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By sneal, July 8, 2013 10:43 am

Butler Librarian, Janice Gustaferro, and Indianapolis Metropolitan School District, Pike Township Media Specialist and Butler College of Education Adjunct Instructor, Lena Darnay, presented their findings and reflections on teaching Butler’s College of Education Introduction to Information Literacy course for COE students.  Their presentation was part of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) program at the American Libraries Association 2013 Conference in Chicago.

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By sneal, June 11, 2013 11:08 am

A humorous take on the C.R.A.P. test to help you improve your information literacy skills! Written and “performed” by Dr. Chad Bauman, Associate Professor of Religion at Butler University.

View Dr. Bauman’s scholarship at:  http://works.bepress.com/chad_bauman/.

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By sneal, June 10, 2013 4:09 pm

A humorous reworking of Coldplay’s hit song “Viva La Vida” with new lyrics by Dr. James F. McGrath, Associate Professor of Religion, here at Butler University, focusing on information literacy and student research.

Follow Dr. McGrath’s other musings at: Exploring our Matrix.  Dr. McGrath’s scholarship can be found at:  http://works.bepress.com/jamesmcgrath/.

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By sneal, April 24, 2013 8:31 am

Butler University faculty and students now have access to the Films on Demand database of streaming video at http://digital.films.com/.  Both full-length videos and video clips are included in the database, and users can browse the database by subject or search for specific titles. Faculty can embed links for specific videos into Moodle for online and hybrid courses.

For more information or assistance with Films on Demand, please contact the liaison librarian for your subject or discipline.

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By sneal, April 23, 2013 9:07 am

Ann Bilodeau, Clinical Instructor and Director of Butler University’s Speech-Language Clinic in the College of Communication is participating in World Book Night, which takes place Tuesday, April 23.  Professor Bilodeau will by giving away 20 free copies of The Phantom Tollbooth in the lobby of Irwin Library. The World Book Night website gives more information about the national initiative to promote literacy.