Graduate Students! Apply For A Digital Centers Internship!

Exciting news!  The Libraries will award 6 internship opportunities within our digital centers on emerging digital tools and research methodologies, collaborating with librarians and technologists in supporting and promoting digital scholarship.  We are seeking qualified Columbia graduate students; internships pay $20/hour.  Don't delay!  Click here for more information – application deadline is September 15th, 2012. […]

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Congratulations Class Of 2012!

Columbia University Libraries wish to congratulate the class of 2012!  We wish you all success in your future endeavors. Soon-to-be-Alums, remember: Library access can be lifelong affair!  Access to licensed electronic databases continues for a period of three months beyond the degree conferral date. Recent alumni will be able to enter the libraries for a […]

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Using Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a great tool that can help you discover abstracts, full-text articles, and other database content through a simple search interface. The resource provides a search of scholarly literature across a diverse array of subject areas and sources. Here's a reminder on how to most effectively utilize Google Scholar both on-campus and remotely. […]

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Get in the Spirit of Halloween – A List of Scary Movies & Thrillers to Check Out

In honor of the spookiest time of year, Butler Library’s Librarian for Media, Film Studies and Performing Arts, Nancy Friedland, put together a list of scary movies and thrillers from the Criterion Collection on her "Features and Shorts" blog.  All of the films listed are available for check out from the Butler Library Media Collection.   […]

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Borrow Direct Partnership Expands to Include Harvard Library and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL)

Columbia University Libraries is pleased to announce the addition of Harvard Library and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) to Borrow Direct, a service enabling faculty, students, and staff of Columbia University to borrow books and music scores directly from the libraries of Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, […]

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New Equipment and Software Available in the Libraries!

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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Meet the Librarians: Jeffrey Lancaster

Name: Jeffrey Lancaster Title: Emerging Technologies Coordinator Contact Info: email:  jeffrey.lancaster@columbia.edu office:  404 Northwest Corner Bldg, Science and Engineering Library mailcode: 4899 phone: 212.851.7138 Library: Digital Science Center, Science and Engineering Library @ Columbia Since: August 2006 (Ph.D. in Chemistry), with the Libraries since June 2011  Education Info:  B.A. Chemistry, Art History – Washington University in St. […]

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Locker Lotteries, Using the Business Library, Theater Architects and More …

Check out what’s going on this week at the Libraries: Would you like an introduction that shows you how to navigate the libraries resources and services?  Come to one of three workshops offered by librarian Karen Green.  Hoping to snag a Butler Library locker for the academic year?  Enter the Butler Library locker lottery by […]

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Libraries Aren’t Just A Physical Space & Other Things Our Intern Learned This Summer

by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern I’ve had an amazing summer working as Columbia Libraries’ Social Media intern. In between blog posts and Twitter updates, I’ve gotten to explore some breathtakingly beautiful libraries and met some amazing librarians and staff. From the architectural wonders of Avery to the physically small, but informationally massive, Journalism Library, […]

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