What is the Furman Digicenter?
The Furman Digicenter creates and enriches
digital collections to be used for instruction. To this end, the Digicenter adds value to its collections by linking digital objects with related data, such as to maps, timelines, and related information. To assist the faculty, the Digicenter will create collections by converting analog materials, including slides, print photographs, audio, and text - provided the materials do not infringe copyright provisions - and will customize the material to fit the instructor's teaching needs. Additionally, the Digicenter collaborates with the Center for Teaching and Learning to investigate and implement innovative digital technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
The Furman Digicenter:
- Collaborates with faculty and the Center for Teaching and Learning to enhance the effective integration of digital technologies for innovative teaching and learning;
- Digitizes analog materials whose copyright allows for such digitization (including slides, print photographs, audio, and text);
- Assigns metadata to submitted digital objects;
- Organizes submitted digital objects and their metadata into accessible and easily usable collections;
- Adds value to submitted digital objects through linking to additional resources (both external and internal), mapping using GoogleEarth, etc.
- Assists in developing and supporting classroom assignments that directly correlate with the Digicenter’s mission.
The Digicenter's collection is built on and powered by
LUNA Insight.
General Info
Currently, the Digicenter is open Monday - Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. If you are interested in working with the Digicenter or would like more information about our services and mission, please email
Digicenter@furman.edu or call us at
864.294.3733.
