We have arranged for trial access to Encyclopaedia Islamica Online from Brill. "Encyclopaedia Islamica Online is based on the abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world. A unique feature of the encyclopaedia Islamica Online lies in the attention given […]
Month: March 2013
Guatemala, Human Rights, and the Documentary Trail
Today marks the opening of the trial of Efraín Ríos Montt, former Guatemalan army general and dictator, who is being charged with genocide and crimes against humanity. Guatemala's truth commission report, issued in 1999, put the death toll at 200,000 during the course of an almost 40-year civil war. In a press release, Navi Pillay, […]
Crowdsourcing for Yiddish transcription/translation
As anyone who has done research using Yiddish newspapers can tell you, it’s not easy to find primary sources, especially those from newspapers, in the digital world. While Yiddish newspapers contain critical information about the labor industry, immigration, the Jewish day-to-day environment, and so much else, finding these materials is not easy, and often requires […]
The 400th Anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty Marked at Columbia University Libraries
Last month, Columbia University Libraries hosted “In Search of Empire: The 400th Anniversary of the House of Romanov,” an international conference that drew standing room only crowds to Room 203 Butler Library. Organized by Professor Irina Reyfman of the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, and Bakhmeteff Archive Curator Tanya Chebotarev, the conference was the […]
The Bolivarian Revolution and the future of Venezuela
With the death of Hugo Chávez, Venezuela faces an unpredictable future. I invite researchers interested in exploring Venezuela's recent political history and current affairs to dig deeper using Columbia University Libraries resources: EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) Get the latest country report and country profile of Venezuela. Also, browse the online archive of these weekly, monthly […]