Category: Borrowing Services

  • Borrow an iPad!

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    We’ve got gadgets!  The James B. Duke Library loans iPads and Kindles to current students, faculty, and staff.  The check-out period for electronic devices is 2 weeks, with a 2 week renewal if no one is on the waiting list.  You can check availability and place a hold on an electronic device by visiting the…

  • Recently Added Titles

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    Natural born heroes : how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance The road taken : the history and future of America’s infrastructure The economics of chocolate The QB : the making of modern quarterbacks The game’s not over : in defense of football Superintelligence : paths, dangers, strategies…

  • Library Hours During MayX

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    Library hours during May Experience are as follows: Wednesday May 11 8am-10pm Thursday May 12 8am-10pm Friday May 13 8am-5pm Saturday May 14 1pm-5pm Sunday May 15 1pm-5pm Monday May 16 8am-10pm Tuesday May 17 8am-10pm Wednesday May 18 8am-10pm Thursday May 19 8am-10pm Friday May 20 8am-5pm Saturday May 21 1pm-5pm Sunday May 22 1pm-5pm Monday May…

  • Summer-Long Check Outs!

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    eyoung

    Are you done with studying? Get a book just to read for fun! We’ve set up a table in the James B. Duke Library featuring some of our favorite reads. If you’re returning in the Fall, check out a novel for the beach or an audiobook for a road trip. Materials will be due back…

  • Request This Item

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    eyoung

    We have activated a new option in the  online library catalog  – you now have the ability to place a hold for any circulating item (books, DVDs, audiobooks, scores), to pick up at any library location. Simply click through to the item you desire, and click the “Request This Item” button at the top of…

  • ILL Deadlines

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    eyoung

    Nov 24th – the last day to submit Interlibrary Loan requests for books, audiobooks, DVDs, and music scores Dec 5th – the last day to submit Interlibrary Loan requests for articles The deadlines apply only to those items needed before the end of Fall term. Requests submitted after these deadlines will be addressed on a…

  • ILL FAQs

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    eyoung

    What is Interlibrary Loan? Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service whereby Furman University students, faculty, and staff can borrow books, DVDs, and audiobooks that are owned by other libraries. Journal articles may also be requested through ILL and will be delivered in print or electronically to your ILLiad account. ILL services are free.  But, you are…

  • International Student Orientation

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    eyoung

    New international students attended a library orientation session. Brainstorming keywords is fun!

  • TV Series on DVD

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    eyoung

    The library’s Media Collection includes television series on DVD. So, we made a Pinterest board of what we have! We have Downton Abbey, The Wire, 24, Battlestar Gallactica, Mad Men, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Breaking Bad, and the list goes on and on.

  • Borrow an iPad!

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    by

    eyoung

    We’ve got gadgets! The James B. Duke Library loans iPads and Kindles to current students, faculty, and staff. The check-out period for electronic devices is 2 weeks, with a 2 week renewal if no one is on the waiting list. You can check availability and place a hold on an electronic device by visiting the…