Category: James B. Duke Library

  • International Education Week 2023

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    lbaker

    Flags representing over 190 countries are on display in the Duke, Sanders Science and Maxwell Music libraries this week as we mark International Education Week (IEW) 2023 !  We take time during IEW to recognize the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.  We celebrate our international students, faculty, and staff as well as our…

  • SC Instructional Materials Review

    SC Instructional Materials Review

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    Christy Allen

    The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools. The materials recommended by the Instructional Materials Review Panels will be submitted to the State Board of Education (SBE) for adoption on December 12, 2023. The public may review materials on book trucks near…

  • Native American Heritage Month

    Native American Heritage Month

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    Miles Dame

    The Libraries are celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November with two displays in the Duke Library. View a small collection of Native artifacts including two books and a Clovis point from our Special Collections and Archives. Also featured is a small woven honeysuckle vase made by Violet Lee, a Cherokee weaver on loan from…

  • SC Instructional Materials Public Review

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    Christy Allen

    The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools. The materials recommended by the Instructional Materials Review Panels will be submitted to the State Board of Education (SBE) for adoption on December 13, 2022. The public may review materials in the Curriculum/Juvenile Collection…

  • Library Mourns Loss of Jenny Colvin

    Library Mourns Loss of Jenny Colvin

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    Christy Allen

    Jenny Colvin, Associate Director for Outreach and Access Services, and library faculty member passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 12. Jenny, who joined the Furman University Libraries in 2006, was deeply connected across campus, collaborating with many students and colleagues on a variety of initiatives. An expert in storytelling, she taught in our May Experience…

  • Updated Library Hours Due to Winter Weather

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    Scott

    Libraries resume regular hours on Thursday, January 20th: Duke Library: 8:00am – 1:00am Maxwell Music Library: 8:00am – 9:00pm Sanders Science Library: 8:30am – 9:00pm Special Collections & Archives: noon – 5:00pm (by appointment)

  • Auditing Furman Libraries Digital Collections and Finding Aids: A Self-Reflection of our Archival Practices

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    Nashieli

    Furman Libraries has been documenting life at Furman through its digital archival collections. The Digital Collections Center, in partnership with the Special Collections & Archives, brings together unique digital reproductions and descriptions of over 130,000 records—from ancient and modern artifacts, photographs, music recordings, and oral histories, to manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, yearbooks, newspapers, and ephemera. With…

  • International Education Week 2021

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    lbaker

     The flags are up in the library!  It must be International Education Week!  As we start this year’s celebration, it is important to acknowledge that we are still in the midst of a global pandemic.  Even as we ache for a “return to normal,” we remember that in much of the world and in many…

  • Welcome Dr. Nashieli Marcano

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    Miles Dame

    The Furman University Libraries have the pleasure of introducing to you our newest faculty member Dr. Nashieli Marcano our Archivist/Digital Collections Librarian. Dr. Marcano comes to us from the Kennesaw State University Library System where she held the position of Graduate Librarian for Humanities and Social sciences. Her new role at Furman is Archivist and…

  • Join the Library Student Advisory Group (LSAG)

    Join the Library Student Advisory Group (LSAG)

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    Miles Dame

    Charge of the Group 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 concerns to the attention of…