Category: Library Services
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Virtual Ways to Use the Library Resources–Human and Electronic
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The Furman Libraries want to stay in touch with you and support your teaching and learning in the online environment that will be commencing soon. We have created a Guide that lists all the ways* you can get in touch with librarians and staff who can connect you with our resources and suggest ways of…
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Off- Campus Access to Library Databases – Downtime
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Off-campus access to library databases/e-resources will be unavailable beginning tomorrow, March 12th, at 9am due to a server migration. There may be intermittent downtime throughout the morning. As part of this migration, E-Book Central may be unavailable from both on and off-campus, throughout the morning. After the migration is complete, all accounts in E-Book Central…
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New Arrivals: Books
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Looking for something to read in your downtime, during your lunchtime, or before your bedtime? Well, the Furman Libraries have recently acquired some exciting new titles that may be of interest to you. New Fiction: The Chain / Adrian McKinty Your phone rings. A stranger has kidnapped your child. To free them you must abduct…
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New Arrivals: DVDs
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Amazing Grace: A documentary presenting the live recording of Aretha Franklin’s album Amazing Grace at The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972. Apollo 11: Featuring never-before-seen footage in its highest resolution, Apollo 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission that first put men on the moon.…
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Open Access Week
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What is open access? Open access refers to scholarly journals, textbooks, and data that are not hidden behind a paywall blocking students and researchers from accessing them for academic and research purposes. The purpose of Open Access Week is to raise awareness of the importance of having free access to information and to encourage libraries,…
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Try our Audio Recording Studio
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The Audio Recording Studio in the James B. Duke Library is open and available for reservation this summer! The Audio Recording Studio is a sound-insulated room located on the lower level of the library near the IT Service Center, and is equipped with a microphone and a laptop computer with Camtasia and Audacity installed. Faculty,…
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ILL and PASCAL Deadlines
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Classes end April 30th! 4/22/19 – the last day to submit Interlibrary Loan requests for books, audiobooks, DVDs, and music scores 4/30/19 – the last day to submit Interlibrary Loan requests for articles These deadlines apply only to those items needed before the end of Spring term. Requests submitted after these deadlines will be addressed…
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Calling all bibliophiles!
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Our Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist, Dr. Jeff Makala, will host a show and tell highlighting recent acquisitions. 60s & 70s counterculture materials feminist comix contemporary queer zines 17th century emblem book 18th century French book printed entirely in red ink Dr. Makala will also answer questions about how and why he acquires materials…
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Need a quiet spot for an interview?
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The James B. Duke Library now has an audio recording studio co-sponsored by Furman Libraries and Information Technology Services. The Audio Recording Studio is a sound-insulated room located on the lower level of the library near the IT Service Center. The room is equipped with a microphone and a laptop computer with Camtasia and Audacity installed.…
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Textbooks on Reserve
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Textbooks are expensive for our students, and we want to help. This spring, we purchased select textbooks and put them on reserve in the Libraries for student use. According to current studies, the average student at a private university spends more than $1,200 per year for textbooks. From what we’ve heard from students, Furman is…