Senior Thesis Forum, April 18

We would like to extend a warm invitation to you to attend this year’s Senior Thesis Forum, hosted by the Humanities & History and Global Studies Librarians in Butler Library Room 523 on Tuesday, April 18th, 3:00-4:30. This forum offers graduating Seniors the opportunity to share their research experiences and outcomes in an informal session. […]

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Senior Thesis Forum April 6th

This year’s Senior Thesis Forum, hosted by the Humanities & History and Global Studies Librarians, will be held in Butler Library Room 523 on April 6th, 3:00-4:30. This forum offers graduating Seniors the opportunity to share their thesis projects and their research process with students, faculty, and librarians. This year’s event features four students from the […]

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Sente for PDF Management on the Mac and iPad (4): Reading/Annotation in Sente and Power Note Taking ($$tagging$$) with Sente Assistant

This is the seventh post in the series Digital Workflows for Academic Research on the Mac for the Columbia Libraries Digital Humanities Center. In my previous installments on Sente, Sente for PDF Management on the Mac and iPad (1): Capturing and Organizing PDFs, Sente for PDF Management on the Mac and iPad (2): Capturing and Organizing PDFs, […]

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Sente for PDF Management on the Mac and iPad (1): Capturing and Organizing PDFs

This post will focus on the business of capturing, categorizing, and organizing your PDFs in a coherent library using Sente for Mac. If you followed my last post, PDF Chaos? Digital Workflow Basics, I discussed the chaos that can ensue without establishing a coherent filing system for PDF documents–and illustrated it with a chaotic demo […]

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Welcome Students!

The librarians and staff of Butler Library welcome you! We offer a full range of resources and services to support all aspects of study. We encourage you to contact us; we are eager to help you with your research. Explore our deep collections and services through our website, library.columbia.edu Our goal is to make Columbia […]

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Congratulations Class of 2013!

The Butler Librarians and staff congratulate the Class of 2013! We wish you all success in your future endeavors. This doesn't have to be the end of a beautiful friendship. You will still have access to our licensed electronic databases for a period of three months beyond the degree conferral date. And if you are […]

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Keep Calm and Study On

Students, we know you're working hard and you've got a lot to do,  but we encourage you to take a break from studying to relax and recharge. Tonight, Tuesday May 7, Butler Library is hosting Alice!’s Stressbusters from 8pm to Midnight in Butler 203. Come for free neck and back rubs and some mellow activities. […]

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Butler Library Locker Lottery

Hoping to snag a Butler Library locker for the academic year?  Enter the Butler Library locker lottery by this Friday, September 9th. All Columbia University students with a valid UNI may enter the lottery, except for those who already have study carrel space in Butler. Only one locker may be assigned to a person.  Students […]

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