What is Scan and Deliver? Scan and Deliver is an article and book chapter delivery service. When you need an article from a journal or a chapter from a book which is owned by the library only in print or microformat, we will scan the article/book chapter and deliver it to you electronically through your . . .Continue reading What is Scan and Deliver?
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Newly Activated Database Trial
The Furman Libraries are offering a trial for Classical Scores Library. This trial will be available through Monday, August 29, 2016. To discover and access trial databases, visit Electronic Resources Trials. Classical Scores Library is a reliable and authoritative source for scores of the classical canon, as well as a resource for the discovery of . . .Continue reading Newly Activated Database Trial
Everything Explained That Is Explainable
Since the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica arrived, issued in three volumes between 1768 and 1771, subsequent editions sought to bring the individual articles up-to-date and dutifully reflect the range of current learning. Of course as learning, progress, industry, etc. accelerated over the next century this well-meaning goal became much more difficult to achieve. . . .Continue reading Everything Explained That Is Explainable
New Sports and Recreation Books
Cheated : The UNC Scandal, the Education of Athletes, and the Future of Big-Time College Sports Written by UNC professor of history Jay Smith and UNC athletics department whistleblower Mary Willingham, Cheated exposes the fraudulent inner workings of this famous university. For decades these internal systems have allowed woefully underprepared basketball and football players to . . .Continue reading New Sports and Recreation Books
Donate Used Books in Trone
Do you have used books you want to clean out this summer? A donation box for the Greenville Literacy’s annual book sale is in the Trone Student Center on the lower level near the post office, near the staircase. It will be available through July 29. More information below on which items are accepted and . . .Continue reading Donate Used Books in Trone
James C. Furman Collection
James Clement Furman was born on December 15, 1809, in Charleston, South Carolina. His father was Richard Furman, namesake of Furman University, then pastor at Charleston Baptist Church. His mother was Dorothea Burn Furman, second wife of his father. James Clement was the thirteenth of fifteen children born to Richard and Dorothea Furman. He was . . .Continue reading James C. Furman Collection
“And There’s the Humor of It”
“This collaborative project between the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Folger Shakespeare Library blends the history of medicine with the insightful literature of Shakespeare. The project integrates the historically popular but now discredited medical theory that bodily fluids–blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm–were the basis for personality traits and behavior and were reflected . . .Continue reading “And There’s the Humor of It”
Pulp Magazine Collection
Special Collections recently received a collection of pulp magazines from the family of Dallas W. Griffin, Furman class of 1952, who passed away in 2012. Science fiction magazines form the largest part of the collection and document the history of sci- fi writing and cover art. Titles include Astounding Science Fiction (issues from 1948-1959), and . . .Continue reading Pulp Magazine Collection
Furman Historical Images
The burning of the Furman Bell Tower, the scarlet fever quarantine of 1906, the May Day pageants of Greenville Woman’s College – all this and more can be found in the new “Furman Historical Images” digital collection. Spanning 150 years, the collection contains nearly 2800 photographs and glass plate negatives of Greenville Woman’s College, Furman’s . . .Continue reading Furman Historical Images
What do I read next?
Summer is in full swing, so you may be wondering “what do I read next”? If so, the online library resource Books & Authors offers title recommendations, reading lists, and more. You can search Books & Authors by title, author, genre, keyword and series. Users can also perform an “if you like…” search, awards search, and who, what, when, where . . .Continue reading What do I read next?