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 […]
Update on Collections at C.V. Starr East Asian Library 1/18/2019
Dear Faculty and Students in East Asian Studies: As I reported to you earlier, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library experienced a water leak in the stacks in the early morning of Sunday, September 16. Over the course of the four days that followed, over 100 volunteers from across CUL Libraries and University Facilities joined […]
Reminder of Temporary Book Access Services
Cleaning and repair work in the stacks is progressing. The dehumidification process mentioned in an earlier blog post has finished. Unfortunately, all subsequent cleaning and repair work was delayed by a necessary asbestos abatement process, but is now again in progress. Once all cleaning and repair is done the books that had to be shipped […]
Toshi Ichiyanagi to receive the Order of Culture
The Japanese government announced on Oct. 26 (Friday) that it has selected five people to receive the country’s top cultural award this year, including composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, 85. Toshi Ichiyanagi, notable Japanese composer, was born in. Kobe, Feb. 4, 1933. He studied composition with Kishio Hirao and piano with Chieko Hara. He pursued training […]