Emily Dickinson: Civil War Poetry CLP

The  English Department and the Furman University Libraries are joining to present:

“I’m Sorry for the dead…”

Emily Dickinson’s Civil War Poetry

April 12, 2012  - 4pm

Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2^nd Floor

CLP

As the country celebrates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (1861-1865) and National Poetry Month, this lecture will introduce students to the poetry of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and specifically to her Civil War  poetry. For years scholars believed that Dickinson overlooked the war in her poetry; now we know differently. Anne Flick,  an Emily Dickinson scholar, will explain how Dickinson’s poetry reiterates the countrywide horror of death while struggling with her own concerns about death and dying.

Find books in our library by and about Emily Dickinson

Do You Have a Pinterest Account?

You have a Pinterest account, don't you?

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard or scrapbook to which users “pin” images, video, or snippets of text from other websites, or content they’ve uploaded themselves.

Those pins can then be organized into categories (“cooking”, “sport”, et cetera). Users can comment on or share the pins, and other people can pin them to their personal Pinterest boards as well.

The library has an account where you can go and see some of the interesting things we like and own and do.

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UN World Day for Water

The United Nations General Assembly declared the observance of World Water Day on March 22 to promote public awareness of how water resource development contributes to economic productivity and social well-being.

During March, Furman has been exploring the global importance and challenges of water. As part of the Global Issues Forum, Dr. Pete Rogers spoke to our campus about sustainable water practices and the use of technology that can prevent global water crises from arising.

Dr. Rogers  declined to accept any fee for agreeing to speak, and instead requested that the money be put towards the purchase of books on the subject for the James B. Duke Library. To see some of the books we were able to acquire, go to Furman Libraries' Pinterest account and see "Running Out of Water CLP".

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses

After 244 years, Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print.  The company will now focus primarily on its online encyclopedia.

The last print version is the 2010 edition, which is a 32-volume set, weighing in at 129 pounds.

In an interview with The New York Times, the president of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Jorge Cauz, said "Some people will feel sad about it and nostalgic about it.  But we have a better tool now.  The web site is continuously updated, it's much more expansive and it has multimedia."

Undeniable (CLP)



Shell rings on Daws Island, located in Port Royal Sound, Beaufort County, South Carolina  (photo courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources)



Undeniable: Humankind as a Force of Nature (CLP)

March 27, 2012     4:30-5:30

Pitts Room, 2nd floor Duke Library

Dr. Patrick McMillan, a professional naturalist as well as host and writer of the award-winning ETV nature program "Expeditions with Patrick McMillan," will present a lecture and slide show documenting humans as a constant, integral part of nature and change.  His presentation will provide historic, exotic, and local examples such as the Carolina Piedmont forests and the shell rings of the Carolina coast.  Dr. McMillan's lecture will be given in conjuction with the "Diversity Endangered" exhibition hosted by the Decorative and Fine Arts Collection and Special Collections and Archives.  The exhibition is a natural history exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institution with a grant from the National Science Foundation.

We hope to see you there!