Comments Off on General Logons

By Scott Pfitzinger, March 9, 2009 10:49 am

Now that we have a secure place for posting things like passwords, here are the new logons for libpub and libalum:

libpub | libpub@)09
libalum | libalum@)09

(those are both “2009” but with the first two digits holding the shift key)

Also, this is a reminder that anyone visiting the library with their own wireless laptop can now get on the “BU Guest Wireless” network without a logon.

Comments Off on Tax Forms Online

By Scott Pfitzinger, February 18, 2009 9:42 pm

Looking for tax forms for the 2008 tax year? They are available for
download, both the forms and instruction booklets, at the websites
listed below where you can 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 the Indiana Dept. of Revenue, where you can file your state taxes online for free. It’s at https://secure.in.gov/apps/dor/ifile/2008/ and more information is available at http://www.in.gov/dor/3723.htm.

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 Guest Access via Wireless

By Scott Pfitzinger, February 16, 2009 10:50 am

Oh frabjous day!! We now have general open Wi-Fi in Irwin Library. The same type of guest access that has been available at Starbucks is now available in Irwin.

If a guest brings a wireless laptop into Irwin, they can click “View Available Wireless Networks” and should automatically see “BU Guest Wireless.” This network requires no username or password and does provide access to the Internet. It does NOT provide access to BUfiles or the databases; instead it asks for EZproxy logon info, just like it does for people off campus. People using the “BU Guest Wireless” network CAN print, but they have to add the printer to their computer. Instructions are at the Reference Desk, but will only be given out upon request.

This will not change most of what goes on in IL119 because database access is usually necessary.

We will still leave the backup instructions (the old way to log on guests) in the binder at the Reference Desk for the time being.

Thanks.
Scott

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 On-Call Reference Program Cancelled

By Scott Pfitzinger, February 13, 2009 3:22 pm

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Originally we began this On-Call Reference program assuming
that we’d have a SLIS student working at the Reference Desk in the afternoons.
Given that our Part-Time Reference Assistant has the same qualifications (MLS)
as our Part-Time Reference Librarian and given that they both use the Subject
Liaisons rather than On-Call Librarians when they have questions, there is no
longer a need for librarians to be on call in the afternoons. I have spoken with
Lewis, Sally, and the Reference Librarians (full-time and part-time) and we’ve
agreed to cancel the On-Call program for the rest of the semester.

We do still need backups for the students who work at the Reference
Desk from 10am to Noon M-F, so Renee and I will be the regular backups for
them. On the occasions that both of us are out during those times, we will ask
for someone to cover the shift in an on-call format.

This should relieve the librarians of one minor scheduling
concern and make things easier for everyone.

Scott