During Spring Break, the University’s Information Technology Services (ITS) Department activated virtual print queues on library computers. In order to release your print job, you will need to swipe your Palacard or enter your University network username and password. Questions or problems using the virtual print queue? Contact the IT Service Center by email at service.center@furman.edu, . . .Continue reading New Printing Instructions
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Rosa Parks Papers
The Rosa Parks papers are now online at the Library of Congress… https://www.loc.gov/collections/rosa-parks-papers/about-this-collection About the Collection: The papers of Rosa Parks (1913-2005) span the years 1866-2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1955 to 2000. The collection contains approximately 7,500 items in the Manuscript Division, as well as 2,500 photographs in the Prints . . .Continue reading Rosa Parks Papers
Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship
Dusty Roether received the Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship in 2013. We recently caught up with Dusty as he was beginning his first professional job. I graduated from Furman in 2011 with a major in Latin, but it took quite a while for me to reach that choice. When I started at Furman, I declared a . . .Continue reading Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship
2016 Election Information
Are you registered to vote? Do you need an absentee ballot? The websites listed will help you find the information you need to exercise your right to vote! Long Distance Voter Greenville County Voter Registration League of Women Voters® of Greenville County South Carolina State Election Commission
52 Years of Televised U.S. Presidential Debates
In 1960, when John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon met face to face in the first televised presidential debates in American history, a new era began in which on-camera personality, media exposure, and public image had major impacts on political campaigns. Fifty-six years later, televised presidential debates have become commonplace and even more critical to the outcome of . . .Continue reading 52 Years of Televised U.S. Presidential Debates
Libraries Open at 10am
Furman University will be operating on a delayed scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 16. The university will open with the start of 10 a.m. classes. As such, the Libraries will be opening at 10am as well.
Thinking Outside the Library
Kelly Leonard ’11 How an MLIS Can Lead To Jobs Other Than Librarianship Kelly Leonard is an organized young woman who belies any image you might have of an English major who dreamily reads novels and doesn’t know the first thing about numbers. Kelly is an Excel pro (she made spreadsheets to help her sister . . .Continue reading Thinking Outside the Library
The Unexpected Librarian
The Unexpected Librarian: How a Recent Furman Grad Found Himself in Library School Chase Ollis (’11) is one of the 2015 recipients of the Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship. The scholarship is given annually to a Senior or a Furman graduate who has been accepted into, or is enrolled in, an American Library Association accredited graduate . . .Continue reading The Unexpected Librarian
Ethel C. Southern Scholarship
What are you doing after graduation? For some the path to a career is clear and straight. But many of us will tell stories of a chance meeting, a job that was meant to be temporary, or an unforeseen opportunity that led to a field we had not originally considered. Have you ever thought of . . .Continue reading Ethel C. Southern Scholarship
Network Outage – 12/22 at 1pm
On December 22, starting at 1pm, Furman’s Information Technology Services (ITS) will begin working on the campus network to upgrade the core of our campus network and improve network performance. This work will continue through the evening. The network will be working the morning of December 23rd. During the outage you can expect: The wired and . . .Continue reading Network Outage – 12/22 at 1pm