The Butler University Libraries make available the materials needed to support study, teaching, and research in all areas of intellectual endeavor pursued at Butler. There are two libraries on campus. The Irwin Library includes the business; liberal arts; music and fine arts collections, with accompanying listening/viewing facilities; the Education Commons (education collections); and the Curriculum Resource Center. The Ruth Lilly Science Library houses materials supporting studies in the fields of computer, mathematics, pharmaceutical, physical, biological, and behavioral sciences.
The combined holdings of the Butler Libraries include approximately 330,000 volumes of books, bound periodicals, and manuscripts; 20,000 e-books; over 35,000 electronic journal subscriptions; 16,000 audiovisual materials; and more than 17,000 musical scores.
Professional librarians are available to offer individual research assistance through walk-up assistance at the libraries' Information Desks, instant messaging: www.butler.edu/library/ask, phone: 940-9235, and by appointment. Librarians also collaborate with assigned colleges and departments to provide discipline-specific classroom instruction on library research skills. Both libraries provide access to collections of subscription-based, online databases and print indices that support the campus academic curriculum. These resources provide access to scholarly and professional journal literature, magazine and newspaper articles, and government documents. The libraries' web site: www.butler.edu/library serves as a portal to the libraries' online and print collections and provides details about services, staff, policies, and hours. Subject LibGuides are available at the libraries' web site to provide instruction in identifying the key resources available for specific disciplines and sub-disciplines.
