Category: James B. Duke Library

  • Pascal visits the library!

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    eyoung

    Meet Pascal the bookworm! He’s visiting all the PASCAL member libraries and spreading the word about the Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries. If you need a book that we don’t have, check PASCAL (http://www.pascalcat.org/) to see if it is available through a partner library. This service is free to Furman students, faculty, and staff. Want more…

  • The Wizard Behind the Curtain

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    eyoung

    For the Furman University Libraries to function, a lot of the work goes on behind the scenes. Meet the wizard behind the curtain, Rebekah Ostini.  Rebekah is the Coordinator for Content Management who oversees acquisitions, coordinates the purchasing of new materials, creates and maintains access to electronic resources, and handles the serials. In addition to…

  • SC Voter Registration Deadline Extended

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    eyoung

    The South Carolina voter registration deadline is extended 10 days in the wake of massive flooding from Hurricane Florence.  According to an article in The Post and Courier, South Carolina voters in all 46 counties have until October 17 to register in person, online or by mail. Pick up a SC voter registration form at the…

  • Fall Break Hours

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    eyoung

    The James B. Duke Library will be operating under an altered schedule during Fall Break. October 6  Saturday  1:00pm-5:00pm October 7  Sunday  1:00pm-5:00pm October 8  Monday  9:00am-5:00pm October 9  Tuesday  9:00am-1:00am

  • CLP: Desegregation of Greenville Public Library

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    eyoung

    CLP – Desegregation in Greenville: The Public Library Story Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand, historian and co-author of The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil Rights and Local Activism will visit Furman University on October 3rd. Dr. Wiegand will speak about the integration of public libraries in the South during the civil…

  • Meet the Scholar of the Month!

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    eyoung

    Congratulations to Barrie Clark (’20)! She is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest.  As Scholar of the Month, Barrie wins a private study room in the library for the month of October. Perks of the private study room: • floor to ceiling dry erase wall • super-duper comfy chair • large study…

  • Time Travel and Other Things to Do While Waiting for the Rest of Your Study Group to Arrive

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    eyoung

    by Gabe Fresa, Library Intern, Summer 2018 Greetings, Time-Traveler! Certainly, you are reading this because you want to begin the respectable art of treating the space-time continuum like Play-Doh at a child’s daycare. Maybe, you decided to revisit that moment in the past in which you first became interested in time travel. Whichever the case may…

  • Hurricane Florence

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    eyoung

    Cheers went up in the library as students received the official University email alerting them that classes would be canceled on Thursday and Friday! While day and evening classes are canceled, the James B. Duke Library will remain open and operate under normal hours. However, the Sanders Science Library and Maxwell Music Library will be…

  • Furman’s Legacy of Slavery

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    eyoung

    This exhibition invites the Furman community and the general public to reckon with Furman University’s legacy of slavery. The themes, artifacts, and documents presented here are based on research conducted by the Task Force on Slavery and Justice, which was commissioned by the university in the spring of 2017. The exhibition is a companion to…

  • Print from your laptop!

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    eyoung

    You can send an email from your laptop or mobile device with an Office or PDF attachment to stuprint@furman.edu. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to release the print job. Once you click the link, go to a designated printer, swipe your ID card, and print your document. Print jobs will be…