GHS 208/209 (Keating)

Welcome to the LibGuide for the Global Historical Studies

This guide is meant to help you develop the skills and tools to accomplish your course objectives:

• To reflect on significant questions about yourself, your community, and your world.
• To develop the capacity to read and think critically.
• To develop the capacity to write clear and persuasive expository and argumentative essays with an emphasis on thesis formation and development.
• To gain an understanding of basic principles of oral communication as they apply to classroom discussion.
• To understand the liberal arts as a vital and evolving tradition and to see yourself as agents within that tradition.
• To develop capacities for careful and open reflection on questions of values and norms.
• To develop the ability to carry out research for the purpose of inquiry and to support claims.

The library (and your librarian) are here to help you! Use us early and often!

REMEMBER:  Use Butler Libraries'Catalog to find:

1. Books, (ebooks, print books)
2. Media (Streaming video, DVDs, CDs, etc.)
3. Magazine and journals articles

Be sure to use the limiters on the left-hand side of the screen to narrow down your results!

Also, REMEMBER: Work out some of your search strategy before going online! Think about your topic. Write down key terms, concepts, titles, and the names of key people whose thinking or work is relevant to your topic. Be sure to include synonyms of key terms and concepts. Also, consider important geographic locations and time periods (i.e., geographic and chronological limiters).

InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

If you find materials in WorldCat that Butler Libraries do not own, you can obtain these through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). This is a service that enables Butler students to have access to library resources NOT OWNED by the Butler Libraries.  You make Interlibrary Loan requests directly from the catalog or a database by clicking the "Request" button.  If there is no request button, log on to your Library Account.

From your account you can:

• submit requests (use the Requests tab)
• check the status of your requests (under the Requests tab)
• retrieve electronically delivered articles
• request renewals for loaned items (in the Checkouts tab)

For all ILL questions contact Sarah Damery at 317-940-9677 or sdamery@butler.edu.

Locating Physical Collections in Irwin Library

Explore the content on this page to learn how to read a book's call number, locate where books are shelved in Irwin Library, and identify the call number ranges for browsing by literature area.