The English Department and the Furman University Libraries are joining to present: “I’m Sorry for the dead…” Emily Dickinson’s Civil War Poetry April 12, 2012 – 4pm Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2nd Floor CLP As the country celebrates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (1861-1865) and National Poetry Month, this lecture will introduce students to the . . .Continue reading I’m Sorry for the dead…
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WEDNESDAY: Citation Workshop
Do your citations and bibliographies have you in a jumble? Let us help you figure it out. Furman University Libraries Citation Workshop April 18th, 3:00 PM James B. Duke Library, Room 041 Bring whatever paper or assignment you are working on, and we’ll help you with the bibliography, citations, endnotes, footnotes, cited reference lists, and . . .Continue reading WEDNESDAY: Citation Workshop
Citation Workshop
Do your citations and bibliographies have you in a jumble? Let us help you figure it out! Furman University Libraries Citation Workshop Wednesday, April 18th 3:00 pm James B. Duke Library Room 041 Bring whatever paper or assignment you are working on, and we’ll help you with the bibliography, citations, endnotes, footnotes, cited reference lists, . . .Continue reading Citation Workshop
Emily Dickinson: Civil War Poetry CLP
The English Department and the Furman University Libraries are joining to present: “I’m Sorry for the dead…” Emily Dickinson’s Civil War Poetry April 12, 2012 – 4pm Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2nd Floor CLP As the country celebrates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (1861-1865) and National Poetry Month, this lecture will introduce students to the . . .Continue reading Emily Dickinson: Civil War Poetry CLP
UN World Day for Water
The United Nations General Assembly declared the observance of World Water Day on March 22 to promote public awareness of how water resource development contributes to economic productivity and social well-being. During March, Furman has been exploring the global importance and challenges of water. As part of the Global Issues Forum, Dr. Pete Rogers . . .Continue reading UN World Day for Water
TODAY: Mostly Medieval (CLP)
Mostly Medieval (CLP) Wednesday, March 21, 4:30 to 5:30 pm Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2nd floor Last summer, the James B. Duke Library purchased a Medieval Manuscript Teaching Collection that contains fifteen original manuscript leaves. Thirteen of the leaves are medieval, one is a nineteenth-century page from the Koran, and one is an early twentieth-century . . .Continue reading TODAY: Mostly Medieval (CLP)
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Undeniable (CLP)
Shell rings on Daws Island, located in Port Royal Sound, Beaufort County, South Carolina (photo courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources) Undeniable: Humankind as a Force of Nature (CLP) March 27, 2012 4:30-5:30 Pitts Room, 2nd floor Duke Library Dr. Patrick McMillan, a professional naturalist as well as host and writer of . . .Continue reading Undeniable (CLP)
Scholarship Offered
Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship What are you doing after graduation? Are you considering an career as a librarian or in an information related field? Knowledge is empowering and as a librarian you will shape the way people access and interact with information. With a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science you may choose . . .Continue reading Scholarship Offered
Furman’s Art Mystery (CLP)
A Gainsborough at White Oaks? Furman’s Art Mystery CLP Lecture by Hugh BelseyIn 1975, Charles and Homozel Daniel purchased Portrait of Lady Impey from an auction house in New York City. They were told it was painted by the renowned 18th-century English portraitist Thomas Gainsborough. The Daniels bequeathed the painting to Furman and it was . . .Continue reading Furman’s Art Mystery (CLP)