Category: Digital Collections Center

  • Explore Furman’s StoryMaps

    Explore Furman’s StoryMaps

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    Christy Allen

    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 the University’s institutional repository (FUSE) allows users to explore a rich selection of StoryMaps created…

  • Postcard Collections on Display

    Postcard Collections on Display

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    Jeffrey Makala

    The new display in the Duke Library’s foyer showcases postcards. Special Collections and Archives houses several postcard collections: from Furman and the Greenville Woman’s College; from Greenville; tourist sites and locales from around South Carolina; and prominent buildings and sites from around the USA. We also have a collection of postcards from Camp Sevier, the…

  • Scrooge at Furman

    Scrooge at Furman

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    Christy Allen

    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 its publication, the story inspired countless movies, TV shows, plays, musicals, written adaptations, and more.…

  • Skating Along at Furman

    Skating Along at Furman

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    Christy Allen

    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 a particularly cold winter that year with a few snow storms and several weeks of…

  • Furman Athletics Photos from the ’80s and ’90s

    Furman Athletics Photos from the ’80s and ’90s

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    Christy Allen

    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 are part of Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives. Here are some notable photographs that were…

  • Cothran Center Conversations Now Online

    Cothran Center Conversations Now Online

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    Christy Allen

    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 stories, along with their basic beliefs and values. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are…

  • The Bluebird and the Crane

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    Christy Allen

    The Furman University Historical Images digital collection is filled with fascinating, but sometimes mysterious photographs related to the University. Take this image as an example. When it was uploaded to the Historical Images digital collection, it carried the simple description: “A crane operator inspects his crane during construction of Furman’s new campus.” But if you…

  • Furman’s Legacy of Slavery: A Digital Exhibition

    Furman’s Legacy of Slavery: A Digital Exhibition

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    Madeline Eastergard

    Written by Nashieli Marcano In a similar fashion to the Seeking Abraham Report produced by the Task Force of Slavery and Justice, and its accompanying physical exhibition held in 2018, Furman’s Legacy of Slavery  is a digital exhibition space for visitors to interact with Furman historical materials related to the institution’s connection with slavery. The sections of the website…

  • Graduate students in Advocacy & Equity Studies beta-tested DEI Audit Tool for Finding Aids

    Graduate students in Advocacy & Equity Studies beta-tested DEI Audit Tool for Finding Aids

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    Madeline Eastergard

    Written by Nashieli Marcano This spring semester we welcomed students from the Advocacy & Equity Studies graduate program to beta-test the DEI Audit Tool for assessing finding aids. As part of the course, AES 630: Seminar in Public Narratives—Cultural Institutions as Vehicles for Storytelling and in collaboration with Dr. Kylie Fisher (Art Education; Advocacy &…

  • Step Back in Time to the Jurassic Park of Technology

    Step Back in Time to the Jurassic Park of Technology

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    Christy Allen

    As you walk into the Duke Library, you might notice a few dinosaurs. A new foyer display titled “Jurassic Tech” features a selection of old or obsolete technology. The display, created by Rick Jones and Kathie Sloan in the Digital Collections Center, provides a fun and interesting exploration of how cameras, music and audio devices,…