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We are pleased to
announce that Business Source
Complete now includes a business video collection with 55 videos from
the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series, at no additional
charge.
The series features
engaging video lectures...
Now you can get research assistance from the Information Commons via your cell phone. You can always call us at 317-940-9235 and talk to us but now you also have the option of texting us.Just text 265010 and in the body of the text type
"buinfocommons:...
If you are interested in installing Trillian on your home computer and connecting to your Meebo account from home, here's what you need to do.You'll already have your Trillian account and your Meebo Account created, so you just need to download/install...
Are you a student who needs some individual training on a software program? Would you like someone to show you how to add video to a presentation? Or maybe how to add material to your e-portfolio in Chalk & Wire?You can get training through the Information...
Check out President Obama's declaration of October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness month:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-National-Information-Literacy-Awareness-Month/.
The statement points...
RefWorks-COS is pleased to announce that the Alumni Program
will now be offered as a standard feature of RefWorks, providing lifelong
access to users that are alumni of subscribing institutions. As long as an
institution subscribes to RefWorks, alumni...
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is
observed during the last week of September each year. This year it is
from Sept. 26 - Oct. 3. Observed since 1982, the annual event reminds
Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom...
Did you know that Irwin Library has two reserveable study rooms? To find out more please check this link. ...
If you are a student interested in training for Chalk & Wire, please visit the list of I.T. Training Sessions. The Information Commons will be supporting use of Chalk & Wire, but not actually performing initial training. That will be done in the...
Are you looking for answers? We have them!Try BUAnswers. It's like an FAQ on steroids. If you don't see your question listed, you can ask us and we'll post an answer and email it to you....
Here is a list of the students we have hired as Information Commons Assistants. (If they stay with the program for additional years, they may be given more of a leadership role and earn the job title of Information Commons Associate.)
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Library Website UpdatedThe Butler Libraries have updated their website this summer. Any faculty using links to library webpages or screenshots in a syllabus should please verify them before finalizing the syllabus. LibGuides, RSS feeds, and links to databases...
There are now computers available to students in every quad/section of Irwin Library. We've had to use the built-in wireless capabilities of the iMacs to install some of them, which meant removing all Macs from the Reference Lab area. The end result is...
Here is an update on all the computer replacements.All of the computers in the Reference Area have been replaced with newer ones. They are all PCs now, no iMacs.All of the other "public" PCs throughout the building have been replaced with the newer ones...
Today many of the public-access ("lab") computers were replaced with newer models. Not brand new, but a couple years newer than the ones that were here. The I.R. people will be back tomorrow to finish replacing the ones they didn't do today (IL119, etc.)....
Reminder: You can receive automatic email updates from LibGuides whenever:
A new Guide is published
A Guide with a certain tag or tags is published
A specific librarian publishes a new Guide
Just go the main LibGuides home page and look on the...
As a review for those who are at the Librarians Meeting yesterday, and as an explanation for those who were not able to attend, here is a description of the procedure that the Information Commons Assistants will be using to contact you.During the normal...
Due to routine upgrades, our interlibrary loan system will be unavailable on Monday, July 27 and Tuesday, July 28. Normal service should resume on Wednesday, July 29. We apologize for the inconvenience....
The friendly folks in I.R. have just put on their website a
collection of “Worksmart Guides” from Microsoft that can help you be more
productive with your email, taking advantage of tips and tricks (and just
learning more) to get the most out of your...
Here are the stats for the Tutorial Quizzes (based in Blackboard) for the 2008-2009 Academic Year:Library Basics - 27 students took it 33 times with an average score of 8.15Plagiarism - 356 students took it 520 times with an average score of 8.76Music...
The Butler Libraries have received a Library Services and Technology (LSTA) grant of $8,015 from the Indiana State Library to support the work of the Friesner Herbarium in digitizing its collections of Indiana specimens.
The 20th century history of...
Graduates: Do you need to get your thesis bound?If so please check out the policy page for specifics!...
Need a quiet place to study or pound out that paper into the wee hours during finals week? Irwin Library will be open for a 24-hour period beginning at 7:30 am on Tuesday, April 28 through Wednesday morning, the 29th. There will be light refreshments...
FINALS WEEK
IRWIN
SCIENCE
Apr. 29- April 30 ...