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Category: Events
Pitts Room Tech Upgrade
The Pitts Room, located on the 2nd floor of the James B. Duke Library, received a major technology upgrade, adding the best features of a “smart classroom” to the space. We now have an LCD projector and large screen for presentations, together with a complete computer, DVD, Apple TV, and overhead document camera housed in . . .Continue reading Pitts Room Tech Upgrade
Click here to win a private study room!
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 during October (think of it as your own office in the library!) floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall comfy lounge chair large study table with 4 chairs bookcase to store . . .Continue reading Click here to win a private study room!
Summer Research and Creative Fellows
Please join us for a presentation from Emory Conetta ’18 and Chrissy Hicks ’20, the inaugural Special Collections and Archives Summer Research and Creative Fellows, to learn about their research projects in women’s history and medieval music. Thursday, September 21st at 4pm in the Pitts Room of the James B. Duke Library.
Women & LGBTQ+ in STEM
A new display in the Sanders Science Library highlights women and LGBTQ+ in STEM. Furman University professors are featured and library materials include: The only woman in the room : why science is still a boys’ club Women in science: then and now The man who knew too much : Alan Turing and the invention . . .Continue reading Women & LGBTQ+ in STEM
Discovery by Design
As Chrissy Hicks ’20 clicked play on her laptop, music that has not been heard for centuries filled the quiet study area in Furman’s Special Collections. The product of ten weeks of meticulous study and transcription, Hicks brought these original Medieval music manuscripts back to life. Her project is part of the Special Collections and . . .Continue reading Discovery by Design
Furman Faces
If you’ve walked into the Duke Library recently, you’ve probably seen the new display in the library’s foyer titled “Furman Faces: Pictures from the Bonhomie Yearbook.” This display (and all the foyer displays) was organized and executed by Nancy Sloan, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian. The photographs represent 116 years of student history from Furman’s time . . .Continue reading Furman Faces
Meet the Scholar of the Month!
Congratulations to Mary Kate (’18)! She is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest. As Scholar of the Month, Mary Kate wins a private study room in the library for the month of September. Perks of the Scholar of the Month room include: • floor to ceiling dry erase wall • super-duper . . .Continue reading Meet the Scholar of the Month!
CLICK HERE to win a study room for a month!
Wouldn’t it be nice to have your own private study room in the library? For an entire month? To share with friends?! SUCH A ROOM EXISTS! 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 . . .Continue reading CLICK HERE to win a study room for a month!
Represent the Student Voice: Join the Library Student Advisory Group!
The Library Student Advisory Group (LSAG) is a group of students who: give the Library feedback when we need a student perspective; serve as a focus group for discussion of library issues; bring student needs and concerns to the Library’s attention and participate in discussions on how to respond to these needs (advocating for students); help bring Library . . .Continue reading Represent the Student Voice: Join the Library Student Advisory Group!