Janet Parks, Curator of Drawings and Archives in the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, will speak at Columbia University on "Curator’s Choice: Architectural Archives in Avery Library." The talk, sponsored by the Friends of Columbia Libraries, is free and open to the public. Janet Parks has been Curator of Drawings and Archives at Columbia […]
“The Acropolis Museum and It’s Collections” at the Wallach Art Gallery
Join us for a talk by Dimitrios Pandermalis, President of the Board of Directors of the New Acropolis Museum, on "The Acropolis Museum and It’s Collections." This talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition on the New Acropolis Museum, currently on view at the Wallach Art Gallery until December 19th. The Wallach Art Gallery […]
Librarian Highlight: Song Yu
Librarian: Song Yu Title: Chemistry Librarian Subject specialties: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Contact info: sy2133@columbia.edu, 212 854 5778 Library: Engineering Library @ Columbia Libraries since: 2003 Education Info: MLIS, University of Hawaii About me: "For the last fifteen years, I’ve moved east every three years. From Wuhan, China to Hawaii to Indiana, and finally settled […]
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 […]
Book History Colloquium: “Candide in the Preserving Machine”
Since its initial publication in 1759, Voltaire’s Candide has been criticized, imitated, excerpted into shorter set-pieces, inspired renunciations and sequels, illustrated more than a hundred times by artists both anonymous and famous, sung as musical theater and comic opera, and canonized as a national treasure and an outstanding contribution to world literature. In this talk, […]
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December Workshops
There's still time to try a free workshop at the Libraries before the semester ends! Here are just a few offered in December. Check the complete listings, and sign up, on the workshops webpage. December 01, 2009 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST Video for the Web 305 Butler Library Learn to create, […]
Butler Library 75th Anniversary, Tell Us “Your Stories”
In celebration of Butler Library's 75th anniversary, we are pleased to present Butler 75, an online exhibition of Butler Library, 1934 – 2009. The exhibition features images from the University Archives highlighting the construction, art and architecture of Butler Library, and the people who've used and enjoyed the library over the years. You can also […]
Thanksgiving Weekend Hours
The Libraries will be closed on Thursday, November 26. Please check the hours webpage before stopping by a library this weekend. Happy holidays! Credit: © Keol Lim, TC ’09 […]
Librarian Highlight: Kathleen Kehoe
Librarian: Kathleen Kehoe Title: Biological Sciences, Physics & Astronomy Librarian and Coordinator of Collection Development for Science & Engineering Libraries Subject specialties: Biological Sciences, Ecology, Physics and Astronomy Contact info: 212 854 4182, kehoe@columbia.edu Library: Integrated Science Library, opening 2010 @ Columbia Libraries since: 1985 Education Info: B.A. Hunter College, M. L.S. Columbia University […]