Regarding instant messaging at the
Reference Desk, I have good news and good news.
First the good
news.
I have removed Meebo from the
Reference Desk computer and reloaded Gaim, which is now called Pidgin. We’ll be
using Pidgin for our Instant Messaging, which means it will work like we used to
have it working, with it minimized to the system tray and popping up when
someone sends us a message.
Now the good
news.
Pidgin has a plugin which allows it
to interface with Meebo. That means we can keep our Ask-A-Librarian widget but
not have to keep a browser window open for the Meebo widget to work. We just use
Pidgin like we used to and if anyone types a message in the widget box on our
Ask-A-Librarian page, it just pops up in Pidgin like any other chat
message.
This will simplify things for us at
the Desk while still offering the increased functionality that we added with
Meebo. It’s the best of both worlds!
If you have any questions when it’s
your turn to work at the Reference Desk, please let me know and I’ll give you a
tour of how everything works.
Scott
Announcing the SEVENTH ANNUAL Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activity!
The Celebration is an exhibit hosted by Irwin Library throughout the
month of February to highlight the scholarly and creative activities of
Butler University faculty and staff. We encourage you to contribute anything that has been published, performed, displayed, etc., in the last year, whether the topic is professional or personal.
This exhibit is especially for new
works that have been published or created during the last year (since
the last Celebration), but works of a substantive or important nature
that are slightly older are also welcome. If you are new to Butler and
your work has never been exhibited in the Celebration before, you are
encouraged to contribute it regardless of age.
Guidelines for the
Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activity
Irwin Library ~ February 2008
- The Libraries request that participants loan copies of their
publications and creative works for use in this exhibit for the month
of February. Submissions will be returned via campus mail at the end of the exhibit unless alternative arrangements are made.
- Contributions are to be hand-delivered to: Heather Stephens, Irwin Library Room 109 (x-9226). Any questions can be directed to Scott Pfitzinger, Irwin Library Room 130 (x-9219).
- Each item must be submitted with a completed Submission Form.
Forms are available in PDF or WORD format.
- The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, January 30.
- A bibliography of exhibit items will be available at the opening reception on February 7, 2008.
- Examples of scholarship and creativity:
- Books/Textbooks that you have authored, edited,
illustrated, or contributed to in some way
- Book chapters
- Journal articles
- CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, audio cassettes, or photographs
of performances, choreography, directing, etc.
- Various works of art, including costumes, paintings,
sculptures, etc.
- Posters that were presented at a conference
- Programs or program notes for which you are a performer, writer, speaker, contributor, or artistic staff member
- Musical scores you have composed, published, or edited
What are LibGuides?
LibGuides can be subject guides, info portals, class guides, community guides, research tips, or useful resources on any other topic.
In January of 2008, LibGuides will be replacing the Subject Resource Guides with better-organized, more dynamic and flexible collections of links, book lists, research help, multimedia, RSS feeds, search results, and other information useful to faculty and students alike.
The LibGuides system combines the best features of social networks, wikis, bookmarks and blogs to help librarians share knowledge and promote library resources to the community.
LibGuides also integrates with Facebook, where information is instantly available via the LibGuides app!
The semester is now over, so here are the final statistics for Fall 2007.
Library Basics Tutorial – 113 people took the quiz a total of 125 times with a 9.03 average (out of 10)
Plagiarism Tutorial – 275 people took the quiz a total of 413 times with an 8.66 average
Music Major Tutorial – 29 people took the quiz a total of 38 times with a 7.53 average
Dec. 8 (Saturday)
- Irwin:
10 a.m. – 9
p.m.;
- Science:
10 a.m. – 9
p.m.
Dec. 9 (Sunday)
- Irwin:
10 a.m. – 2
a.m.
- Science:
10 a.m. – 1
a.m.
Dec. 10 -13 (Monday through
Thursday)
- Irwin: 7 a.m. – 2 a.m.
- Science: 8 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Dec. 14 (Friday)
- Irwin:
7:30 a.m. – 7
p.m.
- Science:
8 a.m. – 8
p.m.
Dec. 15 (Saturday)
- Irwin:
10 a.m. – 2
p.m.
- Science:
10 a.m. – 2
p.m.
Dec. 16 (Sunday)
- Irwin and Science:
Closed
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