Hot off the presses! Humanities & History Columbia Libraries Newsletter Issue #4 […]
Columbia Libraries Graduate Internship Program in Primary Sources
Columbia University Libraries Graduate Internship Program in Primary Sources Invites Applications: http://library.columbia.edu/find/special-collections/internships/apply.html The Columbia University Libraries’ Graduate Student Internship Program is designed to enrich graduate studies and professional training in primary sources through an introduction to archival work, supplemented with lectures, workshops and tours. Once trained, interns arrange, describe and catalogue collections, and create […]
CLIO Adds Virtual Shelf Browse
Virtual Shelf Browse allows researchers to browse the catalog as if all of our items, including titles that are at Offsite or online, were arranged by call number on a single shelf. Start browsing from the foot of a CLIO catalog record, by choosing “Show” or “Full Screen.” Choose “Full Screen” for a larger display, […]
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 […]
Humanities Library Newsletter Issue #3
Here it is, folks! Hot off the presses… Columbia University Libraries Humanities Newsletter Issue #3 […]
Tabloids Added to British Periodicals Database
British periodicals (Collection III) has been recently added to our British Periodicals database: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6022732 British Periodicals provides access to the searchable full text of British periodicals from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century. Subject areas covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts and the social sciences. British Periodicals Collection III includes […]
Snow Closures: Butler and Barnard Libraries Will Be Open as Study Spaces
Most Columbia University Libraries and services will close today, Monday, January 26, at 3:00pm, and will remain closed through Tuesday, January 27. All Libraries will resume regular hours on Wednesday, January 28th. Butler Library will remain open after 3:00 pm Monday and all day Tuesday as a study space. Barnard Library will remain open until […]
Butler Reference Service Changes
This spring, the Humanities & History (H&H) staff will be offering reference service in the Digital Humanities Center (DHC) in 305 Butler rather than in Butler 301. This move is part of a larger effort to integrate our research support services with our digital scholarship efforts, especially in the area of digital humanities. For the […]
New Database: Emily Dickinson’s Correspondences
Emily Dickinson’s Correspondences: A Born-Digital Textual Inquiry (EDC) is an XML-based archive of poems and letters from Emily’s correspondence with her sister-in-law and primary confidante, Susan Dickinson. Each text is presented with a digitized scan of the holograph manuscript. These images have zoom functionality as well as a special light-box feature that allows users to […]
Database Trial: ArKyves
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, […]