Columbia University Libraries now has access to two online databases from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. The two new electronic resources are Prowess and CapEx. Prowess includes data on the financial performance of more than 27,000 companies, including those traded on the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange, as well as many unlisted […]
Category: Global Studies
Six Archives Unbound Digital Collections
Columbia University Libraries has purchased six new Archives Unbound digital collections of primary sources: Afghanistan and the U.S., 1945-1963: Records of the U.S. State Department Central Classified Files (9,674 images from the U.S. National Archives) Afghanistan’s history, internal political development, foreign relations, and very existence as an independent state have largely been determined by its […]
3 New British Online Archives Resources
Columbia University Libraries has purchased three new British Online Archives historical collections: The Indian papers of the 4th Earl of Minto (From the National Library of Scotland) The papers of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, the 4th Earl of Minto, (1845-1914), Viceroy of India between 1905 and 1910, cover a period of dramatic and momentous change in […]
Trial access to MultiData Online database – Index to Arabic periodicals
Columbia University Libraries is considering subscription to an index to Arabic periodicals called MultiData Online. We have arranged a trial which runs through March 31, 2014. MultiData Online database provides full text access and bibliographic citations indexes with a focus on political and socio-economic affairs in the Middle East. It includes news sources, periodical articles, […]
Open Access in Latin America and Spain
Latin America and Spain are at the forefront of open access (OA) publishing. This may come as a surprise to the uninitiated, but Latin America and Spain have a long history of open access publishing and, in fact, Brazil’s Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Spain’s DIALNET rank as the top two portals in the […]
Human Rights Day 2013
On December 10th, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Two years later the UN proclaimed December 10th as Human Rights Day. This day is commemorated throughout the world and calls attention to the ongoing work of promoting and protecting human rights. Columbia University Libraries has made a significant […]
Asian Film Online Trial
Columbia University Libraries now has an ongoing trial of Asian Film Online through December 31, 2013. We are considering purchase from Alexander Street Press. This is the result of a partnership between Asia Pacific Films and Alexander Street Press. South Asian languages represented in this film streaming collection include: Bengali – 23 films from Bangladesh […]
NEH Summer Institute Website Goes Live
The website for the 2014 NEH Summer Institute “America’s East Central Europeans: Migration & Memory,” scheduled for June 8-29, 2014, is now available at: http://nehsummerinst.columbia.edu/ This website includes detailed information on the Institute, daily agenda, reading list, eligibility and application information. The new website also includes the archived content, including videos of selected presentations, of […]
Marathi Manuscripts Digitized
The Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library has added two new catalogs of digitized Marathi Manuscripts. The archival partner for this project, “Preserving Marathi Manuscripts and Making Them Accessible,” was the Marathi Manuscript Centre, Pune. Project EAP023 includes digital images and a project description. Project EAP248 includes digital images and a project description. […]
Government Gazettes of South Africa, 1910 to the present
Columbia University Libraries now subscribes, courtesy of Sabinet, to digitized full text versions of South African government gazettes, from 1910 to the present. All current Columbia faculty and students can access and search the three online collections (on or off campus). Retrospective Gazettes of South Africa, 1910-1993 http://clio.columbia.edu/databases/10425697 Government Gazettes of South Africa, January 1994 […]