Author: Jenny

  • Films on Demand New Title Notifications

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    Jenny

    Films on Demand, a service subscribed to by the Furman library, now provides a monthly new titles e-mail. Are you interested in receiving a monthly email notification about new titles in certain subject areas? Visit the My Preferences page (or Create an Account page if you don’t already have an account). Check off the subjects…

  • BrowZine for Android smartphones is here!

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    Jenny

    BrowZine for Android smartphones is here! The app that allows you to browse thousands of journals online can now be accessed on more than just iOS devices and Android tablets.  It is available for download in the Google Play store. Watch a video explaining BrowZine and how it works with our resources, and please contact…

  • Visit the SC Poetry Archives at Furman University

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    Jenny

    April is National Poetry Month, and what would be a better time of year to read some poems than when the sun is finally shining?  The Special Collections and Archives of the Furman Library houses the SC Poetry Archives, a unique collection of published works, manuscripts, and ephemeral materials from over one hundred authors. The…

  • Check Out Holiday Music

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    Jenny

    From now until the end of the semester, you can check out CDs and DVDs of holiday music in the music library.  Items will not be due until classes resume in January.  We have everything from symphonic and movie soundtracks to Renaissance and Moravian.  There is a sprinkling of solstice music, as well as a…

  • Library Improves theSEARCH Results

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    Jenny

    Anyone who has ever typed a search into the search box on the Library’s home page knows that the results can be a bit overwhelming. After feedback from students and faculty, the Library is working on improving theSEARCH to make it a little bit easier to use. We’re in the process of making an upgrade…

  • 55th Annual Grammy Award Nominees

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    Jenny

    Every year, we try to screen the Grammy Award Nominees and pick who we think the winners might be.  This year I decided to make Spotify playlists of some of our relevant categories.  Anyone can use Spotify for free, just click on the links below! Let us know what you think.  We will order the…

  • A Music Education Major’s iPad Use

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    Jenny

    Lately, quite a few music majors have been purchasing iPads.  I asked Sara Glogowski, a fourth-year student worker in the music library, to write about how she uses her iPad as a music education major. As a student with very little spending money, I’m trying to make the most of my $600 third generation iPad. …

  • Grove Opera Indexes Online

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    Jenny

    This is posted with permission from Lisa Philpott, Music Reference & Collections Librarian at the Music Library of The University of Western Ontario.  This was originally posted to the MLA-L Listserv. Links will work for Furman users only. Grove Opera Indexes Editor Stanley Sadie created these indexes for The New Grove Book ofOperas (Macmillan, 1996;…

  • Read the first issue of Fulcrum, the Library Newsletter

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    Jenny

    The first issue of the library newsletter, the Fulcrum, is now available for your reading pleasure.  It is a highlight of services and news for the fall 2012 semester. The name of the newsletter reflects the essential role that the library plays in the intellectual life of the university – a fulcrum for exploration, discovery…

  • Additions to Naxos Music Library

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    Jenny

    Furman is a subscriber to Naxos Music Library.  All Furman users (faculty, staff, and students) have access to this streaming music database, which now includes three more labels – Warner Classics, Teldec, and Erato. These immense catalogs include many great performances which have become the standard for their repertoire, such as the Barenboim Mozart Operas…