{"id":26,"date":"2021-09-24T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/find\/books-media-scores\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:35:41","slug":"books-media-scores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/find\/books-media-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"Books, Media, Scores"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Find Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/find\/articles-databases\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Articles and Databases<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/find\/books-media-scores\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Books, Media, Scores<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/butler.on.worldcat.org\/atoztitles#journal\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Journals A\u2013Z<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.butler.edu\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Research Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.butler.edu\/citations\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Citation Help<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-books-media-scores\">Books, Media, Scores<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>All items in Butler University Libraries may be searched for\u00a0through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/butler.on.worldcat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WorldCat Discovery<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BU Libraries offers access to a collection of more than 100,00 e-books through the consortium of Indiana private academic libraries.\u00a0Check on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.butler.edu\/ebooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E-book usage\u00a0LibGuide<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-books\">Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Irwin Library, Education Resource Library, and the Science Library all offer collections of print books for check-out, and reference books that must stay in the library. Items from Special Collections and the Rare Books Room may be viewed but must\u00a0stay in their designated space.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Books are shelved by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/catdir\/cpso\/lcco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library of Congress Classification<\/a>\u00a0and the call numbers and location information are shown in\u00a0WorldCat\u00a0Discovery.\u00a0Irwin and Education items can be mapped to show where the item is in the library.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overview of where items can be found:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Irwin Library\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Browsing: First Floor, north of the fountain (near the vending machines)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compact Shelving (Low Level) &#8211; Books, Journals, and Multi-Volume sets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Stacks: Second Floor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reference Collection (dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.) &#8211; Along the windows in front of the library instruction lab (in the computer area).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music Reference Collection: Lower Level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thesis Collection \u2013 Special Collections (ask for\u00a0assistance\u00a0in the department).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All specialized and named collections are accessed through the department in\u00a0Irwin,\u00a0room 345. Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.butler.edu\/SpecialCollections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact the department<\/a>\u00a0to access materials and please see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/spaces\/service-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the guidelines<\/a>\u00a0for information on accessing materials in Special Collections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science Library\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Browsing, Career, Reference, and Thesis Collections: Main Level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Stacks: Main Level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holcomb Storage: Ask for\u00a0assistance\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education Resource Library\u00a0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The library is\u00a0located\u00a0on South Campus.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2021\/12\/08104236\/edreslibrarylayout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shelving layout map<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-media-collection\">Media Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Irwin Library has a collection of DVDs, CDs, VHS (collectively named Media Collection in\u00a0WorldCat), Microfilm, and Musical Scores in the lower level or basement of the library.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CDs and DVDs may be checked out at the Information Commons Desk on the first floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The microfilm collection is in storage cabinets on the lower level, and there is a digital microfilm reader connected to a computer workstation on the first floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vinyl records are held in the lower level of Irwin\u00a0Library\u00a0and there is a record player connected to a computer workstation in the basement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VHS tapes are held on the lower\u00a0level\u00a0and there is a VCR connected to a TV\u00a0in\u00a0the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Floor computer area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Irwin Library\u2019s collections to support Music are located in the NW quad of the Lower Level and contains reference books and scores, CDs, performance and study scores, and books on music.\u00a0Reference books and scores may be viewed at the library but not checked out. Refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.butler.edu\/c.php?g=34241&amp;p=217948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music Basics\u00a0LibGuide<\/a>\u00a0for tips on finding scores. (This collection is searchable\u00a0in\u00a0WorldCat\u00a0Discovery).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Books, Media, Scores | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/find\/books-media-scores\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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