Cuneiform Tablet from RBML in Exhibition

Columbia University Plimpton 322 An illuminating exhibition of thirteen ancient babylonian tablets, along with supplemental documentary material, opens at New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) on November 12, 2010. Before Pythagoras: The Culture of Old Babylonian  Mathematics reveals the highly sophisticated mathematical practice and education that flourished in Babylonia—present-day […]

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Retiring from the libraries

Name of Employee:  Bindu Bhatt Title:  South Asian Studies Librarian Department:  Area Studies Officer of the Libraries Retiring effective date:  December 24, 2010 Name of Employee:  Seth Kasten Title:  Head of Reference and Research and Collection Development Department:  Burke Library Officer of the Libraries Retiring effective date:  December 31, 2010 Name of Employee:  Sarah Elliston […]

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Libraries New Hires 7-1-2010 through 11-5-2010

Jim Cheng was hired on 07/06/2010 as the Director, C.V. Starr East Asian Librarian; Elizabeth Grefrath was hired on 07/06/2010 as the Project Coordinatorin the Rare Book & Manuscript Library; Debroah Wilson was hired on 07/19/2010 as the Information Office Asst. 7 in the Access Services Library; Ian Douglas was hired on 08/16/2010 as the […]

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Circulation Data Spectacular!

In Summer 2010, CUL’s ReCAP Coordinator led an internship project to analyze circulation data.  Intern Steve Zweibel organized, summarized and visualized system-wide circulation data provided by LITO staff.  Data represents circulation activity for both on-site and off-site collections; it is not ReCAP-specific.  The goal of the project was to present his findings to professional staff […]

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Almost an event: computer overheat incident

From the Columbia University E&HS newsletter, Safety Matters: "A computer fire was recently avoided by a quick thinking employee and thorough investigation by staff. Upon entering the work area, the employee detected an unknown burning odor and immediately called Public Safety, who in turned called EH&S Fire Safety and Facilities to investigate the odor.  The […]

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Staff Activities

Damon Jaggars,  Associate University Librarian for Collections and Services, spoke at the ACRL/NY Annual Symposium 2009 in December: http://acrlnysymp09.wordpress.com/program/ . He also recently published “Comparing Service Priorities Between Staff and Users in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Member Libraries,” /portal: Libraries and the Academy/, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2009, pp. 441-452 (with Shanna Smith Jaggars […]

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New Acquisitions

The following is a list of recent acquisitions of interest to CUL librarians, information professionals, and staff. All of the titles below are shelved in Butler stacks, unless otherwise noted.Archives power: memory, accountability, and social justice / Randall C. Jimerson. CD971 .J56 2009 The case for books: past, present, and future / Robert Darnton. Z116.A2 […]

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