Tann Donation of Chinese Books Received

The C. V. Starr East Asian Library has recently received a collection of Chinese books from Ms. Tania Tann Palmer via Ms. Linda P. Chen.  This gift includes 54 titles in over 200 volumes.  The books mainly cover Chinese classics, art, and literature, and come for the most part in traditional thread binding.   The books […]

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Some thoughts on the Japanese art work: “Longing” on the wall of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library reading room at Columbia University, by Director Jim Cheng

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Starr’s Bibliographic Orientation Fall Schedule

During the week of September 10 we will be offering bibliographic orientation sessions to introduce you to the most important resources in all our languages.  The schedule is as follows:   Monday, September 10   @  3:00 PM   Western-language resources, with Ria Koopmans-de Bruijn Tuesday, September 11  @  10:00 AM   Western-language resources, with Ria Koopmans-de Bruijn […]

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