Category: Research Services

  • Database Trial: 60 Minutes

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    eyoung

    A trial for the 60 Minutes: 1997-2014 collection has been activated.  This trial is available on our Trials LibGuide through Tuesday, May 5, 2015.  The 60 Minutes collection provides 350 hours of video from 17 years of broadcasts, including hundreds of segments not available anywhere else in the world. Each news segment within the collection serves as…

  • Work Smart Workshop

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    eyoung

    Work Smart Workshop: Digital Media Resources Friday, March 27 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm James B. Duke Library, Room 043 Looking for new ways to engage your students with your class material? Looking for images or video to add to a presentation?  Consider adding media. The libraries provide access to an impressive number of digital…

  • Improve Your Search

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    eyoung

    Are you looking for books and can’t find anything worthwhile? Are you looking for journal articles and can’t pin down something relevant? Maybe you’ve found way too much of everything and you are feeling overwhelmed. Sometimes the only thing you know for certain is you need help! Let’s take 2 scenarios – “I am not…

  • Work Smart Workshop

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    eyoung

    When: Tuesday, September 23 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Wednesday, September 24 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm Friday, September 26 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Location: James B. Duke Library 041   No RSVP Required The library offers over half a million eBooks and hundreds of thousands of full-text eJournals. Discuss smart methods…

  • Maximize Reference Sources

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    eyoung

    Reference sources, particularly specialized encyclopedias, offer many benefits.  Consider the following tips as you review a reference source on your topic to reap all the benefits and make your researching even better.     get definitions and background – Reference sources assume that you are new to a topic.  Jargon and specialized terminology will be…

  • Summer Working Lunch:July 29

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    eyoung

      CTL, ITS, the Writing & Media Lab, and the Library present Summer Working Lunches!   you bring:  your lunch and your work we provide:  Moodle 2.6 training, assistance with assignments and research, the sharing of ideas with your fellow faculty members, and beverages Tuesdays, 11 AM – 1 PM in the James B. Duke…

  • Resources for Aspiring Physicians

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    eyoung

    If you are thinking about going to medical school, you probably have questions about how to prepare, apply, and choose the right school.  The Furman Libraries have several resources for aspiring physicians. MSAR Getting Started: Medical School Admission Requirements  To help demystify the process and guide you through the steps necessary to successfully complete the…

  • Summer Working Lunch: July 1

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    eyoung

      CTL, ITS, the Writing & Media Lab, and the Library present Summer Working Lunches!   you bring:  your lunch and your work we provide:  Moodle 2.6 training, assistance with assignments and research, the sharing of ideas with your fellow faculty members, and beverages Tuesdays, 11 AM – 1 PM in the James B. Duke…

  • Summer Working Lunches

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    eyoung

    CTL, ITS, the Writing & Media Lab, and the Library present Summer Working Lunches!   you bring:  your lunch and your work we provide:  assistance with assignments, research, & Moodle 2.6 Tuesdays, 11 AM – 1 PM in the James B. Duke Library, Room 041 June 24 July 1 July 29 August 12 drop in;…

  • What does that button do?

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    eyoung