A selection of books about how music therapy can improve health outcomes is currently on display in the Maxwell Music Library. This exhibit called “Music is My Medicine: The Healing Power of Music” includes the following titles: Scales to Scalpels: Doctors Who Practice the Healing Arts of Music and Medicine Beyond the Roof of the World: . . .Continue reading On Display: The Healing Power of Music
Category: Events
Faculty Open Access Events
The following faculty events will be held on Tuesday, October 24th for Open Access Week: Lever Press: Lunch and Learn Dining Hall, Trustees Dining Room Oct. 24. 11:45am – 12:45pm Enjoy a free lunch while Furman’s Dr. Aaron Simmons gives a presentation about the open access monographic publisher Lever Press. He will explain what . . .Continue reading Faculty Open Access Events
Open Access Week
Open Access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. OA published information is freely available to anyone in the world with an Internet connection – no subscription necessary. Each October, Open Access Week offers a chance to advocate for more scholarly work to be made available . . .Continue reading Open Access Week
Library Student Assistant Raises HAVOC!
Library Student Worker Raises HAVOC! Susannah Lauber, a senior Spanish major from Wheaton, IL, enjoys her job in the James B Duke Library as an Interlibrary Loan Assistant. But her work with The Hispanic Alliance of Greenville really tugs on her heartstrings. When Furman’s annual FUNdraising challenge, HAVOC, came around, she triple-Lutzed her way (on . . .Continue reading Library Student Assistant Raises HAVOC!
CLICK HERE to win a study room for a month!
The library has created a private, upgraded study room reserved for the “Scholar of the Month” and their friends. Perks include: exclusive access to the upgraded study room for one month (think of it as your own office in the library for the month of November!) floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall comfy lounge chair large study table . . .Continue reading CLICK HERE to win a study room for a month!
An Evening with Thomas Rain Crowe ’72
An Evening with Thomas Rain Crowe ’72 Poet, essayist, boat-rocker, translator, publisher, environmentalist, musician, sustainability advocate and owner and editor of New Native Press in Cullowhee, N.C., Thomas Rain Crowe (Furman Class of 1972) will speak on campus Wednesday, October 18 at 7 p.m. in the Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. “An Evening With Thomas . . .Continue reading An Evening with Thomas Rain Crowe ’72
Book Illustration Processes: 1498-2016
Illustrations have been important components of books from the start. Woodcut images appeared in the first printed books, and even preceded them in early blockbooks and prints made in Germany in the early- to mid-fifteenth century. Because books were printed using relief processes from the fifteenth through late twentieth centuries, many different types of relief . . .Continue reading Book Illustration Processes: 1498-2016
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday that celebrates the Indigenous peoples of North America. It is celebrated in various localities in the United States. It began as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day, promoting Native American culture and commemorating the history of Native American peoples. – from Wikipedia Columbus Day, in the United States, holiday (originally October . . .Continue reading Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Celebrating Disability Inclusion
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Furman Libraries and the Student Office for Accessibility Resources are celebrating with a display in the Research Commons of the Duke Library. The display features an informational poster (with a Braille translation) and a selection of disability-related fiction and non-fiction books available for check-out. There is also . . .Continue reading Celebrating Disability Inclusion
Meet the Scholar of the Month!
Congratulations to Aynsley (’19)! She is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest. As Scholar of the Month, Aynsley wins a private study room in the library for the month of October. Perks of the Scholar of the Month room include: • floor to ceiling dry erase wall • super-duper comfy chair . . .Continue reading Meet the Scholar of the Month!