Comments Off on NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

By Scott Pfitzinger, April 12, 2007 1:25 pm

This next week, April 15-21, is National Library Week. All around the country, people are celebrating their libraries. The Butler University Libraries have several activities planned, all of which you are encouraged to participate in.

BREAKFAST WITH THE LIBRARY
Monday, April 16, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Star Fountain

Stop by for free donuts and
juice on your way to class or work.
Rain Location:  Irwin Library Lobby

CELEBRITY READ POSTER UNVEILING
Wednesday, April 18, 3:00 p.m. at Irwin Library

Butler celebrities were photographed with their favorite
books for our Celebrity READ posters. 
Who are they?   What are their
favorite books?
Attend the Poster
Unveiling and find out!

FAVORITE BOOKS CONTEST
Monday, April 16 through noon on Thursday, April 19

Take our “Favorite Books”
quiz for a chance to win a Butler Celebrity READ poster.
HINT:  Improve your chances of winning by visiting
our “Library Staff Favorite Books” display at Irwin Library.  Contest
entries available at Irwin Library and
Starbucks.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK?
Monday, April 16 – Friday, April 20

Tell us the title of your
favorite book.  Stop by the “What’s Your
Favorite Book” table at Irwin Library or
Starbucks and put it in writing.

CHECK IT OUT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN
Monday, April 16 – Friday, April 20

Check out a book or other
item at the Circulation Desk at Irwin Library to be entered in a daily drawing for a free
Starbucks beverage.

Comments Off on April is National Poetry Month

By Scott Pfitzinger, March 30, 2007 1:18 pm

During the month of April you are invited to visit Irwin Library and visit our National Poetry Month display. Starting on Monday there will be tables featuring favorite and unique books of poetry chosen by our library staff. You are encouraged to read and even check out these books. Also on display will be our annual Magnetic Poetry Boards, where you can express your own poetic sense of creativity.

Take a moment during April to exercise a different part of your brain and read a bit of poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month.

Comments Off on New Psychology Database Available

By Scott Pfitzinger, March 20, 2007 1:14 pm

We have a new Psychology-related database available.

PsycCRITIQUES, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is an
electronic serial of book reviews featuring full text reviews of
current scholarly and professional books in psychology. The database
also contains critiques of popular films and trade books from a
psychological perspective.

More than 36,000 reviews are included,
dating back to 1956.

Comments Off on Tax Forms Now Online

By Scott Pfitzinger, March 1, 2007 10:03 am

The Reference Dept. of Irwin Library no longer has printed
forms available for filing income taxes. Instead, we encourage you to
download the forms and booklets you need and to print out the forms
that you need to mail in.

Websites for the necessary forms are:

• Federal Forms: http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
• All States’ Forms: http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/link/forms.html
• Indiana Forms: http://www.in.gov/dor/taxforms/

There is also a website, through Access Indiana, where you can file your state taxes online for free. It’s at http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/i-file/index.html. Make sure you qualify before getting started.

Note:
Neither Irwin Library nor any of the librarians can offer legal advice
or counsel. Please seek appropriate legal tax counsel if needed.

Comments Off on Websites By Subject

By Scott Pfitzinger, February 12, 2007 1:16 pm

If you’re looking for websites on a particular topic for a class project or paper, you’ll be glad to know that the Butler University Libraries have made some select resources available to you.

Every academic discipline taught at Butler has a library liaison, a professional librarian who focuses on that topic. These library liaisons (or subject specialists) have reviewed many websites by and about people and topics in their disciplines. The “Websites by Subject” page is your gateway to discipline-related websites that have met the approval of our librarians. Give it a click and pick your subject. You just might find something new.