Did you know some of the library perks available to Columbia University alumni? Not only do alumni have access to the libraries and lifelong reading privileges, but they also have free access to many of our most popular online journals and databases. Here are just a few that are offered: Factiva JAMA JSTOR Proquest […]
Are You Afraid of the Stacks?
by Alyssa Lamontagne CC ’11 Sometimes, as a Butler Circulation Employee, I am afraid to go into the stacks. Not because of ghosts, though my boss at circulation has told me several times about a rumor of a small girl who haunts the stacks on the sixth floor, and to be honest, I almost believe […]
Check out Some of the New Resources Online!
The following new e-resources and online databases have been added to Columbia University Libraries website: A-R Editions’ Online Music Anthology – Online Music Anthology is a database of music scores containing representative vocal and instrumental compositions from antiquity through the 19th century. Archives Unbound – Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of the historical documents […]
Columbia University Libraries’ “New York Times” Access Remains the Same
The New York Times announced to readers that it will be moving into the world of digital subscriptions beginning March 28, 2011. A number of details addressing how the new subscription model will work are detailed in an FAQ on the Times’ site: there will now be a monthly limit of 20 clickable articles (including blog […]
Confessions of a Library Hopper: Geology Library
Connie Chen, a library assistant in the Rare Books & Manuscript Library, will review libraries across campus for the benefit of those in search of a fresh study spot. Geology Library at-a-glance: Location: Schermerhorn Hall, 6th Floor West Facilities: Computers, Printers, Copy Machine Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am – 10pm Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 12 – 5pm Sunday 2 […]
Join the Burke Library Community Hymn-Sing on Monday, April 4
To kick off its new exhibit, “The American Hymnody Tradition in 19th Century New York,” Burke Library will be holding a community hymn-sing on Monday, April 4 from 5-8pm in the third floor reading room. Wine, cheese, and a book sale will follow. Join in and sing 19th century hymns – no experience necessary! […]
Celebrate Muslim World Music Day, Tuesday, April 12!
On Tuesday, April 12, the ARChive of Contemporary Music will be celebrating Muslim World Music Day, a live online effort to identify and catalog all the recordings of Muslim music in the world, in one day. The project will be a step toward making this culturally significant body of work readily available to people around […]
The Cordial at the Libraries is Thursday, March 24 at Lehman Social Sciences Library
Columbia Faculty and Instructors are invited to the upcoming Cordial at the Libraries on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 5:00pm. The Cordial is a happy hour where faculty and instructors are invited to meet and mingle with informational professionals from the Libraries, CCNMTL, and CDRS over wine and cheese. The Cordial is hosted at different […]
Need a Summer Internship?
The Columbia University Libraries Graduate Internship Program is currently accepting applications for library interns. The graduate internship program is designed to enrich graduate studies and professional training in primary sources through an introduction to archival work, a program of lectures, workshops, and tours. Interns will be trained to arrange, describe, and catalogue collections, as well […]
Barnard College Librarian Wins ALA Award!
The American Library Association (ALA) has named “The Tech Set" the winner of the 2011 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature. "The Tech Set" was envisioned, created, and edited by Barnard College Library’s Emerging Technologies & Web Services Librarian, Ellyssa Kroski. Kroski’s book "uses a creative, innovative approach with both printed books […]