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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Professional Staff Meeting this Friday, May 8

The next Professional Staff meeting will be held this Friday, May 8, 9:00-10:30. It will be held in the Kellogg Room, located on the 15th Floor of the School of International Affairs Building (SIPA). Friday’s Agenda: * 9:00-9:30: Breakfast, etc. * 9:30-10:00: Jennifer Rutner discusses findings from LibQUAL+ * 10:00-10:30: Jim Neal, library-wide updates We […]

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Events and Exhibitions in January & February

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On Meyer Schapiro

A conference and exhibition to celebrate the publication of Meyer Schapiro Abroad: Letters to Lillian and Travel Notebooks will take place January 30 at Columbia University. (download invitation) The conference will take place on Friday, January 30th, 2009 from 200-5:00 p.m. at The Frieda and Milton Rosenthal Auditorium, 501 Schermerhorn Hall. The presentations and discussion […]

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“Researching Theater” exhibit on display through Spring 2009

“Researching Theater” represents a wide range of primary and secondary source materials essential to researching drama and theatrical production.  Items were selected from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Starr East Asian, Avery Library, Butler Library, Butler Media Collection, and Music Library. The exhibit is on display in the third floor exhibit cases in Butler […]

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Happy Days Are Here Again—I Think: A Campaign 2008 Postmortem from a Media Pathologist’s Casebook

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Illustrated Japanese Books in the C. V. Starr East Asian Library: Traditional Formats and Modern Interpretations

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Future of the Book: Can the Endangered Monograph Survive?

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