Working with the Theodore Richards Conant Collection: An Internship in the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University Kangmi Kwon, Korean Foundation Intern 3/2/2026 Since May 2025, I have had the opportunity to work with the Theodore Richards Conant (TRC) Collection at the C. V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University. I majored […]
East Asian Library Workshops for Fall 2025
Join us for area-specific library workshops conducted by librarians and archivists from the C.V. Starr East Asian Library. We are offering both in-person and online workshops. Registration for workshops is required. All in-person sessions take place in Butler Library, Room 306, unless otherwise noted. Please bring your laptop! CHINESE STUDIES Library Orientation: Chinese Studies Tuesday, […]
Jim Cheng’s remarks during Julian Seuz’s Memorial Service on June 7, 2025
Remarks for Juian Seuz’s memorial service_06.07.25.docx Remarks for Julian Suez’s memorial Service 6/7/2025 in Edwards-Dowdle Funeral Home Dear Suez family members and Friends: I am Jim Cheng, Director of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia. Today, we gather to celebrate Julian’s meaningful and accomplished life. Please first allow me to say something on […]
More East Asian Library Orientation Workshops for Spring 2025
More East Asian Library Workshops for Spring 2025 Join us for area-specific library workshops conducted by Chinese and Japanese Studies Librarians from the C.V. Starr East Asian Library. Registration for workshops is required. All sessions take place in Butler Library, Room 306, unless otherwise noted. Chinese Studies Getting Your Bearings: Chinese Studies Wednesday, February 26, 10:00 AM–11:00 […]
East Asian Library Orientation Workshops for Spring 2025
East Asian Library Workshops for Spring 2025 Join us for area-specific library workshops conducted by Korean and Japanese Studies Librarians from the C.V. Starr East Asian Library. Registration for workshops is required. All sessions take place in Butler Library, Room 306, unless otherwise noted. Korean Studies Getting Your Bearings: Korean Studies Friday, February 7, 2:00 PM […]
New Special Collection Acquisition: Chin-Tang Lo Papers
The Chin-Tang Lo Papers, a remarkable collection that will significantly enhance the library’s resources in Chinese studies, has been acquired. Generously donated by Lo in 2024, the collection provides invaluable insights into the life and work of Lo and other influential scholars in modern Chinese literature and culture. Chin-Tang Lo made history in 1960 as […]
East Asian Library Orientation Workshops for Fall 2024
East Asian Library Workshops for Fall 2024 Join us for area-specific library workshops conducted by librarians and archivists from the C.V. Starr East Asian Library. Registration for workshops is required. All sessions take place in Butler Library, Room 306, unless otherwise noted. East Asian Studies Getting Your Bearings: East Asian Studies Thursday, September 19, 2:00 […]
“Welcome the Class of ’89” Exhibit and the “Collection of China’s Spring 1989 Democracy Movement”
The Columbia University Libraries held the “Welcome the Class of ’89” exhibit in Butler Library Main Reading Room in the afternoon of Saturday, June 1, celebrating the 35th reunion of the Class of ’89 in the Columbia Reunion 2024. The Starr Library participated in the CUL concerted effort by contributing a group of items carefully […]
Renovation update
FIXING THE CHRONIC LEAKING, A PEEK AT THE CRITICAL RENOVATION SITES OF THE STARR EAST ASIAN LIBRARY IN KENT HALL Jim Cheng, 5/14/2024 During a sunny morning on May 14, 2024, we, including Richard Heaps, Associate Director of Library Facilities, David Maddox and Alex Ray from CPM, walked through the renovation sites of the […]
Upcoming talk on Tibetan-language AI
C.V. Starr East Asian Library and the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University present: Artificial Intelligence for Tibetan Knowledge Systems: a talk by Geshe Lobsang Monlam, PhD Friday, January 19, 2024, 2 pm – 3:30 pm International Affairs Buildings (IAB) Room 918, Columbia University This event is in-person and online. Please see below […]