On Watch

Jeffrey Lynch is on the night watch at Butler Library. He regularly makes his rounds during the wee hours to gently discourage “campers,” students who leave all manner of personal belongings including pillows and lamps to claim a study space. During the time that Jeffrey has been on patrol, there has been a significant decrease […]

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Chris Sala, recipient of the New Directions Award, describes her tour of Dutch libraries

At the end of October, Chris Sala, Architecture Bibliographer, attended the Study Tour of the Netherlands sponsored by the International Relations Committee of the Arts Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA). She joined them thanks to the Librarian III/New Directions Award. Five days. Five cities. Twelve libraries. Chris describes a few of the highlights of […]

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Staff Spotlight: Seth Kasten

WHO HE IS: Kasten, a native New Yorker, is head of Reference and Collection Development at Burke Library. YEARS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: This October marks his 35th year at Columbia. WHAT HE DOES: Kasten specializes in the subjects of Liturgy and Sacred Music. BEFORE THIS: Kasten pursued simultaneous degrees at the Columbia University School of […]

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Sachie Noguchi’s travels to Japan

Japanese Studies Librarian Sachie Noguchi recently returned from a three-week trip to Japan. She received training for Year 2 of the Tenri Antiquarian Materials Workshop for Overseas Japanese Studies Librarians at Tenri Library along with 6 colleagues from the United States and 12 from Europe. Training this year included the study of manuscripts and print […]

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Trip to Argentina and Uruguay, by Pamela Graham (April 17th -26th)

Book fairs in many parts of the world are highly popular and energetic events. This was definitely the case in April in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the 34th International Book Fair took place. Pamela Graham, Latin American & Iberian Studies Librarian and the acting director of Area Studies and the Center for Human Rights Documentation […]

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ReCAP Coordinator Zack Lane

The ReCAP Coordinator is a new position to problem-solve and streamline the movement of materials to and from CUL’s high-density storage facility. ReCAP (Research Collections and Preservation Consortium) is now CUL’s largest library with more than 2.7 million volumes. The initial phase of work will be to gather and distribute information among staff involved with […]

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