203 Butler Upgraded with new ePodium and Projection System

203 Butler has been upgraded to a new electronic podium (ePodium) and projection system. This system is based on the CUIT ePodium that provides convenient control over all the computing and audio-visual capabilities in the room. The improvements include: – new podium furniture with large flat surface to support laptop, papers, etc. – new projector […]

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David Magier to Serve as AUL at Princeton

After 21 years at CUL, David Magier is leaving in April to take up the position of Associate University Librarian for Collection Development at Princeton. In this position he will have overall responsibility for building the library’s collections and for apportioning its entire acquisitions budget. The AUL serves as the primary spokesperson for the collections […]

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Staff Activities for March

Bindu Bhatt, South Asian Studies Librarian, attended the 18th New Delhi World Book Fair between February 2nd and 10th in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The fair is organized biennially by the National Book Trust, India and featured over 1,400 publishers from around the world.  Books were available in 24 Indian languages covering a wide variety […]

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New Hires in February & March

Alexandra Crosier Cataloger, Bibliographic Control – 2/1/08 Helen Lane Reference Librarian, Humanities & History – 2/11/08 Taylor Dietrich Clerical Assistant 4- Serials Assisant, Avery – 2/13/08 Gerald Thomas Clerical Assistant 3, Preservation and Digital Conversion – 3/1/08 Natalia Gelber Cataloger, Bibliographic Control – 3/3/08 Anita Harrison Recruiter, University Librarian/Administration – 3/3/08 Joe Lieberman Clerical Assistant […]

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ReCAP Coordinator Zack Lane

The ReCAP Coordinator is a new position to problem-solve and streamline the movement of materials to and from CUL’s high-density storage facility. ReCAP (Research Collections and Preservation Consortium) is now CUL’s largest library with more than 2.7 million volumes. The initial phase of work will be to gather and distribute information among staff involved with […]

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Holidays at the libraries – to give and receive

The libraries celebrated the season at the annual Libraries Holiday Party in Low Library Rotunda on December 18. The lucky raffle winners this year were William Driffen, Janet Pinkowitz, Ted Goodman, Gus Stamatopolous, and Stafka Tzanova, who all won $50 American Express gift certificates, and Ruth Cameron and Caroline Smith, who each won $100 American […]

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Lehman Library Renovations

Lehman Library made some significant changes during Summer 2007. The space known previously as the Reference Room was converted to a group study room that includes new carpet, electrical outlets, blackboards, and wall-mounted monitors. The West Reading Room that had been so dark now has been enhanced with improved lighting along with new carpet, additional […]

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