Commencement Day was not the same this year. It was bittersweet to have to watch the ceremony without the crowds, the cheers, and the sea of blue we know and love so well. We in Starr will miss all those who frequented our library over these last four years. While we cannot meet with you […]
The Treasury of Lives receives NEH grant to expand its online Encyclopedia of Tibet
On April 8, 2020, The Treasury of Lives database project announced receipt of a substantial grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Collections and Reference Resources (Division of Preservation and Access) to support the long-term sustainability of its Biographical Encyclopedia of Tibet, Inner Asia and the Himalaya. The three-year grant will enable a […]
New database
With the print collections unavailable while the libraries remain closed, we are all working hard to assist you remotely, and to make more electronic resources available. Your Libraries Online summarizes all the various ways the Libraries offer these online services. The Starr Library collection development librarians are, of course, doing their part too. We try […]
New Japanese Studies Librarian
We are delighted to welcome our new Japanese Studies Librarian, Chiaki Sakai. She started on October 1, 2019. Ms. Sakai has more than 20 years of experience in the library profession. Most recently she worked at the Library of the Japan Foundation in Urawa, Saitama, Japan. Before that she was the Japanese Studies Librarian at […]
PhD Reception 2019
The Libraries will be hosting a reception especially for all PhD students. Come and join us. Eat, drink, have fun, and meet students from all across campus, as well as many friendly librarians. You can RSVP at https://events.columbia.edu/go/CULPhD2019 The reception takes place on Thursday, October 3, from 4:00-6:00 PM, in room 319 of Lehman Library. […]
BI sessions schedule
Fall 2019 Language-specific orientation sessions Chinese Studies Resources Wednesday, September 18, 2019 2:00-3:30 pm Chinese Studies Resources Tuesday, September 24, 2019 2:00-3:30 pm Korean Studies Resources Thursday, September 26, 2019 2:00-3:30 pm Tibetan Studies Resources Friday, September 27, 2019 1:00-2:30 pm All sessions take place in the Kress Seminar Room (access via the 200-level stacks) […]
An American Missionary and Her ‘Paper Gods’
Dr. Mingjie Li, professor in the Folklore Institute, School of Social Development at East China Norma University, as part of her research project on our Paper God Collection, has just published an English-language article on Anne Swann Goodrich, the original collector, and subsequent donor of the collection. The article, along with other pieces by Dr. […]
Starr Library Orientation Tours
Every weekday (except Labor Day) from Monday, August 26 through Friday, September 6 we offer one-hour orientation sessions, including a tour of the library. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday August 26 4:00-5:00 PM August 27 4:00-5:00 PM August 28 4:00-5:00 PM August 29 4:00-5:00 PM August 30 4:00-5:00 PM […]
Starr Library stacks re-opened
I am very happy to inform you that the book stacks at C.V. Starr East Asian Library are now officially open to all library patrons and staff . Following the flooding that occurred in the stacks in September 2018, over 52,000 damaged volumes were immediately removed for treatment. We are extremely pleased to report that […]
A Newly-Discovered Catalogue by Desi Sanggye Gyatso (1653-1705)
The Ethnic Library of China at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in Beijing holds some 4,000 rare Tibetan manuscript and print books. Mr. Jampa, a graduate of the Northwest Nationalities University (Lanzhou), spent several years cataloging these materials and as Associate Research Librarian is now […]