On Tuesday, October 25, Professor Eric Hilt of Wellesley College’s Department of Economics, will speak on "Wall Street and the Rise of the Corporation in New York: 1791-1826" in Butler Library, room 523 at 6:30pm. The lecture will focus on the early decades of the 19th century, when business corporations proliferated throughout New York City, […]
Tuesday, October 18: “Papermaking in America: A Progress Report”
This lecture, by The Morgan Library & Museum’s Astor Curator and Department Head, John Bidwell, will summarize the findings in Bidwell’s forthcoming book, American Paper Mills, 1690-1832, to be published by the American Antiquarian Society and the University Press of New England, 2012. In his work, Bidwell identifies and describes more than five hundred paper mills, […]
“Cinema China, Culture China” Kicks Off Monday, October 17
Cinema China, Culture China kicks off five days of performances, exhibits, and film screenings on Monday, October 17. Keep checking back for updates on all the events! Tuesday, October 18 Paper-cutting Performance by artists Xi Xiaoqin & Shi Qinling Butler Library, 3rd Floor 10-11am & 3-5pm Open to the public Film Screenings Eternal Moment Howard Gilman Theater, […]
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, […]
A Conversation with Jim Ottaviani this Friday, Oct 7
This Friday, Jim Ottaviani will be giving a lecture on his newest graphic novel, Feynman. This substantial biography, presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman. Feynman tells the story of the great man’s life from his childhood in […]
Professor Alexander J. Field to Present on U.S. Economic Growth
On Wednesday, October 5, Columbia University Libraries will present a lecture by Professor Alexander J. Field on his new book, A Great Leap Forward: 1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth. The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Butler Library, Room 523. Field’s book is a bold re-examination of the history of U.S. economic […]
The Libraries Host the Inaugural Norman E. Alexander Lecture
Please join the Libraries in welcoming Professor Jonathan Sarna, a leading commentator on American Jewish history, religion, and life, on Monday, October 3, when he presents "General Grant and the Jews: The Election of 1868 and the Origins of Jewish Politics in the United States." The lecture will explore Ulysses S. Grant’s notorious, anti-Semitic decision to […]
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. […]
The Book History Colloquium Kicks Off Thursday, September 15 with ‘Bronte and the Bookmakers’!
Barbara Heritage, Assistant Director & Curator of Collections, Rare Book School, University of Virginia, will give a lecture Thursday, September 15 in Butler Library room 523 at 6pm on "Brontë and the Bookmakers: The Rise and Reception of Jane Eyre." Including her early work on the Angrian saga, Charlotte Brontë’s initial impulse was to make […]