About the Library
Discover all the knowledge at the heart of your college.
As the novelist Sidney Sheldon once put it, “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination.” After you have visited the L.W. Nixon Library on Butler’s El Dorado campus or any of our other libraries on other campuses, we hope you will agree. Even in the digital age, libraries are still the academic heart of most colleges, and they certainly are at Butler.
Our libraries serve faculty and students and the community alike, providing all the resources you need for instruction, study and research in an environment that facilitates learning. Our collections offer many thousands of titles, audiobooks, eBooks and DVDs, all of which can be found on our online catalogs, including a number of special collections that are unique to our libraries. You can view a video online that explains how to use the catalog. We'll issue a community member a library card; students, faculty and staff use Butler ID cards.
Not your father’s library
Technology is in plentiful supply at the library as well. We have desktop computers students can use, which are equipped with Microsoft Office and offer free Internet access. There are ways to collaborate with some of the technology, use the Huddle Space in the Quiet Study Room to share up to 8 devices on one screen or use the big screen at the collaboration station to share your screen with a small group of people. You can even record using the podcast studio.
At our El Dorado location, we have meeting space available with seating for up to 24 and access to a Polycom. You can reserve the room by contacting the library at [email protected] or 316-322-3234. Our Library Latte coffee bar is also a great place to compare notes with other students while you enjoy a relaxing beverage.
Of course, librarians are the best resource for information about the library, so if you need help with anything from the use of our databases to writing research papers, just ask us. We are here to help you get the most out of your library.
Lester W. Nixon, namesake of the L.W. Nixon Library on the El Dorado campus - Biography