We are excited to be welcoming new and returning faculty, students and researchers to campus as we gear up for the new academic year. Our knowledgeable and helpful staff are here to support you–no question is too big or small! Stop by the Welcome Week Table in the Butler Library Lobby, Tuesday through Friday, September […]
Category: Workshops
Welcome to Butler Library!
On behalf of the Humanities & History Librarians, welcome to Butler Library! We all look forward to this time of year, when we welcome and introduce our university community to the extensive resources available in the Libraries. Here are some of our upcoming events and orientation sessions. “Getting Your Bearings” for Graduate Students If you’re […]
Power Research and Writing on the Mac: Workshops in Digital Workflow Applications
Three Digital Humanities Center workshops will focus on scholarly workflow tools on successive Friday mornings. Attend any that interest you. February 13th, 20th and 27th 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Butler 306 These are designed for users with Mac laptops, who are encouraged to download a demo version (as described below) of each of the three […]
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, […]
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 […]
“Gone In A Flash?” Personal Digital Archiving Workshop,Thursday, 9/13 @1pm
*This event is open to Columbia students, faculty, staff, and affiliates* Personal Digital Archiving Workshop: Butler Library 523 on Thursday, September 13th at 1pm The last thing you want to have happen when a new school year begins is to have to show up to class saying “the computer ate my homework” or to tell […]
Welcome Summer Session Students!
Welcome to Butler Library! While you are here this summer take advantage of our free library workshops to help you get oriented to our collections and services. Not sure where to start? For an introduction to library research try our course, Getting the Most Out of the Libraries this Summer. Click on the course title […]
The Digital Music Lab
Make some music! The Digital Music Lab in the Music & Arts Library (701 Dodge) offers an extensive collection of software and hardware to enable your inner Beethoven, rock star, or musical mad scientist. The Lab is equipped with 5 Mac Pro workstations, 2 Yamaha Arius YDP181 […]
Getting the Most Out of LibraryWeb
Behind the simple facade of the libraries main page lies a wealth of information and assistance. From locating materials in the Columbia libraries, to identifying and using electronic resources, to getting delivery of materials from peer libraries, to managing your research tools, to where to go for help when it all becomes too much….there’s a […]
New Summer DHC Workshop Series: Shorts
Try Shorts, a new DHC Workshop series! These 20-minute lightning sessions are arranged thematically. Feel free to take one, two, or all three sessions during the hour. All sessions take place in Butler 306. Available to all active Columbia UNI holders. To register, see: http://ldpd.lamp.columbia.edu/workshops/#S Click on course name and then "Register for this Event" […]