All members of the Columbia community with valid UNI/passwords who are traveling (or are simply off-campus) can still access library resources. We are pleased to share the Columbia Global Library Services Research Guide, an overview of the electronic resources and services that you can access from anywhere in the world.

This guide is a work in progress and we’d love to include tips and helpful links from all of you Columbia scholars who have studied or done research abroad. Please email Meredith Levin, Western European Humanities Librarian, mjl2209@columbia.edu, with your suggestions.

As of July 5, 2016, our Western European Humanities Librarian, Meredith Levin, is the Interim Head of the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary for this academic year.

She is still reachable via email (mjl2209@columbia.edu) and in her office at Butler (309I) on Mondays and most Friday mornings but she will be at the Burke most other times (office on the 3rd floor, phone: 212-851-5611).

For reference questions or purchase recommendations related to Western European history, Scandinavian languages & literatures, or the history of science, please contact Ian Beilin (igb4@columbia.edu).

For reference questions or purchase recommendations related to French language & literature or comparative literature, please contact John Tofanelli (jt628@columbia.edu).

All Italian history, language & literature questions can still be directed to Meredith.

Here it is, folks! Hot off the presses…

Columbia University Libraries Humanities Newsletter Issue #3

Arkyves is a database designed for scholars interested in the History of Culture. It is a single access point for thematic searches across a wide variety of cultural heritage collections, contributed by partners like the Dutch Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Herzog August Bibliothek, and the university libraries of Milan, Utrecht, Glasgow, and Illinois. Very rich but standardized subject information is offered as all collections share the use of ICONCLASS, the most widely accepted multilingual classification system for cultural content.

The trial will run until January 8, 2015. Please send feedback or questions to Meredith Levin, mjl2209@columbia.edu.

The Columbia University Libraries have trial access to Mango Languages, a language-learning database. Mango Languages includes over 60 foreign language and 17 ESL/ELL courses with native speakers and essential dialogue. It features: 20 award-winning international films; free mobile apps; cultural specialty courses i.e. Medical Spanish, Oktoberfest German, etc.; phonetic pop-ups, voice comparisons, grammar and cultural notes.

The trial will run through December 6, 2014. Please send comments, questions or feedback to Meredith Levin, mjl2209@columbia.edu.

Grand Corpus des Dictionnaires du 9e au 20e Siècle is a Classiques Garnier database that includes 24 French-language dictionaries spanning the 9th to 20th centuries. It is the largest existing collection of electronic French dictionaries and includes significant works like the Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du 9e au 15e siècle by  Frédéric Godefroy and several editions of the Dictionaire de l’Académie françoise from 1687-1935, among others.  

Our trial subscription extends through July 28, 2014. Please send comments or questions to Meredith Levin, Western European Humanities Librarian, at mjl2209@columbia.edu.