During the next couple of weeks, the Reference Department and its accompanying computer lab will be in transition.
We are doubling the number of computers available and changing how the computer tables are arranged. The bookshelves will also be rearranged over the next couple weeks, providing easier access and more efficient space usage. In the meantime, though, there may be a little mess or disorganization. Please be patient as we make the Reference Department a more user friendly and welcoming space.
Thank you.
The Reference Department at Irwin Library is pleased to announce that they are purchasing new computer tables for the computer lab area. These tables are curved and provide a new look for the area that is light and modern and more conducive to group work. They are similar to this picture but they are oak instead of grey-colored, and they will only have two computers per half-circle, allowing for more flexibility with small groups.
A few have already been installed, but more will be coming over the next few weeks. We hope you enjoy them and find them even more helpful for your work in the library.
It’s August 1st and the newly redesigned library website is live and functioning! Right on schedule.
We hope the new design is even more intuitive and user friendly than the old one. Some of the new elements of our site include usage of Butler’s Content Management System for the entire site, a new web presence for the Science Library, and an RSS feed from DawgBlog, our library news weblog.
While it may take a little while to get used to the site, it is our hope that it’s easy to use, logically organized, and that it becomes transparent, so you can get right to the information you need.
The library website is being redesigned and updated. Look for more features, a simpler, more inuitive interface, and a refreshing new look!
The new design will be live beginning August 1, 2006.
The Butler Libraries are pleased to announce an upgrade to
Business Source Complete.
As of December 2005,
there are more than 200 active full text magazines and journals available via Business
Source Complete that were NOT available in Business Source Premier.
Through Business
Source Complete Butler students and faculty will now have access to
approximately 1,200 electronic full-text titles.
Other enhancements include:
- Select AICPA (American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants) material
- Euromoney investor
material
- Investment reports
- Marketing reports
- Company & industry
information
- Business book review
library
- Country reports
- Select full-text books
and reference works
While this database is geared towards business, much of the
information also has applications across the social sciences.
-Brad Matthies
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