Need to work on a Mac? Use Microsoft Word or Powerpoint? Finish a graphic design assignment? There are new computers and software options available throughout the libraries! In 300 Butler, in front of the Circulation desk, 16 computer kiosks have been replaced and the new computers now include Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite – that includes […]
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Check Out the Digital Humanities Center!
by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern The field of digital humanities has been around for decades, but with recent advancements in digitization and internet technologies, it’s quickly emerged as one of academia’s most exciting areas. It’s even being hailed as the "next big thing" by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Columbia’s Digital Humanities Center (DHC; […]
Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter!
Did you know Columbia University Libraries is on Facebook and Twitter? Like us on Facebook and check out pictures, keep up-to-date on news, learn about events and workshops held around the libraries. Follow us on Twitter for quick updates on campus, news, and more. Tweet about the libraries and we might even retweet you! […]
Columbia University Libraries’ “New York Times” Access Remains the Same
The New York Times announced to readers that it will be moving into the world of digital subscriptions beginning March 28, 2011. A number of details addressing how the new subscription model will work are detailed in an FAQ on the Times’ site: there will now be a monthly limit of 20 clickable articles (including blog […]
Get Help With Your NSF Grant Proposals
Are you planning on applying for a grant from the National Science Foundation this semester? Well, the rules have recently changed. The NSF now requires that all proposals submitted post-January 18, 2011 contain a data management plan. This plan must address how your project will comply with the NSF’s data sharing policy, an initiative put […]
There’s a New Way to Find Articles
Reference Librarian Sarah Witte recently posted on the Butler Library blog about a new way to conduct article searches. This very fast “webscale discovery service” searches journals and newspapers, in both full-text and citations. The functionality allows you to limit the results by article type, publication date, subject term, and even language. To get to this feature, […]
Get More From Google Scholar with the Libraries
You can access the full-text journal and database content provided by Columbia University Libraries directly from Google Scholar. Just type the title of a journal article into Google Scholar and then link directly to Columbia’s full-text via "e-Link@Columbia." If you’re on campus and you search Google Scholar, you will automatically see the "e-link @ […]
CU Libraries on YouTubeEDU
The Columbia Libraries are now on the CU YouTube channel. Watch our Library Essentials video tutorials, an overview of our recent exhibition on the Andrew Alpern Collection of Drawing Instruments, seminars from the Oral History Workshops, the CDRS scholarly communication series Research Without Borders, or check out Murder in the Stacks. Subscribe to the Columbia University Channel […]
Need Resources? Try a Subject Guide
Still looking for articles for a research paper? Subject guides are a great way to identify resources when writing a research paper or working on a class project. A subject guide is a bibliography of (mostly) online resources for a particular subject area, for instance Women’s Studies, Graphic Novels, Sociology, Terrorism, or British History. These […]
BiblioBwog!
Columbia’s Bwog recently launched a new series – BiblioBwog – to highlight the Libraries collections. Bwog has hopped and camped in libraries, but we’ve never actually explored their contents. The Columbia libraries are a treasure trove of exciting history, so with the help of our lovely librarian friends, we’re going to highlight some hidden jewels. […]