The website of the Military History Institute at Carlisle PA (official name: U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center) http://www.ahco.army.mil/site/index.jsp is a gold mine of useful information, both bibliographic and full text, for an area in which Columbia traditionally hasn’t been strong. There are two basic catalogs listed on this link, the Research Catalog, which is […]
Butler Study Break, Tonight 10PM – Midnight
Study Days are here! Need a break? Stop by the Butler Cafe Lounge tonight (May 5) from 10PM to midnight to grab a bagel, coffee, and enjoy some study-break activities. Here are some tips to help you make the most of your study breaks this week. Have a snack and stay hydrated with lots of […]
Finding Articles 1900-1983
Looking for twentieth-century articles published before 1984? Try the Wilson Retrospective Indexes: Applied Science & Business Retrospective (1913-83) Art Retrospective (1929-84) Education Index Retrospective (1929-83) Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective (1907-84) Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective (1908-81) Readers’ Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) They can be searched individually or together: […]
Export CLIO Records Directly to RefWorks
You can now upload records from CLIO directly to RefWorks: For more information on exporting CLIO records, see Exporting Search Results to RefWorks, Endnote and Zotero See Endnote, Refworks and Zotero at Columbia to learn more about these three citation management programs […]
British National Archives, plus Manuscripts
The National Archives, English version, is the newish name for the Public Record Office. The archives has a very good search engine here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The search link (simple and advanced) is on the upper right hand side. If the material either hasn’t been microfilmed or if no one in the U.S. has the film, it […]
City Hall Library
The New York City Hall Library at http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/about/chlibrary.shtml has just brought up their catalog online, and the librarian has asked that we urge our students to use the online catalog before going down, since they are very short-staffed, and this will save both the Library and our students a lot of time. […]
New CLIO Feature – Text It
No more scribbled call numbers on scraps of paper! Now you can send CLIO information to your phone as a text message. In the CLIO record, click on the link “Send to phone” in the blue sidebar on the side of the page. Fill out the brief form with your carrier and cell phone number. […]
New Reference Books
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. 7 vols. Historical Atlas of the Ancient World. Boston : Brill, 2010. Etymological Dictionary of Greek. Boston : Brill, 2010. 2 vols. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Nova, 2009. Anarchist Periodicals in English Published in […]
Going in Circles with Your Research?
Butler Reference can point you to the best databases and research tools for your project. Come to the Reference Desk Call us: 212-854-2241 Email us: ref-ref@columbia.edu Request a Consultation IM us […]
Featured graphic novel: Pushwagners Soft City
A graphic novel with perhaps the oddest backstory ever, Pushwagners Soft City was created in the 19y0s by Norwegian artist Terje Brofoss (nom d’art: Pushwagner), only to be lost in a suitcase on a trip to London. Though it was found in 2002, Brofoss didn’t learn of the discovery until some segments were published. Soft […]