We currently have selections from two donated collections on exhibit in our library. One collection was received relatively recently, and is on display for the very first time. The other collection was received longer ago, and was on display once before. We hope you will enjoy viewing them both. On view in our reading […]
Tibetan Studies collaboration with U. Toronto
Tibetan Studies Librarian, Dr. Lauran Hartley, will lead the work of coordinating Tibetan-language acquisitions at Columbia and the University of Toronto in a new pilot project. She will also provide research-support services to University of Toronto faculty and students via email, phone and video conferencing and will visit the University of Toronto annually. This international […]
Holiday and Intersession Schedule
The Library will be closed from Saturday December 22 through Tuesday December 25 (Christmas Day) The Library will be open 9:00 AM-7:00 PM from Wednesday December 26 through Friday December 28 The Library will be closed from Saturday December 29 through Tuesday January 1, 2013 (New Year’s Day) During Intersession, January 2-20, the Library will […]
Makino Online Presentations Archive
No less than twelve digital remarks and presentations of last year’s symposium “The Makino Collection at Columbia: the Present and Future of an Archive” have just been made available for online viewing on Columbia’s YouTube channel. They are linked from the symposium’s webpage, and will also be added to an upcoming special section on our […]
First Anniversary of Miwa Kai’s passing
Today, December 10, marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Miwa Kai. In her honor we have placed flowers and her memorial photo at the circulation desk of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library. We all miss Ms. Kai for her energy, wit, and smile. Since this is the […]
Holiday weekend hours
Please be advised that due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the library will close at 7:00 PM today, and will be closed on Thursday and Friday. We will re-open on Saturday for our regular weekend hours. We hope you will enjoy your holiday. […]
Seisai’s Thirty-Six New Views of Mount Fuji on View
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Tann Donation of Chinese Books Received
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library has recently received a collection of Chinese books from Ms. Tania Tann Palmer via Ms. Linda P. Chen. This gift includes 54 titles in over 200 volumes. The books mainly cover Chinese classics, art, and literature, and come for the most part in traditional thread binding. The books […]
Check Out The “Memory Project” On Monday, October 22
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A taste of Starr
Currently on view in the display cases throughout our reading room is a small selection of materials from our various collections, to give you a taste of the breadth and variety of what the Starr Library has to offer. Included, in the display case near the entrance, are some volumes from a […]