Library Tip of the Month: Check Out Our Current Periodicals

Located in the West Wing of the Main Floor of Butler Library, you can find many of our latest periodicals.

Checking the Status of Your MOBIUS Requests Online

Checking the Status of Your MOBIUS Requests Online, posted with vodpod

Renewing Items Online

This video will show you how to renew library items online and view your library account online.

Renewing Items Online, posted with vodpod

Library Tip of the Month: Running Low on Battery? Plug Into One of Butler Library’s Electrical Outlets.

Electrical Outlets are located in each individual study carrel and along the exterior wall of the Cardy Reading Room located on the East Wing of the main floor of Butler Library.

2012 in review/ Goodbye For Now

Greetings!

As we wind down 2012, we have had a blast updating this space for our dear Lindenwood community.  However, we have found that we get a lot more views and comments on Butler Library’s Facebook page.  For 2013, please come visit us there!  We’ll be posting news/updates, Top 5 lists, and sharing a library tip of the month there.  Please join the conversation and thanks for reading!

Just for fun: The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.  Click here to see the complete report.

Happy New Year!

 

Library Tip of the Month: Use Butler Library’s Writing Center to Write Quality Research Papers

Writing Consultant hours and availability are available using the WCOnline software system. This link is located on the Lindenwood University homepage under Academics, then under the option Tutors. You may also click here (http://rich36.com/lindenwood/) for direct access. First time users will need to register prior to viewing writing consultant availability. Make sure the “Choose a schedule” is set to Writing Center Tutors.

 

Writing Center Services

Students are encouraged to stop by and work with Writing Consultants to learn how to improve writing skills.The LU Writing Center can help students to:

Select a topic Gather information Develop a working thesis statement Organize an outline Organize a rough draft Support a thesis Integrate documentation

The Writing Consultants will also show students how to:

Revise a rough draft Edit spelling mistakes Find grammatical errors Recognize areas that need rewording Locate documentation resources

The Writing Consultant’s role is to help students improve writing skills by answering questions regarding writing mechanics, organization and content. The Writing Consultant will not “fix” the paper for students seeking assistance. This includes correcting spelling errors, correcting grammar errors, re-wording a thesis statement, or making corrections of any kind. The Writing Center services are provided to show a student “how to” identify and correct these issues him or herself.

Contact Information

E-Mail: WritingCenter@lindenwood.edu
Phone: (636) 949-4870
Location: Lower Level Butler Library

5 Best Stairwells

By now, I’m sure everyone is very familiar with the inner workings of the library. You all know not to take the front stairwell downstairs to the writing center, it won’t get you there. Yeah, you know us pretty well.

But

Do you know all our stairwells? I bet you don’t. Today, we are featuring the 5 most interesting stairwells at butler library, in today’s 5 on 5.

1. Front

You knew I was going to start with the stairs into the building: they get you here. But, really, this is a beautiful set of stairs and makes for such a grand entrance through the double doors. The wrought-iron details are so exquisite, and even the carving speaks of Lindenwood’s historic past.

2. Back Stairs

Raise your hand if you know this one: “head to the back, center of the library to find the door with an exit sign over it, and the yellow sign that says ‘to the writing center.’” It’s the stairwell that has to be the hardest to find, but did you know there is a reason why it’s placed where it is today. There was actually a dispute over its location during the addition to the library in the 60’s. The original plan called for the stairwell to be located where the current periodicals are now shelved. Several students didn’t think that made sense – it did not allow equal access to the other side of the 2^nd floor, so the stairwell was moved to its current location. I don’t think those student’s 30 plus years ago thought it was too hard to find.

3. To Tower

Well, this isn’t exactly a stairwell. It’s more like a ladder, but it’s totally amazing. That clock tower above the library actually houses a bell! Access is restricted – I wasn’t even allowed up there – but this ladder takes you not only up to that bell, but also to a large open area above the circulation desk. Above that shiny, metal ceiling is a huge open room twice the size of the lobby. Hmmm, maybe we could move our deselected books up there.

4. Secret Storage

Have you ever heard about the dungeon in the library?? No? Well, if you take this set of stairs downstairs you will find it. In the periodicals room, just through the doors on the left is the men’s restroom; on the right is a door I bet you never thought to open. The stairs on the other side take you upstairs to our LB – PQ collection, but if you head downstairs you enter into our scary dungeon. You can see the writing center, and two small doors. Those small doors are the dungeon. And no, neither are entrances to mythic tunnels. Don’t try.

5. Archive Stairs

Though hardly used, these stairs are probably the most useful. They go to all floors – basement, main floor, and the glass floor, plus a bonus level. There isn’t anything up there – storage that most staff members don’t know about. But it’s a pretty, wrought-iron stairwell, and it takes you to everything in the library you could possibly want.

Now you know the greatest stairwells at Butler Library.