Reach Out – Humanities & History Blog

Reach out to one of the research librarians in Butler – we’re here to help you navigate the libraries and find the scholarly resources you need.

Research librarians understand how the information in our Libraries is organized and we know what’s in our collections. We can help you:

Find the best electronic and print resources for your research
Explain how to evaluate the credibility of online sources
Clarify copyright issues
Instruct you on using bibliographic software to create bibliographies and cite sources
Introduce you to tools to help you organize and manage your own research information

Who are we? There are 10 research librarians who work in Butler Library. Reach us at the Reference Desk, 212-854-2241, or individually:

Sarah Witte Women’s & Gender Studies spurgin@columbia.edu	John Tofanelli British & American History and Literature jt628@columbia.edu
Junko Stuveras French & Italian Literature stuveras@columbia.edu	Bob Scott Head, Digital Humanities Center scottr@columbia.edu
Barbara Rockenbach Director, Humanities & History Libraries brockenbach@columbia.edu	Anice Mills Undergraduate Services Librarian amills@columbia.edu
Jean Laponce Western European History & Philosophy jal46@columbia.edu	Karen Green Ancient & Medieval Studies and Religion; Graphic Novels klg19@columbia.edu
Nancy Friedland Butler Media, Film Studies & Performing Arts nef4@columbia.edu	Mary Cargill Reference Librarian cargill@columbia.edu

We look forward to working with you.