The Furman University Libraries are thrilled to announce the first publication of an article under a new open access agreement with Wiley. Professor of Chemistry, Greg Springsteen, became the first Furman professor to publish under the new agreement. The article, A Plausible Prebiotic One-Pot Synthesis of Orotate and Pyruvate Suggestive of Common Protometabolic Pathways, was . . .Continue reading Free Open Access Publishing in Wiley
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Virtual Ways to Use the Library Resources–Human and Electronic
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 . . .Continue reading Virtual Ways to Use the Library Resources–Human and Electronic
Calling all bibliophiles!
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 . . .Continue reading Calling all bibliophiles!
Announcing the Wells Family Endowment
Announcing the Wells Family Endowment The Furman Libraries have received a gift from Robert F. (Robin) Brabham ’68 to create the Wells Family Endowment for Special Collections, named after his great-great-grandfather Whitfield George Wells (who attended Furman from 1872-75) and his great-great-grandmother Mary Parler Wells, Greenville Baptist Female College (GWC) class of 1875. The endowment . . .Continue reading Announcing the Wells Family Endowment
Primary and Secondary Sources in the Sciences
You may be familiar with the distinction between primary and secondary sources in the humanities. There, a primary source is an account from someone who experienced the event – a first-person account. A secondary source is written by someone who was not there. Likewise, a science primary source is written by someone who experienced the . . .Continue reading Primary and Secondary Sources in the Sciences
The Birth of Emoticons: 1881
The first use of emoticons in print came in the March 30, 1881 issue of Puck magazine. You can see the faces of joy, melancholy, indifference, and astonishment in a short piece about ‘Typographical Art’. Puck was an American magazine of political satire and other humor, published in English and German editions in the 19th and early . . .Continue reading The Birth of Emoticons: 1881
New Database: Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a collection of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. The database includes the module Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. This hard-to-find content provides primary source . . .Continue reading New Database: Ethnic NewsWatch
Rare Book Acquisitions in 2018
The following rare books, letters, and tracts were acquired by Furman’s Special Collections and Archives over the past year.
A Librarian in Your Pocket
A Librarian in your Pocket Got a question and a cell phone? Text your librarian at (864) 214-7172.
Truncat*
Truncation is a search technique that broadens your search to include various word endings and spellings. Adding an asterisk to the root of a word commands your keyword search to return results with all possible endings of the word. So, instead of trying to brainstorm all the ways you can say “sustainable,” you can just . . .Continue reading Truncat*