Borrow Direct – a book-borrowing consortium between the libraries of Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University – will be expanded soon to include additional institutions in the service – Harvard and MIT! Beginning in summer 2011, faculty, students, and staff from Columbia and the six partner […]
Newseum – Today’s Front Pages
Ever find yourself sitting down with the New York Times and wondering what’s on the front page of the Shreveport Times instead? Curious to know whether the lead story in the Washington Post today rates a mention on page one of South Jersey’s Courier-Post? The Newseum has a great tool that allows you to view […]
SPOTLIGHT: The Nieman Reports
The Nieman Reports is a publication from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and contains a wealth of information on journalism as an industry, what it means to be a journalist, rights and responsibilities of news organizations, and more – explore CUL’s subscription Nieman Reports issues here. Check out the current Winter issue and […]
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Labor Force Statistics
Looking for statistics on the labor force, including current and historical unemployment rates? Check out the Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including tables on employment status, characteristics of the employed/not employed, and minimum wage earnings. […]
Sustainability Information Expo
Interested in learning about resources related to sustainability? Come join the science and social science librarians at the Sustainability Information Expo, Thursday, 2/3 11:30am-1:30pm in the Lehman Social Sciences Library. Join the fun – talk to librarians about data/GIS, government, social science, business, science information resources related to sustainability. Free lunch and raffle prize! Questions? […]
Database Trials Test-Drive
We have two EBSCO database trials currently available (on-campus only) – Communication Abstracts (click here for more information on Communication Abstracts) and Communication & Mass Media Complete (click here for more information on Communication & Mass Media Complete). Please take them for a test-drive and let us know what you think! Thanks in advance for […]
Bloomberg Basics
Bloomberg Basics will teach the basic navigation and searching skills necessary to begin using Bloomberg. Instruction sessions are offered at the Digital Social Science Center in Lehman Library, and be sure to check out the Bloomberg Help Guide for navigation commands and tips. March 11, 10am ~ 11am – register here! April 1, 10am ~ […]
NewspaperARCHIVE
NewspaperARCHIVE database has been added to Columbia’s online newspaper collections. This resource contains tens of millions of searchable historical newspaper pages, dating back to the 1700s, from across the globe. Bookmark this resource using the following link: https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/clio7931419 […]