Butler Room 301 will be closed temporarily, Wednesday through Friday, February 10-12, 2016. We will be installing new, permanent reading tables in 301 as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the quantity and quality of seating in this room. The final phase of this improvement project is expected to take place in March when […]
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Get a New York Public Library card this Monday from noon-1pm
The New York Public Library is a great resource for downloadable e-books and e-audiobooks (kindle, overdrive, 3M, MP3, and many other formats). It also has a vast collection of DVDs and books, amazing archival collections and large collection of research databases. All you need is a library card! On Monday, 2/8, from noon-1pm, Lauren Bradley […]
Scanning Services in Butler and other Campus Libraries
Scanning services are available in many libraries. Scanners are all free of charge. Scanners that require no login are available for visitors to use. Scanner Locations & Numbers Location No Login Required UNI Login Required Avery Library 2 8 Burke Library 1 0 Business & Economics Library 0 3 Butler Library: 3rd Floor […]
EVENT: “An Evening with Jules Feiffer,” Monday, December 7, 6:00 PM
The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, in partnership with Comics@Columbia, is delighted to present a conversation with the legendary Jules Feiffer. Feiffer is perhaps best known for his long-running strip in The Village Voice (1956-1997), but he is also a distinguished playwright and screenwriter, evinced by his Academy Award (for the short film “Munro”), his Pulitzer […]
Digital Humanities Center Film Festival, November 16 -17 in 203 Butler
To celebrate its support for film editing and the talents of the film makers on its staff, the DHC will be holding a two-day festival on Monday November 16 and Tuesday November 17 in 203 Butler. The program, which will start at 6:30 p.m. each day, presents 12 short works and a special bonus feature […]
Digital Centers Intern Gustavo Rosa Talks about the Libraries
Gustavo Rosa, a graduate student in the Film division of the School of the Arts, has worked since 2012 as an Electronic Research Assistant at the Digital Humanities Center (DHC), assisting patrons with video editing, digitization of text and image, and a variety of other tasks. His training at the school has given him the […]
Open Access Week at Butler Library
This is International Open Access Week (October 19-25) and Columbia University Libraries is working hard to get the word out about open access at several locations, including the lobby of Butler Library. Come and stop by our table all week between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to find out why open access matters to research […]
The Humanities & History Division Librarians Launch Morningside Heights Digital History (MHDH)
We are proud to announce the launch of our site, Morningside Heights Digital History, or MHDH. Two years ago we announced a professional development program in the Columbia University Libraries for the Humanities & History Division. In our first iteration of the Developing Librarian project or, as we refer to it on social media, the […]
10/1 @ 6PM: Doing Recent History: History that Talks (and Tweets!) Back
Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 6:00 PM Columbia University’s Butler Library, Room 523 535 West 114th Street, NYC (Directions) Why is writing living history challenging? What are the ethics of doing research on social media? How can archivists balance the ethics of open access and ethics of privacy? Do historians watch enough TV?! Join Tenured […]
Changes to Butler Library
There were many service enhancements in Butler Library over the summer of 2015, including adding seating and printers, and moving some computers, scanners, and books to new locations within the building. To locate a printer, computer, or scanner, please visit the Butler Library Computers, Printers, Scanners page. We added over 90 new seats throughout the […]