Comments Off on October 2009 is National Information Literacy Awareness Month

By sneal, October 5, 2009 9:26 am

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 to many concepts that are taught here at Butler during library instruction sessions.

Comments Off on Irwin Library Open 24-hours Tuesday, April 28

By sneal, April 22, 2009 3:31 pm

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!

Comments Off on Irwin Library creates new Conversation/Reading Space

By sneal, March 12, 2009 3:59 pm

During Spring Break, the area where Irwin’s copiers and microfilm/microfiche machines were formerly housed has been rearranged to create an additional conversation/reading alcove.  The space is conducive to conversation or studying and highlights Indiana-related books contributed by Butler alum, Howard Caldwell, ’50.  The microfilm/microfiche machines have been relocated to the northwest corner of the first floor of Irwin; simply inquire at the Check-out Desk if you need assistance in locating them.

So, stop by and take advantage of Irwin’s latest study/conversation nook!

Comments Off on Butler Libraries celebrates the two hundreth anniversary of Lincoln’s birth

By sneal, February 13, 2009 4:51 pm

February 12, 2009, marks the two hundredth anniversary
of Lincoln’s
birth. The bicentennial is being celebrated throughout the nation.  Butler Libraries’ Special
Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives department of Irwin Library is
celebrating with an exhibit entitled “Here I Grew Up.”  Lincoln lived in Indiana from age seven to
twenty-one.

Special Collections is home to “Lincolniana,” a
collection of pamphlets, booklets, manuscripts, and newspaper articles, mostly
from the collection of Charles W. Moores, an Indianapolis lawyer. It also houses the Donald
C. Durman Files: Lincoln Portraits in Stone, Wood, and Bronze, and a collection
of newspapers covering the assassination of Lincoln. The exhibit presents just a few items
from the rich variety of research materials on Lincoln available in the department.  The
exhibit is on the third floor of Irwin Library; drop by and wish Abe a happy
200^th birthday!

For further information about Butler Libraries’ Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, go to: http://www.butler.edu/library/?pg=718

Comments Off on Scholars Resource Art Images now available

By sneal, September 19, 2008 9:15 am

Faculty, do you need an image for your in-class teaching?  Students, would you like an example of a particular art form to go along with your class project or presentation?  Then check out: Scholars Resource at:  https://ezproxy.butler.edu:8443/login?url=https://content.butler.edu/index.php/

Butler Libraries, in partnership with the Global & Historical Studies core curriculum course and Information Resources, has made available a set of Scholars Resource images.  The database of art images includes:  painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts from various time periods.  This resource also includes photos
taken by Butler faculty who have traveled to various countries for teaching
research in support of Butler’s Global and Historical Studies course.

Besides the above direct link, the database is also accessible by going to the Library’s homepage:  www.butler.edu/library and selecting ‘Databases’ and the ‘Full Alphabetical Database List’ link  Note too, via the Library’s listing, that there is a PDF of the Scholars Resource images that can be found in the database.

Peruse this image database.  It is literally an ‘Introduction to the Visual Arts,’ the images coming from the published texts:  Gilbert’s “Living with Art,” 6th ed., Gardner’s “Art Through the Ages,” 11th ed., and Hartt’s “History of Italian Renaissance Art,” 4th ed.