Welcome back to the Spring semester! To assist with your research needs, IM a Librarian is back and with new, extended hours providing IM support weekday and Sunday evenings! IM a Librarian Hours: Sunday: 4:00pm – 10:00pm Monday – Thursday: 10:00am – 9:00pm Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm Last semester over 1300 questions were answered over […]
Oral History Research Office Hosts Open House
Please join the Oral History Research Office for a public presentation and refreshments as part of the Spring 2011 Open House for the Oral History Master of Arts Program. Tuesday, February 15, 2011 6:30-8pm International Affairs Building, Room 801 Professor Samuel Roberts, a specialist in the history of post-emancipation African-American social movements, class formations, urban […]
Today at 12pm! Working with Citizen Scientists
Who are citizen scientists? Citizen scientists are members of the public who voluntarily contribute to scientific research projects. Their engagement and participation has informed research on protein-folding, resulted in the discovery of new celestial bodies, and tracked wildlife after last year’s Gulf oil spill – to name a few. “Working with Citizens Scientists” will examine […]
Get More From Google Scholar with the Libraries
You can access the full-text journal and database content provided by Columbia University Libraries directly from Google Scholar. Just type the title of a journal article into Google Scholar and then link directly to Columbia’s full-text via "e-Link@Columbia." If you’re on campus and you search Google Scholar, you will automatically see the "e-link @ […]
February Workshops
The Libraries continues to offer a series of free technology and research workshops to support students and faculty in their teaching, research, and learning. Here’s a brief selection of what’s available in February. (You can find a complete listing of Libraries workshops on our website.) We hope to see you soon! February 03, 2011 […]
The Cordial at The Burke Library at UTS
Columbia Faculty and Instructors are invited to the upcoming Cordial at the Libraries on Thursday, January 27, 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 […]
Librarian Highlight: Mary Cargill
Name: Mary Cargill Title: Reference Librarian Subject Specialities: British and American government documents, all areas of history and the humanities Contact info: cargill@columbia.edu Library: Butler History and Humanities Library @ Columbia since:1983 Education info: BA in history from Beloit College, MA in modern British History from Boston University, Masters in Library Science from the […]
New Science & Engineering Library Opens!
The Libraries is pleased to announce the opening of the new Science & Engineering Library at Columbia University. The new library, located in the Northwest Corner Building, offers research support for the fields of chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and psychology, as well as providing a collaborative environment supporting rapidly expanding interdisciplinary science and engineering research. […]
Project Europa at the Wallach Art Gallery
Join the Wallach Art Gallery on Tuesday, January 18th, from 5 to 7 p.m. for an opening night reception for Project Europa: Imagining the (Im)Possible. This exhibition will be on view through March 26, 2011. There will be a symposium on February 11th from 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. and on February 12, a gallery talk […]
Libraries Digital Collections 2010
Columbia Libraries digital collections now include the following online exhibitions, featuring unique, historical materials from our libraries and archives.These exhibitions were curated by archivists and librarians who work directly with the collections. View all of our online exhibitions. The Varsity Show Initially conceived as a fundraiser for the University’s athletics teams, The Varsity Show has […]