April 2009 - Posts

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:31 PM

Irwin Library Open 24-hours Tuesday, April 28

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 and plenty of coffee available in the later evening of the 28th.  Check out additional extended hours during finals week at:  www.butler.edu/library/?pg=524

Bring your coffee cup, wear your house slippers, and bring your laptop and/or study materials and hole up for a night of studying!

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:13 AM

Finals Hours

FINALS WEEK IRWIN SCIENCE
Apr. 29- April 30 (Wed. - Thur.) 7 a.m. – 2 a.m. 8 a.m. – 1 a.m.
May 1 (Friday) 7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.
May 2 (Saturday) 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
May 3 (Sunday) 10 a.m. - 2 a.m. 10 a.m. – Midnight
May 4 (Monday) 7:30 a.m. - 1 a.m. 8 a.m. – Midnight
May 5 (Tuesday) 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Friday, April 17, 2009 11:36 AM

Students Being Hired for New Information Commons

Students are now being hired for Fall 2009 employment in the new Information Commons which is being developed. Any students interested in emerging technologies, rich media, research skills, and excellent customer service are encouraged to visit http://www.butler.edu/infocommons for more information and to apply. (Copy and paste the link into your browser.)

Mission
The mission of the Information Commons is to provide support for Butler University students in the discovery and creation of information, especially focusing on rich media creation, technology assistance and training, and research assistance.

Description
The Information Commons is both a physical space and virtual space. It comprises the Reference area and Education Commons in Irwin Library, the Instructional Technology Commons in Jordan Hall, and the online environment of information technology and knowledge media. The Information Commons is a place for Butler students, faculty, and staff to get access to information, knowledge, technology, and research assistance to aid them in their pursuits of discovering and creating information.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:10 AM

Literary Criticism Online

The Butler Libraries have just subscribed to a new database called Literary Criticism Online. This database indexes the Gale sets of Literary Criticism books (the large sets of brown or blue books in the Irwin Library Reference collection), including the following titles:

  • Contemporary Literary Criticism (all volumes)
  • Drama Criticism (all volumes)
  • Children’s Literature Review (volumes 141+, from June 2009 forward)

For other areas of literature and literary criticism, we recommend the Literature Resource Center, also from Gale, which contain much of the content of all the Literary Criticism sets owned by the libraries.

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Thursday, April 09, 2009 11:32 PM

Special Events for National Library Week

During National Library Week, we are teaming with the Jukes Foundation for Kids, a non-profit organization founded by Butler basketball player Avery Jukes, to raise funds and collect donations of books for youth education in Uganda.  Please consider contributing to the Jukes Foundation for Kids as we celebrate how "Worlds Connect @ Your Library."

Breakfast with the Library
Monday, April 13, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Star Fountain (Rain Location:  Irwin  Lobby)
Tuesday, April 14, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Science Library
Players from the Butler Men's Basketball team will join us to greet you at this annual Library event, where you can grab some breakfast and donate to the Jukes Foundation for Kids.

Butler International Students on YouTube
Butler University International Students discuss libraries around the world in a two-part YouTube video.   Link to Part One.  Link to Part Two.

"Books Connect the World" Contest
Monday, April 13 - noon on Thursday, April 16
Match books with their international setting for a chance to win a $25 gift card to the campus bookstore.  Contest entries available at Irwin Library, Science Library, and Starbucks.

Drawing for Free Starbucks Beverage
Monday, April 13 - Thursday, April 16
Donate to the Jukes Foundation for Kids at the Circulation Desks at the Irwin and Science Libraries, and you will be entered into our daily drawing for a free Starbucks beverage.
posted by twilliam with 0 Comments [Edit]
Monday, April 06, 2009 12:18 PM

Need a Quiet Place to Study?

Irwin Library now has two study rooms that you can reserve online.

For more information please visit this link.
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Friday, April 03, 2009 12:25 PM

PressDisplay Fixed

The earlier problem viewing newspapers in PressDisplay from off campus has been fixed.

If you continue to have any problems with PressDisplay, please contact Scott Pfitzinger at spfitzin@butler.edu. Thank you.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:40 PM

Technical Problem with PressDisplay

If you are using PressDisplay from off campus (or on campus but using wireless), you must log in through EZ-Proxy to access this or most other databases.

We are currently experiencing a technical problem with PressDisplay, where the main newspaper image will not display. This only occurs when accessing PressDisplay using EZ-Proxy. We are aware of the problem and are working to fix it as soon as possible. We will post another message here when this problem is eliminated. Thank you for your patience.
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