Amnesty International Turns 50! Let’s Make a Global Toast to Freedom

Saturday, May 28, marks the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International. Join Columbia University Libraries and Center for Human Rights Documentation & Research for a virtual Toast To Freedom to recognize this milestone. The Center for Human Rights Documentation & Research houses the archives of Amnesty International USA. This collection documents decades of human rights research and advocacy conducted […]

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Check out Some of the New Resources Online!

The following new e-resources and online databases have been added to Columbia University Libraries website: A-R Editions’ Online Music Anthology – Online Music Anthology is a database of music scores containing representative vocal and instrumental compositions from antiquity through the 19th century. Archives Unbound – Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of the historical documents […]

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Librarian Highlight: John Tofanelli

Name: John Tofanelli Title: Research Collections and Services Librarian for British and American History and Literature Subject Specialities: American History and Literature, American Studies, African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Latino/a Studies, British History and Literature Contact Info: jt628@columbia.edu Library: Butler Library @Columbia Since: 2000 Education Info: PhD in English, Stanford University; Masters in Library […]

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CUL Digital Collection: Bunraku Puppet Theater

Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater, is an unusually complex dramatic form, a collaborative effort among puppeteers, narrators, and musicians. This online exhibit features highlights from the Barbara Curtis Adachi Bunraku collection. This unique collection is held at the C. V. Starr East Asian Library. The Barbara Curtis Adachi Collection, given to Columbia’s C. V. Starr East […]

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Libraries Widgets: OED Online

The Libraries is pleased to present the new OED Online widget! With this tool, you can highlight a word on any web page, click the Search OED Online button on your browser toolbar, and the OED Online "Find Word" search will display the definition in your browser window.  Follow these quick instructions to add the OED […]

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