Going Online: Special Collections Research Accounts

Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library is rolling out a web-based circulation system to streamline how our users request material at the RBML. Researchers will have a new, web-based Special Collections Research Account to create requests for immediate or future use, with the added benefit of having access to their complete history of requests from […]

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It All Starts When You Open a Box

It All Starts When You Open a Box A story begins when a box is opened.  From family photos to dirty socks, from political struggles to breakthrough ideas, from humorous oddments to poignant pieces, archivists and reference librarians have the unique opportunity to see them all.  The professional staff at the Rare Book & Manuscript […]

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