Category: Research Resources

  • BHM in Databases #4 – Black Drama

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    Black Drama, now in its expanded third edition, contains the full text of more than 1,700 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 200 playwrights. Many of the works are rare, hard to find, or out of print with more than 40 percent of the collection consisting of previously unpublished plays…

  • BHM in Databases #3 – Colonial Caribbean

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    lbaker

    Colonial Caribbean – Stretching from Jamaica and the Bahamas to Trinidad and Tobago, Colonial Caribbean makes available materials from 27 Colonial Office file classes from The National Archives, UK. Covering the history of the various territories under British colonial governance from 1624 to 1870, this extensive resource includes administrative documentation, trade and shipping records, minutes…

  • BHM in Databases #2 – Black Thought and Culture

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    lbaker

    Black Thought and Culture  In the Black Thought and Culture database, the ideas of over 1,000 authors present an evolving and complex view of what it is to be black in America.  This is a huge electronic collection of approximately 100,000 pages of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes,…

  • BHM in Databases #1 – Black Historical Newspapers (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) 

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    lbaker

     Your Search for Black History Continues Here…The Furman University Libraries have an extensive collection of databases on the African American, African and African Diaspora experiences, histories and cultures. Many of these collections are repositories of primary source materials including, letters, artifacts, pamphlets, obituaries, etc. There’s much to explore and examine.   Immerse yourself in collection every…

  • Stay On Top of the News!

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    lbaker

    The Furman Libraries provide Furman students, faculty and staff with access to The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.  You will find directions to create individual accounts at this url: https://libguides.furman.edu/access-news.  Don’t get stuck behind the paywalls. Create your accounts today! Please keep in mind that these accounts allow for…

  • LSAT, GMAT, GRE on the Horizon? Try Mometrix!

    LSAT, GMAT, GRE on the Horizon? Try Mometrix!

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    Christy Allen

    Furman Libraries now offers access to the test preparation database Mometrix eLibrary. Mometrix eLibrary is a cloud-based web application that allows you to access a database of test preparation materials including study guides, flashcards, and practice questions. There are study materials for over 1,800 different exams including teacher certifications, nursing, and medical professional exams, graduate…

  • Find It @ Furman Replaces Library Catalog

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    Christy Allen

    The Libraries have a new way to search print and electronic materials: Find It @ Furman. This new library management system will replace the Library Catalog, a system which is over 15 years old and has reached end-of-life. Find It @ Furman will allow for searching print and electronic resources, a more intuitive user experience,…

  • Virtual Ways to Use the Library Resources–Human and Electronic

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    eyoung

    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…

  • Research with Pride

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    Jenny

    This year is the 50th anniversary of Stonewall and also the year Furman added a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Major. One of our primary source databases supporting these content areas is Gale’s Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 (Furman users only.) The publisher recently provided search tips for the various…

  • Language Personality Quiz

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    eyoung

    Mango Languages is an online language learning resource freely available to all Furman students, faculty, and staff. Find it in the All Databases list. Whether you’re an adventure-hungry explorer with a knack for grammar, or a creative who loves high fashion, there is a language out there for you! The goal of learning a new…