Comments Off on British Library 19th Century Historical Collections iPad App.

By bmatthie, June 14, 2011 12:40 pm

The British Library announced that it is making 1,000 e-books available via its iPad App.

“This application provides access to titles from the British Library’s 19th century book collection. It includes classic novels, works of philosophy, history and science. Browse, search and read these historic books on a platform that enhances the reading experience. These digital book images have been captured in color to preserve the look of the original book. Marbled papers, embossed covers, engraved illustrations maps, and beautifully colored plates are intact and help create a unique reading environment.”

For more information please see this link.

Comments Off on Book Covers to Tables

By sneal, June 10, 2011 9:58 am

Art coming from Butler Libraries….

Read Mack Hickman’s Eco-living blog post:  ICFF 2011:  Derrick Method Designs for more information.

Comments Off on Nat’l Library of Medicine Releases Hundreds of Historical eBooks

By bmatthie, June 1, 2011 7:09 am

The National Library of Medicine recently released several hundred historical eBooks.  You can access them at this link.

“Medicine in the Americas is a digital library project that makes freely available original works demonstrating the evolution of American medicine from colonial frontier outposts of the 17th century to research hospitals of the 20th century.”

Comments Off on Hours Memorial Day Weekend

By bmatthie, May 26, 2011 7:43 am

The library will reopen on Tuesday, May 31.  For additional information please see this link.

Comments Off on Library Catalog Down This Weekend

By Scott Pfitzinger, May 25, 2011 10:00 am

The online library catalog will be unavailable from Friday 5/27 at 2:00pm through Sunday 5/29 at 2:00pm as we move our content to a new server. Once the system is up and running and the switch has been verified successful, the catalog will again be available for your use.

Thank you for your patience.