From the article, Modernist Furniture of Futures Past by Eve M. Kahn: Pack-Rat Bounty Lawyers, at least competent ones, love orderly paperwork, the chronological or alphabetical files in which every i is dotted and t crossed, just in case an opposing counsel or disgruntled client tries to find fault years later. A dusty example of […]
Columbia Image Bank on ARTStor
The Columbia Image Bank is now available as a hosted collection in the ARTstor digital image library. Columbia users can search the Image Bank as a separate collection, or alongside all ARTstor content. The Image Bank includes over 66,000 images covering a broad range of subjects, cultures and time periods. Access outstanding examples of the […]
Winter Break Hours
Happy Holidays from the Libraries! The Libraries will be closed on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1. Please check library hours before stopping by during break. Credit: Eileen Barroso / Columbia University […]
Extended Library Hours for Finals
The following Libraries are offering extended hours for finals period. Check the hours webpage for each library for details. Barnard Library Burke Library (UTS) Business Library Butler Library 23/7 Milstein Reading Rooms: 202, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 213a, 214 (Butler Lounge), 301, 303, 303a, 304, 310, 403, 403a, 404, 405, 406a, 406, 407, 408, […]
CLIO Tip: Book covers in CLIObeta
Book covers now display in the results list when you use CLIO beta, providing a colorful visual cue when selected full-text is available through Google Books. From the results list, click on the title of the book to view the CLIO record for that item. From here, you can connect to full-text, when available. […]
Curator Lecture Series: “Architectural Archives in Avery Library”
Janet Parks, Curator of Drawings and Archives in the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, will speak at Columbia University on "Curator’s Choice: Architectural Archives in Avery Library." The talk, sponsored by the Friends of Columbia Libraries, is free and open to the public. Janet Parks has been Curator of Drawings and Archives at Columbia […]
“The Acropolis Museum and It’s Collections” at the Wallach Art Gallery
Join us for a talk by Dimitrios Pandermalis, President of the Board of Directors of the New Acropolis Museum, on "The Acropolis Museum and It’s Collections." This talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition on the New Acropolis Museum, currently on view at the Wallach Art Gallery until December 19th. The Wallach Art Gallery […]
Librarian Highlight: Song Yu
Librarian: Song Yu Title: Chemistry Librarian Subject specialties: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Contact info: sy2133@columbia.edu, 212 854 5778 Library: Engineering Library @ Columbia Libraries since: 2003 Education Info: MLIS, University of Hawaii About me: "For the last fifteen years, I’ve moved east every three years. From Wuhan, China to Hawaii to Indiana, and finally settled […]
Libraries Widgets: OED Online
The Libraries is pleased to present the new OED Online widget! With this tool, you can highlight a word on any web page, click the Search OED Online button on your browser toolbar, and the OED Online "Find Word" search will display the definition in your browser window. Follow these quick instructions to add the OED […]
Book History Colloquium: “Candide in the Preserving Machine”
Since its initial publication in 1759, Voltaire’s Candide has been criticized, imitated, excerpted into shorter set-pieces, inspired renunciations and sequels, illustrated more than a hundred times by artists both anonymous and famous, sung as musical theater and comic opera, and canonized as a national treasure and an outstanding contribution to world literature. In this talk, […]