Using the Faculty Document Delivery Service, full-time faculty from the Columbia Morningside campus, Barnard, and Union Theological Seminary now can request electronic delivery of journal articles and book chapters from the general print collections in the Avery, Burke, Business & Economics, Butler, East Asian, Engineering, Geology, Journalism, Lehman Social Sciences, Math, Science & Engineering, and […]
Butler Library Wireless Network Upgrade, January 14-17, 2013
CUIT will upgrade the wireless network in Butler Library next week, January 14-17, 2013. To minimize disruption, the upgrade is scheduled for a phased approach. Work will progress in one room/area at a time, according to the following schedule. January 14: Floors 1, 2, and 3 January 15: Floors 3, 4, 5, and 6 January […]
Happy Holidays from Butler Library!
Happy Holidays to the Columbia community! Note Butler's holiday hours. Have a peaceful holiday and we look forward to working with you in 2013. A Cosmic Holiday Ornament, Hubble-Style […]
Stressbusters in Butler!
The end of the semester and finals are fast approaching. The Columbia Libraries cares about your well-being. RELAX: Take a break from studying on Wednesday Dec. 12, 8pm to midnight, with Stressbusters' free back rubs in room 203 Butler. Remember that the Butler librarians are here to help you. Stop by the Reference Desk in […]
“A Bundle of Comics” event, November 8 2012, 6 PM
Please join us on Thursday, November 8th, for the next in the Columbia University Libraries' comics events. "A Bundle of Comics: Graphic Narratives from The Jewish Daily Forward's Bintl Brief" highlights the work of cartoonist Liana Finck, who has been adapting poignant, early 20th-century immigrant letters to the Forward's renowned advice column. Liana will be […]
IM/Text a Librarian Poster Contest
Enter our IM/text a Librarian poster contest and win a Kindle Fire! Design a poster about the Libraries’ IM/text a Librarian service! The poster content will also be used as an ad in the Spectator appearing in November! The best one will win a Kindle Fire. Up to ten other contestants will win an awesome, […]
First-Year Undergraduates win iPads, Gift Cards in Library Raffle!
Congratulations to the winners of the First-Year Undergraduate Orientation Raffle! New undergraduate students who entered the Online Libraries Contest or attended the Butler Welcome Events during Orientation Week were entered into a raffle to win prizes. Our three lucky iPad winners are: Angel Shin, Columbia College Eberechi Cecilia Uche, Columbia College Se Hwa Yoon, General […]
Butler Locker Lottery Ends Today 9/14
The Butler Library Locker Lottery ends today, Friday 9/14. 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 will be notified Friday, September 28th. More information about Butler Library Lockers. Details […]
“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 […]
Fashion Research
A few resources for researching fashion and the fashion industry: Encyclopedias Berg Fashion Library, includes the Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion (Oxford, 2010) and many other books about fashion. Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion (Scribner's 2005). Journals Vogue Archive-issues from 1892 to the present WWD (Women's Wear Daily) – current paper issues are in […]