It’s always fun to see what colleagues are reading, or planning to read. Here are a few summer reading suggestions from Libraries’ staff members… From Ree DeDonato: “Here’s what I’m reading… different items for different moods and times! on the subway to and from work: the New Yorker, (doesn’t quite matter which issue since its […]
Staff Recognition Ceremony Enjoyed by All
From L to R: Felix Acosta, Luis DeQuesada, Alberto Fermin, Mel Rodriguez and Thomas Leiner The Libraries and Information Services annual Staff Recognition Ceremony was held on April 9, 2008. The entire ceremony and reception took place in the Low Memorial Library Rotunda, which was decorated for spring with light green tablecloths and terra cotta […]
Welcome, New Hires in April & May
Marie Forist Clerical Assistant, Access Services – 3/6/2008 Susan Marcin Licensed Resources Librarian, Technical Support/Acquisitions – 4/14/2008 Albana Stavro Bibliographic Assistant, Technical Support/Acquisitions – 4/28/2008 Katie Hemingsen Archives Assistant, Rare Book & Manuscript Library – 4/28/2008 Miriam Colwell Library Specialist, Science & Engineering – 4/28/2008 Tatyana Pesin-Virovets Bibliographic Assistant, Bibliographic Control – 5/1/2008 […]
Trip to Argentina and Uruguay, by Pamela Graham (April 17th -26th)
Book fairs in many parts of the world are highly popular and energetic events. This was definitely the case in April in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the 34th International Book Fair took place. Pamela Graham, Latin American & Iberian Studies Librarian and the acting director of Area Studies and the Center for Human Rights Documentation […]
Staff Activities in April & May
Kenneth Crews participated in various programs during April. He was a speaker at the annual copyright conference held at Ball State University, and he was an invited participant in two invitational workshops. Harvard Law School hosted a two-day planning session for the development of copyright instructional materials geared for librarians in all parts of the […]
Vote for CUL representatives for University Senate
When do I vote? Voting began Monday, April 28 and ends Friday, May 16 @ 5:00 pm. How do I vote? In person: Paper ballots are available in the University Archives, located in Butler Library 6th Floor East. Via email: If you are unable to vote in person, please send an email with the name […]
Mellon Supports Mass Deacidification
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will support a second year of research on the state of need, knowledge, and commitment to mass deacidification for the North American research library community. The study group will also include NYU and Yale University libraries. […]
Dramatic Puppets and Masks
RBML is requesting support from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to make accessible the nearly 450 puppets and 138 masks from the former Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum, which are now housed at RBML. James Brander Matthews (1852-1929), America’s first professor of dramatic literature, created a Dramatic Museum at Columbia in 1911 to supplement his teaching. […]
The Getty Foundation: Papers of Meyer Schapiro
RBML submitted a proposal to the Getty Foundation to process the papers of art historian and critic Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996). The collection includes Schapiro’s research files, which came to Columbia by bequest from his widow, as well as earlier gifts of audio tapes, correspondence, and gallery invitations. The goal of the project is to process […]
Microsoft Digitization Project Update
In January Columbia University and Microsoft Corporation signed an agreement to digitize a large number of books from the Libraries and make them available to Internet users with the support of the Open Content Alliance (OCA). The first books are now available online through the Internet Archive. To see Columbia’s digital books, go to http://www.archive.org/details/ColumbiaUniversityLibraries. […]