Fair Use Week 2024: Q&A with Director of Copyright Advisory Services Rina Pantalony

With Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week approaching from February 26 through March 1, we sat down with Columbia University Libraries Director of Copyright Services Rina Pantalony to dissect what fair use means, how to determine whether or not you are within the boundaries of fair use, and the role fair use plays in today’s world. Q: […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Flor Barceló

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Flor Barceló, a graduate assistant at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The Libraries are the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at and what is your title?  I […]

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Five free things Columbia students have access to through the Libraries

With a new semester underway, the Libraries remind Columbia students of five free resources available to take advantage of (that you might not know about). Digital news subscriptions Stay up to date on breaking news and current events with full access to content from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.  250,000+ e-books […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Katherine June St George

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Katherine June St George, a Student General Assistant at Manhattanville Business Library and the Science and Engineering Library. The Libraries are the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at […]

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Teaching and Learning in the Ask a Librarian Internship

Written by Ask a Librarian Intern Marley Rodriguez When engaging in small talk, people often ask what I am studying at school. They are always surprised when I tell them I am studying Library and Information Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Among their follow-up questions are: That’s a thing? You need a […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Kimberly Agyeiwaa Boateng

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Kimberly Agyeiwaa Boateng, a Circulation desk attendant at Butler Library. The Libraries are the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at and what is your title?  I work at […]

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Announcing the 2023-2024 Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Program Recipients

Columbia University Libraries has awarded seven internal grants for projects that seek to advance a commitment to address racism and exclusion as part of the Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Program. Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann Thornton launched the program in 2022 to contribute to the University’s overall Commitment to Antiracism. In service […]

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Library Service Changes for December 2023/January 2024

Library Hours Extensions for Finals Period, December 12-22, 2023 Please check library location hours before visiting. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor study spaces in Butler Library are open 24 hours a day from December 12 through 5pm on December 22. Select 5th and 6th floor research reading rooms in Butler Library are open 24 […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Callum John Blackmore

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Callum John Blackmore, a processing archivist at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The Libraries are the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at and what is your title? […]

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Jessie Rollins

This series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Jessie Rollins, a student worker at the Library Information Office (LIO) in Butler Library. The Libraries are the largest employer of students on campus. We couldn’t serve our users without them! Q: Which library do you work at and what is your […]

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