The Library has recently subscribed to the database Web of Science. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covering more than 15,000 journals is available through this search of Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Covers 2002-present.
Category: Research Resources
A Quick take on Myanmar (Burma)
Photo credit: PhotoBank/BKK Robert Harding Picture Library The first Secretary of State to visit Burma(Myanmar) in over fifty years, Hillary Clinton is meeting with officials there this week. Films on Demand provides the documentary, Give Me the Short Version on Burma, that provides some interesting background on this Southeast Asian country revealing its struggles and . . .Continue reading A Quick take on Myanmar (Burma)
Printing from Ebsco for Mac Users
If you are a Mac user, you may have received a “Plug-in not found” error when attempting to open a PDF in the Ebsco databases. Ebsco is aware of the issue and is working directly with Apple to solve the problem. In the meantime, if you follow the link below, Ebsco has provided a link . . .Continue reading Printing from Ebsco for Mac Users
New Database for Computer Science Researchers
The Library recently subscribed to the database Computer Science Digital Library. This database from IEEE provides access to over 380,000 IEEE Computer Society journal articles and conference papers from 27 online IEEE Computer Society peer-reviewed periodicals with all available archives. You can find the Computer Science Digital Library database in the list of All Databases . . .Continue reading New Database for Computer Science Researchers
South Carolina Digital Newspaper Project
The Macabre from ARTstor
Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) are coming. Find out what these two celebrations have in common, and celebrate the season with thousands of suitably macabre images from the ARTstor Digital Library. Check
The Chronicle Delivered to Your Email
Do you ever find it hard to keep up with all that is happening in higher education? As part of Furman’s subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education, users can sign up for free newsletters, all delivered by e-mail. Academe Today, The Chronicle’s e-mailed daily newsletter includes top stories and essays published in the current . . .Continue reading The Chronicle Delivered to Your Email
Study Guides for the BIG Test
The Science Library is your place to prepare for those graduate school tests. Not only to we offer some of the best study space around, but we now offer study guides on reserve. Read the tips, copy the practice tests, get the knowledge and confidence you need – at no cost to you! We currently . . .Continue reading Study Guides for the BIG Test
Primary Resources Arrive
Archives Unbound Search the content of thousands of pages of primary documents in a vast range of subjects. You may access the individual collections by choosing Browse. Currently there are nineteen different collections. There are first hand accounts of historical events as well as declassified documents that reveal the operations of many international issues of . . .Continue reading Primary Resources Arrive
Women and Social Movements
On a trial basis, the Library is providing access to the electronic resource, Women and Social Movements in the United States. The trial runs through the month of November. Women and Social Movements in the United States is a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women’s history. Organized around the history . . .Continue reading Women and Social Movements