Useful Google Hacks

Image by Jonathan Beard Sure, you use Google all the time, even for your research. This doesn’t shock your librarian—actually, she uses Google for research, too. Not as an end-all, but as one more tool in the research arsenal, along with databases, the library catalog, and organizational websites. But are you using Google to its […]

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1000 Twitter Followers – Time to Celebrate!

A little birdie told us we now have 1,000 followers!  @JournalismLib is grateful to all followers for enabling us to reach this milestone.  We will be randomly selecting 5 of our current followers for $5 Amazon gift cards as a token of our appreciation.  We wouldn't be here without all of you!  And if you're […]

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Library Data Viz Contest – Decorate Our Wall EXTENDED!

Hold the phone!!!  The Journalism Library is excited to EXTEND the deadline for the data visualization contest! Submit your entries by Wednesday, May 15th 5pm, for a chance to see yours in poster-size proudly displayed in the Journalism Library. The winner will also receive a libraries mug and the opportunity to submit your work to […]

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New Service – Journalism Library Video Chat

The Journalism Library is excited to launch a new cool service to assist you with your research – video chat reference – which will enable you to connect with a librarian using Skype or Google+ Hangouts. Enjoy virtual face time and screen-sharing demonstrations, all from the comfort of your couch.  In addition to video chat […]

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Getting Tweets in a Row

The first phase of the Twitter archive project from the Library of Congress, including the acquisition and preservation of tweets from 2006-2010, has been completed.  The Library now has an archive of approximately 170 billion tweets and growing, and the technology groundwork for future archiving has been established.  Read more from the Library of Congress […]

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QR code for CLIOmobile

Have you tried CLIOmobile, the mobile version of Columbia’s online catalog? Scan the QR code here: Bookmark it here: https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/cliomobile From CLIOmobile, you can: Search CLIO Save items to ‘My List’ Email records Check your Library Account, renew books Place recalls Try it today! […]

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CLIOmobile

  CLIO, the Libraries’ online catalog, now has a mobile interface –  CLIOmobile – for use with your smart phone or mobile device! From CLIOmobile, you can: Search CLIO Save items to ‘My List’ Email records Check your Library Account and renew books Place recalls For more information, click on the following link:   https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/cliomobile0 […]

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