Category: Special Collections

  • Auditing Furman Libraries Digital Collections and Finding Aids: A Self-Reflection of our Archival Practices

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    Nashieli

    Furman Libraries has been documenting life at Furman through its digital archival collections. The Digital Collections Center, in partnership with the Special Collections & Archives, brings together unique digital reproductions and descriptions of over 130,000 records—from ancient and modern artifacts, photographs, music recordings, and oral histories, to manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, yearbooks, newspapers, and ephemera. With…

  • Welcome Dr. Nashieli Marcano

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    Miles Dame

    The Furman University Libraries have the pleasure of introducing to you our newest faculty member Dr. Nashieli Marcano our Archivist/Digital Collections Librarian. Dr. Marcano comes to us from the Kennesaw State University Library System where she held the position of Graduate Librarian for Humanities and Social sciences. Her new role at Furman is Archivist and…

  • What’s New at Furman Libraries?

    What’s New at Furman Libraries?

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    Miles Dame

    Are you looking for the latest Furman Libraries news? Well you’ve come to the right place.We have a new faculty member in our archives, we’ve received donations from our Dins Day fundraiser, and we’ve published a new edition of our newsletter. Nashieli Marcano Dr. Marcano comes to us from the Kennesaw State University Library System…

  • Need a Furman ID or Appointment to Access Libraries

    Need a Furman ID or Appointment to Access Libraries

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    Christy Allen

    The James B. Duke Library, Maxwell Music Library, and Sanders Science Library may be accessed by Furman students, faculty, and staff by swiping their Palacards (University ID cards) at the entrance. Members of OLLI or community researchers must contact the Libraries in advance and schedule an appointment. Masking and distancing is required for all regardless…

  • Joseph Vaughn Statue Unveiling

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    Scott

    A dream deferred will become a dream fulfilled on Friday, April 16th, 2021, at 1:00 pm as the Joseph Vaughn Plaza and statue unveiling of Joseph Vaughn, ’68, cum laude, will be officially dedicated by President Elizabeth Davis and the Furman University Community, in front of the James B. Duke Library. The dream began in…

  • African American Newspapers Individual Long Run Titles

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    Steve

    A new Box now appears in the Historical Newspaper page on the News Sources Libguide. With the addition of Proquest titles and others from within the Black Studies Center the libraries now offer access to ten 20th century newspapers owned and edited by African Americans. With the exception of the Daily Defender, each of the…

  • Know Your Librarian

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    Jenny

    All students at Furman have direct access to librarians in Outreach Services, including: A librarian paired with their First Year Writing class A personal librarian assigned as soon as a student declares a major Ability to make individual appointments for research consultations Two branch librarians residing in the Maxwell Music Library and Sanders Science Library…

  • New Exhibit: “The Simple Ground of Justice”: Greenvillians in the Fight for Women’s Suffrage

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    Miles Dame

    On exhibit August 26 – December 1, 2020 James B. Duke Library, Second Floor Gallery In accordance with the centennial of the 19th Amendment, “The Simple Ground of Justice”: Greenvillians in the Fight for Women’s Suffrage will open on August 26 and be on display until December 2020. Curated by Dr. Courtney Tollison, Distinguished University…

  • 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,…

  • Zoom Backgrounds for National Library Week

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    Jenny

    This week is National Library Week, and originally the American Library Association had picked “Find Your Place At the Library” as the theme. They had to make a quick pivot when most libraries across the world shut down for COVID-19, including the Furman Libraries. Now we are celebrating the theme as “Find the Library At…