Tag: Science

  • Database Trials for Food Science

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    eyoung

    The Library is providing trial access to two food science databases.  Both trials run through April 8, 2013.  Help us evaluate these new, potential resources.   Food Science SourceThis database offers more than 1,000 key food industry and market reports, as well as tens of thousands of additional food industry articles, benchmarks and best practices,…

  • Sanders Science Library

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    eyoung

    Dan and Emilyn Childs Sanders On February 1st, a ceremony was held to dedicate the Sanders Science Library.  Furman trustee Dan Sanders and his wife Emilyn Childs Sanders, loyal philanthropists of Furman and the Greenville community, named the science library in honor of their children and grandchildren.  In her opening remarks, Director of Libraries, Janis…

  • Blind Date with a Science Book

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    Christy Allen

    Bored with textbooks? Solutions manuals just giving you more problems? Take a chance to find love in a book again with … Blind Date with a Science Book Select any of the wrapped books at the circulation desk and check it out. Then discover what title you have and explore it for one week.  Want…

  • SAGE Database Trials

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    eyoung

    The Library is providing trial access to two SAGE databases.  Both trials run through January 9, 2013.  Help us evaluate these new, potential resources. SAGE Knowledge    SAGE Knowledge is a social sciences digital library created for students, researchers, and faculty.  Incorporating more than 2,500 titles, it includes SAGE eBook and eReference content, containing scholarly monographs, reference…

  • Springer Migration on Nov. 26

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    Christy Allen

    The publisher Springer will be changing their platform on Monday, November 26. All of the links from the library to various Springer ebooks and ejournals should perform properly, but personal accounts will not by migrated over. If you use a personal account to receive alerts, save documents, or customize your experience, you will need to…

  • Neuroscience added to JoVE subscription

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    Christy Allen

    The Furman University Libraries have expanded our subscription of the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) to include the Neuroscience section. JoVE is a peer reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological, medical, chemical and physical research in a video format. JoVE: Neuroscience includes techniques from a wide variety of fields, focusing on…

  • SciFinder – Now with unlimited users!

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    Christy Allen

    Having an easier time accessing SciFinder lately? As of July 1st, SciFinder no longer limits the number of users who can access the database at one time. So, go ahead: Do some research in the middle of the afternoon. Need to create a SciFinder account? Ask Andrea for instruction on registering and access SciFinder through…

  • 104 More Years

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    eyoung

    Have you noticed more results in your Web of Science searches?  Furman University Libraries is now offering the complete backfile to Web of Science, greatly expanding our coverage beyond 2002. The database now includes: Social Science Citation Index:  1898-PresentScience Citation Index Expanded:  1899-PresentArts & Humanitites Index:  1975-Present This expanded coverage means more comprehensive searching, better…

  • Web of Science Coverage E x p a n d e d

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    Christy Allen

    Have you noticed more results in your Web of Science searches today? Furman University Libraries is now offering the complete backfile to Web of Science, greatly expanding our coverage beyond 2002. The database now includes: Science Citation Index Expanded: 1899 – Present Social Science Citation Index: 1898 – Present Arts & Humanities Index: 1975 –…

  • Temporary Web of Science Problem

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    eyoung

    Web of Science is not linking to full text at the moment. We are working with the Web of Science provider to correct this problem. You CAN search for articles in Web of Science but it is not looking at our collection of full text journal articles to link your search results with articles. You…