World Music

Use the WorldCat Discover Box (found on the Butler Libraries homepage) to begin your search for compact discs and vinyl recordings owned by Butler Libraries, PALNI (Private Academic Library Network of Indiana) Libraries and other WorldCat Libraries around the world.

You can select "Music" (and "CD" or "LP") from "Format" limiter box on the left-hand side of the screen when you get the results from your initial search so that the results list only shows those recording formats.

The individual recordings owned by the Butler Libraries will have the following text at the bottom of the brief record for the item:

Butler-owned CDs are in the basement of Irwin, filed with the DVDs and LPs.  CDs at the Butler do circulate, and you can check out a USB disc drive for your laptop at the Information Commons Desk on the main level of Irwin.

Butler-owned vinyl recordings are located in the basement of Irwin Library.  These recordings do not check out and must be at the nearby Turn-table station.  Headsets are available for check-out at the Information Commons Desk on the main level of Irwin. 

To access scores NOT owned by the Butler University Libraries, you will need to make an interlibrary loan request.  Click on the "Interlibrary Loan" tab/page on this LibGuide to access the ILL tutorial and register.

Use the WorldCat Discover Box (found on the Butler Libraries homepage) to begin your search for Video resources owned by Butler Libraries, PALNI (Private Academic Library Network of Indiana) Libraries and other WorldCat Libraries around the world.

Look at the "Format" limiter box on the left-hand side of the screen when you get the results from your initial search.  You may have to select the "See more" button.  Next, find the "Video" designation and click on the appropriate box.  N.B. The Butler Libraries do not collect VHS or Bluray tapes.

The individual DVDs owned by the Butler Libraries will have the following text at the bottom of the brief record for the item:

The cases of Butler-owned DVDs are shelved in the front of the stacks in the southeast quadrant of Irwin Library's lower level (turn to the right at the foot of the stairs).   To check out a DVD, retrieve the case from the stacks and take it to the Information Commons service desk.  The person at the desk will retrieve the appropriate DVD and help you check it out.

DVDs can be checked out or viewed using the equipment in the A-V carrels in the northwest corner of Irwin's lower level.  Headsets are available for check-out at the service desk. 

To access video resources NOT owned by the Butler University Libraries, you will need to make an interlibrary loan request.  Click on the "Interlibrary Loan" tab/page on this LibGuide to access the ILL tutorial and register.

The Butler Libraries classify video resources using the Library of Congress (LC) system.  You can see a full description of the "M Class" by going to the Library of Congress Classification Outline:  Class M--Music.