Modern Tibetan Studies: The Rubin Foundation

The Starr Library received a grant from the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation to support Dr. Lauran Hartley’s February 2009 workshop “Modern Tibetan Studies and the Social Sciences: Data, Tools, Maps and Archives.” This two-day event is designed to develop and enhance Tibetan and Himalayan undergraduate curricula and introduce students to Starr’s vast Tibetological materials. […]

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Happy Days Are Here Again—I Think: A Campaign 2008 Postmortem from a Media Pathologist’s Casebook

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Illustrated Japanese Books in the C. V. Starr East Asian Library: Traditional Formats and Modern Interpretations

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Future of the Book: Can the Endangered Monograph Survive?

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From Past to Policy: Using History to Make History

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%@#$**?!: From a Ten-Cent Plague to a Ninth Art in 90 Minutes

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New Acquisitions: July-October 2008

As of last month, I have taken over responsibility for selecting professional literature from Kate Harcourt. I encourage any and all suggestions for additions to the collection. Please email me if you find resources you believe would benefit CUL’s professional staff in the field of library and information science. (Books on highly specific subjects which […]

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Design the CCLIP logo

Earn your spot in history when YOU design the CCLIP logo! Guidelines: Logos should include the group’s name (Council of Columbia University Library and Information Professionals) and acronym (CCLIP). Whether you’re an established artist, a perpetual doodler, or something in between, you are invited to toss your hat into the ring! Eligibility: All entries must […]

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Professional Travel 2008

What sort of professional travel did people take, or are planning to take, in the first half of fiscal year 2008/09? Here is an overview of conference attendance from the Professional Development Committee. Follow up with your colleagues to see what they have learned. Michael Boddy, Burke American Theological Library Association conference (Ottawa) Jeff Carroll, […]

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