Comments Off on Yet another information literacy song… Butler faculty are keen on info. lit! 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/.
Comments Off on Viva La Library (The Information Literacy Song) 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/.
Irwin Library Then: Card Catalog, 1963
Butler University students had just returned from summer break to find the campus transformed. Some described the building as a riverboat, some as a wedding cake. The Butler Collegian described it as a “floating palace of light” and “a dream come true for every student” when Irwin Library opened its doors to Butler faculty and students for the first time on Sept. 9, 1963.
Join us as we celebrate Irwin Library’s past and imagine its future with events throughout the 2013-14 academic year. Highlights include:
Yamasaki, whose most famous architectural achievement was the World Trade Center in New York, designed Irwin Library not only to house knowledge, but also to stimulate thought. He created the central atrium with its large skylight and fountain to provide an “unexpected experience” upon entering the library.
Irwin Library Now: Librarian Teresa Williams and a student collaborate on research
A reporter for the Collegian lauded Irwin Library’s “modern accommodations which serve the student in his every need for academic excellence” in 1963. Today’s students have different information needs, and Irwin Library is changing as well. Print journals and books are being replaced by Web-based databases and e-books, requiring wireless Internet access throughout the building. The library’s classrooms are outfitted with instructional technology. Study spaces designed for collaboration have replaced some of the study carrels for individual study.
Watch Library News for details about Irwin Library anniversary events or contact the Dean’s office at 940-9926 for more information.
Comments Off on Semester Break Library Hours The Irwin and Science Libraries will be open the remainder of this week for the following hours:
May 8-10, Wednesday-Friday: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
May 11-12, Saturday- Sunday: Closed
Summer hours begin Monday, May 13 and can be viewed here.
Comments Off on Extended Hours for Finals Week, May 1-7 Butler University Libraries will be open extended hours during finals. See here for Semester Break and Summer hours.
| Finals Week | Irwin | Science |
| May 1 (Wednesday) | 7 a.m. – 7 a.m. (24-hour night) | 8 a.m. – 1 a.m. |
| May 2 (Thursday) | 7 a.m. – 2 a.m. | 8 a.m. – 1 a.m. |
| May 3 (Friday) | 7:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. | 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| May 4 (Saturday) | 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. | 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| May 5 (Sunday) | 10 a.m. – 2 a.m. | 10 a.m. – 1 a.m. |
| May 6 (Monday) | 7:30 a.m. – 1 a.m. | 8 a.m. – 1 a.m. |
| May 7 (Tuesday) | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
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