Spring 2012
E. H. Butler News
What’s New this Spring? Information Commons
Summon Discovery Service
In case you missed the big changes last semester, please note the Curriculum Materials Lab has been relocated to the second floor, making room for a new and improved Information Commons area and wireless lounge. Stop by the Information Commons for research help, equipment loan, and computing support—all in one convenient location!
Have you tried out Summon yet? The Summon service, found on the library home page, allows users to search all the library’s formats—books, articles, newspapers, databases and more— from a single search box. The Summon discovery service, with one search box and one results screen, mimics open web searches and delivers the content that only the library provides. Results from a Summon search are based on relevancy and not impacted by technological expertise—so even inexperienced researchers can quickly and easily access library resources.
Where’s Media Services? The former Media Services room has closed its doors to make way for a new and improved Archives area. Media materials have been relocated to the first floor. If you need assistance with Media materials, please ask at the main Circulation Desk. Did you know that the majority of our media collection is now available online? Find music, films, and more through our video and audio databases.
All Aboard the Buffalo Express! Butler Library is proud to announce the release of the Buffalo Express newspaper; a digital collection prepared by Archives and Special Collections, Buffalo State College, in association with the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. The digitized version of the Buffalo Express, from June 4, 1869 to June 9, 1871, contains all issues released under the editing hand of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). Questions about the Buffalo Express digital collection can be addressed to archivist, Dan DiLandro.
Wi-Fi Tablets Available for Check Out E. H. Butler’s Equipment Loan service now offers Wi-Fi tablets for 7-day check out to all Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff. Android Motorola Xoom and Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi tablets are available through Equipment Loan, located in the Information Commons room. Once checked out, users are free to install and purchase applications and add e-mail accounts to the tablets. For more information, please contact Andrew Chambers, Information Commons Technology Administrator, or stop by the desk located in the library’s Information Commons room.
LibGuides: Check It Out
New Databases
Librarians are now able to create specialized research guides for any class. Take a look at the variety of subject guides created so far at http://guides.buffalostate.edu/. Interested? Contact your library liaison for more information http://library.buffalostate.edu/about/contact.php? page=bysubject.
Vogue Magazine Archive E. H. Butler Library is so in vogue! This searchable database contains the entire run of the U.S. edition of Vogue, featuring color page images, covers, advertisements, and fold-outs (1892 to the current month).
Oxford Dictionaries Online A modern English language dictionary and RefWorks: Here to Help English language reference service, which Writing a research paper? The citation includes an Oxford dictionary with audio management tool RefWorks is very popular on pronunciations, advanced search capabilities, campus. RefWorks seamlessly captures citations and more. Also included are thesauruses, and from the library’s databases and the web, sections entitled "Writing skills," "For writers and editors" (with sources on modern English allowing you to store and manage your research usage), "Example sentences" and "Puzzles." from anywhere online. Creating bibliographies has never been this easy. Try it today! Visit DRAM (streaming music database) our RefWorks page to create an account, view Formerly known as the Database of Recorded tutorials, and more. http://library.buffalostate.edu/ American Music, DRAM features high-quality refworks/ streaming audio of music from independent record labels and sound archives. Includes Multimedia Lab Now Open! more than 3,000 albums covering genres such Our new Multimedia Lab is now open in Butler as opera, electronic, 19th Century classical, Library 110B. The lab, equipped with iMacs jazz, musical theater, folk, and more, from the which include Final Cut Pro X, iLife and Adobe U.S. and beyond. CS 5, is available for reservation. To schedule a time slot, simply use our Group Study Room reservation system, located on the library’s home page.
Buffalo State faculty, staff, and student organizations may bring classes or groups to the library for instruction in doing library research. Schedule your library instruction at http://library.buffalostate.edu/ services/instruction.php.
The Digital Commons institutional repository is a service of E. H. Butler Library. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by individual departments and centers on campus. Visit http:// digitalcommons.buffalostate.ed u/.
Butler Library and Instructional Resources are teaming up to offer instructional technology research appointments. Discover new technologies that you can incorporate into your classes! Make an appointment at https://buffalostate.wufoo.com/ forms/technology-appointments/.