Meet the New Curator, Get Your Bearings in Butler, Free Cookies & More!

by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern Check what’s going on at the libraries’ this week: Avery Library celebrates the birthday of Charles Follen McKim, one of the most prominent American Beaux-Arts architects of the late 19th century. Check out his material in the Drawing & Archives department. Meet Carolyn Yerkes, the new Curator of Avery […]

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Brush Up on Google Scholar!

by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern 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 […]

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Check Out the Digital Social Science Center!

by Jessica Gentle, Social Media Intern The Digital Social Science Center (DSSC), located in Lehman Library, provides a wide range of resources and technology to assist you with all your research needs. Whether you’re working on an anthropology paper, researching international affairs, or in need of statistical data or mapping software for a geography project, […]

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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; […]

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The Digital Science Center

by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern Located in the Science and Engineering Library in 401 Northwest Corner building, the Digital Science Center is full of equipment and resources to assist you with all your science and engineering research and coursework. The center includes spacious workstations and carrels complete with the following: Spatial Applications such as […]

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New Summer DHC Workshop Series: Shorts!

by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern Want to sharpen your research skills but are short on time this summer? Then Shorts are for you! The new workshop series presented by the DHC features 20-minute lightening sessions arranged by theme. Feel free to take one, two or all three over the course of an hour. All sessions take […]

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Butler Library Lab Closings

by Jessica Gentile, Social Media Intern From June 28th through July 1st,  CUIT will be closing selected Butler labs, one each morning, for maintenance. Labs should re-open by 12pm each day. Here’s a quick rundown of what day each lab will be closed: Tuesday 6/28         Butler 209 Wednesday 6/29   Butler 212 & 214 Thursday 6/30       […]

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Congratulations Class of 2011!

Columbia University Libraries wish to congratulate the class of 2011!  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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