Category: Research Resources

  • Martin Luther King as Reader and Thinker

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    eyoung

    Dr. Martin Luther King, whose birthday we commemorate this weekend, was a scholar from an early age. Skipping two grades, he entered Morehouse College in Atlanta at age 15! He then went on to divinity school and received his degree in 1951, at age 22 from Crozer Theological Seminiary. By 26 he received his doctorate…

  • New Trial – Naxos Music Library

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    Jenny

    There is a trial of Naxos Music Library up and running, for Furman faculty, staff, and students only. Click here to access the trial. Naxos Music Library is one of the world´s largest online classical music libraries. Offers streaming access to more than 46,000 CDs with more than 653,000 tracks, standard and rare repertoire. Over…

  • Furman is a Federal Depository Library

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    eyoung

  • Preparing Your Mind to Write a Research Paper

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    eyoung

    As you approach the countdown to research papers, remember that sometimes what your brain needs most is a break. “After spending time in a quiet rural setting, close to nature, people exhibit greater attentiveness, stronger memory, and generally improved cognition. Their brains become both calmer and sharper…. When people aren’t being bombarded by external stimuli,…

  • All That Business

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    eyoung

    Standard & Poors Industry Surveys have always been the the best way to get financial and business information on over fifty of the largest North American and global industries. The S&P Register provided important business facts on over 100,000 leading public and private corporations worldwide, including current address, financial and marketing information, and a listing…

  • Preparing Your Mind to Write a Research Paper

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    Jenny

    As you approach the countdown to research papers, remember that sometimes what your brain needs most is a break. “After spending time in a quiet rural setting, close to nature, people exhibit greater attentiveness, stronger memory, and generally improved cognition. Their brains become both calmer and sharper…. When people aren’t being bombarded by external stimuli,…

  • Research Deadlines

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    eyoung

    As you gather the research for your final papers and presentations, you may find that getting the best resource requires an interlibrary loan–borrowing an item from another library. If you need an article or book that Furman doesn’t own or have access to, all you need to do is request it through interlibrary loan. Learn…

  • Confused about Citing Sources?

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    eyoung

    You’re not alone! The library will be offering workshops on citing your sources next Wednesday (11/10) and Thursday (11/12), from 3:00 – 4:30 (although they may not last the full 90 minutes, depending on questions) in Room 041 on the ground floor of the library. We’ll talk about some resources that can help you create…

  • Planning for Those Final Papers

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    eyoung

    It’s not too early to start gathering research for your end of term papers and projects. You may find that getting the best resource requires an interlibrary loan–borrowing an item from another library. If you need an article or book that Furman doesn’t own or have access to, all you need to do is request…

  • Need Images?

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    eyoung

    Are you working on a project that requires images? Here are some resources you may find helpful: ARTstor is a database to which the library subscribes with approximately 500,000 images covering art, architecture and archeology. AP Multimedia Archive is another library database that contains over 700,000 Associated Press photos that go back to 1840 but…