ARE YOU CONSIDERING GRADUATE STUDY AFTER FURMAN? Each year the Ethel Carlisle Southern Scholarship is offered to graduating Furman students or alumni who plan to attend, or are attending, an American Library Association approved masters program in library science. The application for this scholarship is being accepted now and must be completed by February 28. . . .Continue reading What Are You Doing After Graduation?
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Blind Date with a Book
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The Furman University Libraries have updated and expanded our Citing Your Sources guide. Discover online and print manuals and guides for major citation styles. Learn how to save time and energy with citation tools like NoodleTools and RefWorks. There’s even a plagiarism section with tutorials, links, and more. Still confused about citing sources? Ask for . . .Continue reading [Citation Needed]
What is the LSAG?
The Library Student Advisory Group is a group of students who: Give the Library feedback when we need a student perspective; Serve as a focus group for discussion of library issues; Bring student needs and concerns to the Library’s attention and participate in discussions on how to respond to these needs (advocating for students); Help . . .Continue reading What is the LSAG?
A Very Short Introduction
The Very Short Introductions series published by the Oxford University Press offers concise introductions to a wide range of subjects. Each volume provides discussions of the central issues in a given topic. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how it was developed and influenced society. Visit the . . .Continue reading A Very Short Introduction
150th Birthday of George W. Carver
George Washington Carver was born early in 1864, close to the end of the Civil War and in the midst of the episodes of violent raids around Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri. His mother was enslaved on a farm in southwestern Missouri, which was far from the major battles of the war but central to the . . .Continue reading 150th Birthday of George W. Carver