Google Scholar is a great tool that can help you discover abstracts, full-text articles, and other database content through a simple search interface. The resource provides a search of scholarly literature across a diverse array of subject areas and sources. Here's a reminder on how to most effectively utilize Google Scholar both on-campus and remotely. […]
Category: Using the Libraries
Get in the Spirit of Halloween – A List of Scary Movies & Thrillers to Check Out
In honor of the spookiest time of year, Butler Library’s Librarian for Media, Film Studies and Performing Arts, Nancy Friedland, put together a list of scary movies and thrillers from the Criterion Collection on her "Features and Shorts" blog. All of the films listed are available for check out from the Butler Library Media Collection. […]
Borrow Direct Partnership Expands to Include Harvard Library and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
Columbia University Libraries is pleased to announce the addition of Harvard Library and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) to Borrow Direct, a service enabling faculty, students, and staff of Columbia University to borrow books and music scores directly from the libraries of Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, […]
New Equipment and Software Available in the Libraries!
Need to work on a Mac? Use Microsoft Word or Powerpoint? Finish a graphic design assignment? There are new computers and software options available throughout the libraries! In 300 Butler, in front of the Circulation desk, 16 computer kiosks have been replaced and the new computers now include Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite – that includes […]
Meet the Librarians: Jeffrey Lancaster
Name: Jeffrey Lancaster Title: Emerging Technologies Coordinator Contact Info: email: jeffrey.lancaster@columbia.edu office: 404 Northwest Corner Bldg, Science and Engineering Library mailcode: 4899 phone: 212.851.7138 Library: Digital Science Center, Science and Engineering Library @ Columbia Since: August 2006 (Ph.D. in Chemistry), with the Libraries since June 2011 Education Info: B.A. Chemistry, Art History – Washington University in St. […]
Locker Lotteries, Using the Business Library, Theater Architects and More …
Check out what’s going on this week at the Libraries: Would you like an introduction that shows you how to navigate the libraries resources and services? Come to one of three workshops offered by librarian Karen Green. Hoping to snag a Butler Library locker for the academic year? Enter the Butler Library locker lottery by […]
Libraries Aren’t Just A Physical Space & Other Things Our Intern Learned This Summer
by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern I’ve had an amazing summer working as Columbia Libraries’ Social Media intern. In between blog posts and Twitter updates, I’ve gotten to explore some breathtakingly beautiful libraries and met some amazing librarians and staff. From the architectural wonders of Avery to the physically small, but informationally massive, Journalism Library, […]
Top 10 Things You Need to Know About the Library!
by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern Columbia University Libraries welcomes all new and returning students! As the fall semester gets under way, here are the top ten things you need to know about Columbia’s Libraries (yes, libraries, there are over 20 of them!) 1. Your CUID Card is your library card! Have your card on […]
Meet the New Curator, Get Your Bearings in Butler, Free Cookies & More!
by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern Check what’s going on at the libraries’ this week: Avery Library celebrates the birthday of Charles Follen McKim, one of the most prominent American Beaux-Arts architects of the late 19th century. Check out his material in the Drawing & Archives department. Meet Carolyn Yerkes, the new Curator of Avery […]
Brush Up on Google Scholar!
by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern Google Scholar is a great tool that can help you discover abstracts, full-text articles, and other database content through a simple search interface. The resource provides a search of scholarly literature across a diverse array of subject areas and sources. Here’s a reminder on how to most effectively utilize […]