Church History Resources in the Library
January 5, 2009
If you have ever wondered about religious meetings in the United States during the 1800’s you can learn more by reading The History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley by Timothy Flint. Published in 1800s this book has a clear description of religious camp meetings. The Harold B. Lee Library has a printed copy in the L .Tom Perry Special Collections, call number F 351 .F6 1828, as well as a microfilm version Z 1236 .L5 1971 no. 13193. But the fastest way to find this title is through our online services, in this case Sabin Americana 1500-1926. Just click here and search the work using the word “camp” to find the relevant section.
The library has a number of other interesting resources, U. S. Census records for example, you can use to learn more about life in America during the early years of the church.
Printing and Copying in 2009
January 5, 2009
The library is making changes to our printing and copying systems. We are installing new copiers that provide free scanning to e-mail. We are also adjusting our prices for printing. From now on the cost for black & white printing will be 7 cents and color printing will be 28 cents. This is a slight increase in the cost for black & white printing and a significant drop in the price for color printing. These changes reflect the changes in costs and the improvements in technology available to the library.
Library on the go!
December 9, 2008
If you have a mobile device with web access we have a library web page just for you. Visit
http://lib.byu.edu/m/. You can search using ScholarSearch, you can find our hours, and you can even check your account. Remember, we’re more than the Internet…we’re a library!
New Library Tools
November 11, 2008
The library has a collection of new tools to help you. We are beta testing our new web site. We have a new streaming video service called Byugle. And we have a new Facebook page named “The Harold B. Lee Library” to keep you informed of library news and events.
Because the world is our campus you’ll need some good maps
October 29, 2008
One level 2 of the library, around the corner from the Science desk, is the map library. The librarians in this area can provide you will an amazing variety of maps. They have flat paper maps, atlases, and globes. What many people don’t know is that they have a large collection of wall maps. These are some of the largest items you can check out from the library. We invite you to stop by and explore.
New Special Collections Site
October 29, 2008
The L. Tom Perry Special Collections has upgraded their web site to help visitors access their collections and learn more from the curators. The new site located at http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/ lets users interact with curators through their blogs, search the collection online, subscribe to RSS feeds for news on events and new acquisitions, and it provides a better interface for exploring the collections. Special Collections has six major areas that are of interest to our patrons, Mormonism, Utah & the west, literature, world history, arts, and BYU history. The collection also features a large number of photographs that are popular with academic and private researchers.
New Juvenile Literature Blog
October 10, 2008
The new HBLL Juvenile Literature Blog is designed to keep students and faculty informed about upcoming literary events, recommended websites, homework help tips, and new resources. To find the site, click on Find Articles, go to the Juvenile Literature Subject Page under Find Databases By Subject, and click on Juvenile Literature Library Blog. Elementary education student Larysa Bordner notes, “Homework Helpers make finding books and materials for assignments quick and efficient. I wish more professors would ask for Homework Helpers for their assignments.”
If you are into manga, check out our recommended website post, Face Your Manga.
We would like to know what you think about the blog, please leave your comments on our “Rate the Blog” post from October 10, 2008.
Creepy Seasonal Entertainment @ The Library
October 9, 2008
Thanks to Robert Maxwell in the cataloging department for this fun guide to holiday research!
It’s time for a reminder about how to find creepy entertainment appropriate to the season in your favorite library!
From the Library home page click on Find Books, then Search the library catalog.
Click on Alphabetic Search
In the search box enter one of the following:
for reading:
Adventure stories
Detective and mystery stories
Ghost stories
Gothic fiction (Literary genre)
Horror plays
Horror tales
Occult fiction
Romantic suspense fiction
Spy stories
Suspense fiction
for films:
Alien films
Batman films
Dark comedy films
Disaster films
Doctor Mabuse films
Dracula films
Film noir
Frankenstein films
Gangster films
Ghost films
Godzilla films
Haunted house films
Horror films
King Kong films
Mad scientist films
Monster films
Mothra films
Mummy films
Thrillers
Vampire films
Werewolf films
Zombie films
CLICK ON GENRE/FORM (do NOT just hit enter)
After entering the search, you can browse forward in the list; take note that many of these headings may be subdivided by the nationality of the author (e.g., “Horror tales, Canadian.”) This also indicates the language of the item. If the item was originally in another language than English but has been translated, the subdivision “Translations into English” will be added, e.g., “Ghost stories, Breton–Translations into English.” Works intended for children may have the subdivision “–Juvenile fiction.”
You can also access some of this type of material using the alphabetic subject search using searches such as
Alien abduction–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Hallowe’en–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Haunted houses–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Vampires–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Monsters–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Mummies–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Werewolves–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Witchcraft–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Witches–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Wizards–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Zombies–Fiction [or --Juvenile fiction]
Have fun and don’t stay up too late! And please share your fun by reading to or watching with a friend!
Library Events Include Lectures, Literature, and Invaders from Mars!
September 30, 2008
This October the Harold B Lee library offers lectures and films dealing with a wide range of subjects. The highly regarded House of Learning Lecture Series features lectures on current topics delivered by the university’s top faculty. A new series of lectures organized by Mark Grover will look at the LDS Church in Latin America. And a documentary film series will show many of the best documentaries to be released in recent years. For more information visit the library’s events page at http://www.lib.byu.edu/exhibits.php.
House of Learning Lectures, Fall 2008
*All House of Learning Lectures will be held on Thursdays at 2:00pm in the HBLL Auditorium.
• Thursday, 2 October — “Spiritualized Recreation: Church Ball and Dance Festivals, 1908-1971″, Jesse Embry (Charles Redd Center for Western Studies)
• Thursday, 9 October — “Elder A Theodore Tuttle and LDS Church Growth in South America”, Dr Mark Grover (Latin American Areas Studies Librarian)
• Thursday, 23 October — “Case Studies in Genetics – Adventures in Science”, Professor Peter Jeff Maughan (Department of Plant and Animal Sciences)
• Thursday, 20 November — “Into The Enchanted Forest: A 2000-Year Retrospective of the German Woods”, Dr Richard Hacken (European Studies Librarian)
The LDS Church in Latin America
• Thursday, 9 October — “Elder A Theodore Tuttle and LDS Church Growth in South America”, Dr Mark Grover (Latin American Areas Studies Librarian)
• Wednesday, 15 October — “Sources for the Study of the Church in Latin America”, by Michael Landon, an Archivist at the LDS Historical Archives in Salt Lake City.
Thomas L Kane Exhibition Lecture Series
• Wednesday, 8 October — Richard Bennett, “Thomas L Kane and the Mormons at the Missouri, 1847-1852. 3:00 pm in the library auditorium.
English Reading Series, Fall 2008
*All English Reading Series Lectures will be held at 12:00pm in the HBLL Auditorium.
• Friday, 3 October — William A. Wilson, Doug Thayer, Steven Walker (essays from The Reader’s Book of Mormon)
• Friday, 10 October — Robert Wrigley
• Friday, 17 October — Chris Bigelow
• Friday, 24 October — Idris Anderson
• Friday, 31 October — CONTEST: Your best Halloween story, essay, or poem
• Friday, 7 November — Ian Frazier
• Friday, 14 November — Paul Rawlins
• Friday, 21 November — Graduate Students
Documentary Cinema Film Series, Fall 2008
*All film screenings will be held at 5:00pm in the HBLL Auditorium.
• Tuesday, 14 October — Edward Burtynsky: Manufactured Landscapes, Jennifer Baichwal, 2006
• Tuesday, 28 October — Note By Note, Ben Niles, 2007
• Tuesday, 11 November — The End of Suburbia, Gregory Greene, 2004
• Tuesday, 2 December — Helvetica, Gary Hustwit, 2007
BYU Motion Picture Archive Film Series, Fall 2008
*All film screenings will be held at 7:00pm in the HBLL Auditorium.
• Friday, 14 October — The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1936
• Friday, 24 October — Invaders from Mars!, 1953
Byugle Brings Video To Your Computer
September 18, 2008
Byugle Now Available to Students and Faculty
What is Byugle?
Byugle is a powerful new media player that allows universal campus access to videos needed for educational purposes. Byugle makes media access easy and efficient for faculty and students and unlike other products does allow full screen viewing. Byugle can be accessed by going to http://byugle.lib.byu.edu or from the Harold B. Library homepage by clicking on Find Other Materials, CDs, DVDs, etc., BYUGLE- Video Streaming.
How can faculty use Byugle?
Byugle allows faculty to show video clips in class without having the media and equipment hand delivered to the classroom, Videos can be set up ahead of time to play only the clip needed by the professor and a specific link can be used to access this clip. Videos can also be bookmarked and organized into playlists. Faculty members who want to add content to Byugle can take the media to the production unit on the 6th floor of the Harold B. Lee Library along with a completed information form. As Byugle moves forward, this process will be completed online.
How can students use Byugle?
Byugle gives students to access required classroom media content anytime without having to view it in the LRC or other assigned viewing locations. Students can access Byugle from any campus computer, or a personal laptop if the students installs a plugin. Students can also use Byugle to watch additional videos they are interested in, such as the “Joseph Smith Lectures” or even the LDS classic “Johnny Lingo.” Like faculty, students can bookmark videos they want to save and organize them into playlists.
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