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| − | '''Butler 310''' is a room in [[Butler Library]] that contains the library's remaining card catalogs. The catalogs were among the first to use the Dewey Decimal System, and were actually arranged by [[John Dewey]] himself when he was a professor at Columbia. Although they hadn't even been updated since [[1985]], the card catalogs were finally slated to be removed as of [[2013]]. | + | '''Butler 310''' is a room in [[Butler Library]] that contains the library's remaining card catalogs. The catalogs were among the first to use the Dewey Decimal System, and were actually arranged by [[John Dewey]] himself when he was a professor at Columbia. Although they hadn't even been updated since [[1985]] (as the library website notes, "major historical changes, such as the break-up of the Soviet bloc in 1991, are not reflected"<ref>http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/butler/catalog_faq.html</ref>) the card catalogs were finally slated to be removed as of [[2013]]. |
In addition to the card catalogs, Butler 310 contains some intriguing study nooks, as it's actually a two-tiered room with the "second story" mezzanine that wraps around most of the space. | In addition to the card catalogs, Butler 310 contains some intriguing study nooks, as it's actually a two-tiered room with the "second story" mezzanine that wraps around most of the space. | ||
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[[Category:Rooms]] | [[Category:Rooms]] | ||
[[Category:Butler Library]] | [[Category:Butler Library]] | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 26 April 2013
Butler 310 is a room in Butler Library that contains the library's remaining card catalogs. The catalogs were among the first to use the Dewey Decimal System, and were actually arranged by John Dewey himself when he was a professor at Columbia. Although they hadn't even been updated since 1985 (as the library website notes, "major historical changes, such as the break-up of the Soviet bloc in 1991, are not reflected"[1]) the card catalogs were finally slated to be removed as of 2013.
In addition to the card catalogs, Butler 310 contains some intriguing study nooks, as it's actually a two-tiered room with the "second story" mezzanine that wraps around most of the space.
