Reflections from Fall 2024 Ask a Librarian Intern Jasmine Zacate

Written by Fall 2024 Ask a Librarian Intern Jasmine Zacate Open access (OA) publishing is a vital tool in promoting equitable access to information—and yet navigating the publishing process can be a challenge for authors. As a part of my Ask A Librarian internship this Fall, I recommended best practices for showcasing how the Libraries […]

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“What’s Your Library Story?” Survey Winner Reflects on Favorite Library Spaces

At the beginning of the Fall 2024 semester, the Libraries Assessment team launched a survey to collect information about how and why students are using in-person library spaces and services. The survey, titled “What’s Your Library Story?,” prompted students to submit sentiments or stories about the library spaces they choose to use. The winner of […]

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Announcing the Spring 2025 Ask A Librarian Interns

The Ask A Librarian Internship Program is excited to welcome the Spring 2025 cohort to Columbia University Libraries. The Ask A Librarian Internship provides library and information science students with paid, hands-on experience in academic librarianship. Interns receive training and support from a librarian supervisor at Columbia in order to assist users through the Ask […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Sydney Hertz

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Sydney Hertz, an undergraduate student worker at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The Libraries is the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at and what is your title? […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Sarai

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Sarai, a Repository Metadata Intern in the Digital Internships Program. The Libraries is the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at and what is your title? I am the […]

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Collaboration and Open Access: Lessons from the Ask A Librarian Internship

Written by Fall 2024 Ask a Librarian Intern Federica Alesiani As an Ask A Librarian Intern at Columbia University Libraries during Fall 2024, I had the
 privilege of working alongside talented colleagues, engaging in thought-provoking projects, and 
growing both personally and professionally. One of the most rewarding aspects of this internship
 was its ability to […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Abigail Mankin

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Abigail Mankin, an undergraduate student worker at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The Libraries is the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at and what is your title? […]

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Cecilia Li, ‘26SIPA, Reflects on the Library Passport Program

At the start of the Fall semester, Columbia University Libraries promoted the Library Passport program, which encourages Columbia students to explore library spaces, services, and resources in a fun and self-paced way. Participants were asked to visit as many library locations as possible to learn about the resources available in each library and receive a […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Lilium Chen

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Lilium Chen, a student assistant at Butler Library in the Humanities and History department. The Libraries is the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at and what is your […]

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Columbia University Libraries to Host Grant-Funded Forum for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Curators

Written by Curator of Oral History Kimberly Springer A groundbreaking forum, funded by a grant from the Laura Bush 21st-Century Librarian Program through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will bring together 15 to 20 Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) curators from archives and special collections across the country. The two-day forum […]

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