Fall Break
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Global Citizens Read!
Remember the bumper sticker “Think Globally, Act Locally”? The library wants to update that to “Think Globally, Read Locally” and we’re ready to help! Come and see our new Year of Global Citizenship display of library books that promote awareness, knowledge and sensitivity to other nations, cultures and religions, and issues that face all “global . . .Continue reading Global Citizens Read!
Got Time?
To make sure you have plenty of time to study for those midterm tests and assignments, the library has extended its hours until 2 AM! Midterm Exam Hours October 3SundayNoon – 2 am October 4Monday8 am – 2 am October 5Tuesday8 am – 2 am October 6Wednesday8 am – 2 am October 7Thursday8 am – . . .Continue reading Got Time?
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week [Sept.25-Oct.2] is an annual celebration of our right to read without censorship. It commemorates the most basic freedom in a democratic society—the freedom to read freely—and encourages us not to take this freedom for granted. Perhaps you will want to check out and read a banned or challenged book this week! Here . . .Continue reading Banned Books Week
Library by numbers
Did you know…. During the 2009-2010 academic year the Furman Libraries:Held over 510,000 volumes in the collectionAdded over 11,000 new items to the collectionHoused over 10,000 music, video, and multimedia itemsSubscribed to over 800 periodicals in printProvided access to over 50,000 electronic titles (journals, encyclopedias, etc.)Provided access to over 30,000 e-booksProvided access to over 150 . . .Continue reading Library by numbers
Be an informed global citizen!
Europa World Plus offers the most comprehensive annual coverage of the world’s countries, regions, and organizations through narrative and statistical reports. The government, economics, and general living conditions of each area are presented. A couple of the most useful features are the General Survey articles and Recent Events presentations that appear for every world region. . . .Continue reading Be an informed global citizen!
We the Students
The newest display in the library’s government documents area uses some recent and well-publicized cases involving students to show how a case makes its way to the Supreme Court. Of course, the library has all the resources needed to track a case through the court system. The entire set of the U.S. Reports is shelved . . .Continue reading We the Students
Use Other University Libraries
Borrow in person from South Carolina academic libraries! You can now become a visiting patron at Clemson, Bob Jones, USC or any other participating college, university or community college.Visiting Patron in the Nutshell— If you need a book and can get to a nearby library that owns it, you can get it TODAY instead of . . .Continue reading Use Other University Libraries
New Databases
Over the summer the library has purchased or subscribed to several new databases which are up and running for your fall information needs. The U.S. Serial Set is a collection of U.S. Government publications compiled under directive of the Congress. It contains comprehensive and often detailed information on an extremely wide range of subjects. Its . . .Continue reading New Databases
$99,999 Popup Window
Have you noticed a green box popping up when you print in the library or a computer lab on campus? This popup is from the software Furman is piloting to report on printing in computer labs. If Furman had a print quota, the popup would inform you of the balance remaining in your printing account. . . .Continue reading $99,999 Popup Window