We are pleased to share the Furman University Libraries’ biennial report which highlights accomplishments and activities during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years. Click on the image below to be directed to an online version of the report.
Category: Events
Pay it Forward
Popcorn Bar! 9-11pm
Study Break: Come paint a rock!
#library rocks Make and take a rock at the Library’s research assistance desk. We’d love to see a picture of your rock on Instagram or Facebook so tag the Library.
Exam Activities in Trone & JBD Library
You have done it! You are wrapping-up another academic year or your first academic year at Furman. Finals are around the corner. Make sure to study hard, BUT make sure to take care of yourselves as well. Know that there are plenty of resources to help you succeed and finish strong this year. There are . . .Continue reading Exam Activities in Trone & JBD Library
Up All Night: Trone & Science Library
Anytime is the right time to study in the Sanders Science Library during finals week. We’ll be open all night before exam days, so come on over when you need that perfect place to review for exams or finish up term papers. And, as always, the snack fairy arrives at midnight! Sanders Science Library Exam Week . . .Continue reading Up All Night: Trone & Science Library
Happy Dins Day!
Message from the Director of Libraries, Dr. Janis M. Bandelin: While at Furman, you studied and socialized in the library. On the last day of class, you may have even indulged in a Furman tradition – frolicking in the Duke Library fountain! I encourage you to participate in Dins Day and to show your Furman spirit . . .Continue reading Happy Dins Day!
Blinding Me With Science Fraud
A new display in the Sanders Science Library entitled, “Blinding Me With Science Fraud,” examines the subject of research misconduct. Titles include: Plastic fantastic: how the biggest fraud in physics shook the scientific world The great betrayal: fraud in science Merchants of doubt: how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco . . .Continue reading Blinding Me With Science Fraud
American Hookup
American Hookup – CLP WHEN: Thursday, April 19, 2018, 7 – 8pm WHERE: Blackwell Field Lawn Area, Trone Student Center Watkins Room This event will be a lecture by Lisa Wade (PhD, Occidental College). Wade will discuss her recent book American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus (Norton). American Hookup examines contemporary sexual . . .Continue reading American Hookup
Furman Interfaith Better Together Week Exhibit
The James B. Duke Library is the site of a Better Together Week exhibit sponsored by Furman Interfaith. What is Furman Interfaith? Furman Interfaith is a student group on campus that is made up of people from different religious backgrounds. Members discuss their faiths, learn about one another’s religion, and most importantly, get to know . . .Continue reading Furman Interfaith Better Together Week Exhibit