News Subscribe to the Libraries' Monthly Newsletter Location All Avery Library Barnard College Library Butler Library C.V. Starr East Asian Library Columbia University Archives Columbia University Libraries Copyright Advisory Services Digital Scholarship Global Studies Jewish Studies Law Library Music & Arts Library Oral History Archives Rare Book & Manuscript Library Science & Engineering Library Social Work Library The Burke Library Web Archives Category All In the media News Social Video Year All (2020 - 2016) 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Dec 1, 2020 News Lighting Up the Yule Log The University Archives celebrates the holiday season with one of the oldest Columbia traditions, the Yule Log, which dates to the colonial days of King's College. Nov 24, 2020 News Remembering “Our Mayor”: David N. Dinkins and Columbia University Libraries The Libraries remembers the late David N. Dinkins, the first African-American mayor of New York City, whose papers are held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Nov 19, 2020 News Columbia University Libraries Announces Studio Remote The Libraries’ Studio, a space that enables collaborative, ethical, fair, and sustainable digital and data-driven research, now streams ideas and projects on Twitch. Nov 19, 2020 News Meet Zak, Who is on Campus Almost Daily... Meet Zak Rouse, Reserves and Access Services Supervisor for Avery Library, who is on campus almost daily to help keep the library safely open for study space and collection access. Nov 18, 2020 News Records Management and University Archives 101s Learn the basics behind the University Archives, which helps Columbians manage their records and preserves and makes accessible the institutional history of the University. Nov 17, 2020 News Jonathan O. Cain Named as New Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann Thornton announces her appointment of Jonathan O. Cain as the Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning. Nov 17, 2020 News Radio Liberty Oral History Project Newly Available to the Public The Radio Liberty oral history project, which presents a broad social, political, economic, and cultural panorama of Russia during the 1917 Russian Revolution, is now publicly available. Nov 12, 2020 News News from the RBML’s Archivists | September and October 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes more than 1,300 digitized oral histories that are now accessible via CLIO and the Digital Library Collections. Nov 12, 2020 News Columbia Football at 150! The University Archives explores the past 150 years of Columbia Football, including the team's first game on November 12, 1870 against Rutgers University. Nov 9, 2020 News Update on Library Hours for Thanksgiving Weekend The Libraries announces an update to operating hours for Thanksgiving weekend, from Thursday, November 26, to Sunday, November 29. Nov 9, 2020 News Meet Jim, Who Led the Effort to Reopen Library Spaces Safely Meet Jim Crocamo, Head of Access and User Experience, who led the effort to reopen library spaces safely and launched new services to connect users with collections and tools. Nov 9, 2020 News Columbia Law School Names Simon Canick Director of the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library Columbia Law School announces the appointment of Simon Canick as director of the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library, effective January 2021. Nov 4, 2020 In the media How Did We Get Here, As Answered Through Comics The Libraries hosts four cartoonists for "America, WTF?: Comics in a Time of Crisis," a discussion of the Trump administration, identity, and the role of comics. Oct 28, 2020 News Columbia and Daylight Saving Time: You’re Welcome Two Columbia professors, John K. Rees and Harold Jacoby, were instrumental in New York City's decision to adopt Daylight Savings Time in the early 20th century. Oct 23, 2020 In the media Reflecting on the History and Legacies of Reconstruction University President Lee C. Bollinger moderates an online panel, co-sponsored by the Libraries, that focuses on how the post-Civil War period connects to contemporary U.S. politics. Oct 23, 2020 News Meet Tara, Who Helps Students and Researchers at Columbia Access Special Collections Safely in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library Meet Tara Craig, Head of Public Services in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, who helps students and researchers at Columbia access special collections safely. Oct 23, 2020 News Meet Lauren, Who Digitizes Rare Muslim World Manuscripts to Ensure Scholars around the World can Access These Materials from Anywhere, Anytime Meet Lauren Wansker, a Technical Assistant in the Libraries, who digitizes rare Muslim World manuscripts to ensure that scholars can access the materials from anywhere, anytime. Oct 22, 2020 In the media Identifying 1,257 Married Women by their Full Names in Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library Finding Aids Library Journal details efforts by archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to identify more than 1,200 married women by their full names, rather than their husbands' names, in the library's finding aids. Oct 21, 2020 News What’s It Like to Be a student at Columbia? The University Archives provides a glimpse into student life at Columbia, from the late 19th century onward, through student publications, notebooks and lecture notes, photographs, and more. Oct 14, 2020 News Happy Birthday, Ike! Happy birthday, Ike! The University Archives recounts Dwight D. Eisenhower's connections to Columbia University to celebrate the American president and military leader's birthday on October 14. Oct 7, 2020 News Going to Columbia from Home: the 1880s Edition The University Archives explains that women who attended Columbia College in the 1880s were not permitted to attend lectures with male students and were instead required to "study at home." Sep 23, 2020 News How Well Do You Know Alma? To celebrate the dedication of Columbia's iconic Alma Mater on September 23, 1903, the University Archives asks, how well do you know Alma? Take our quiz to test your Alma expertise! Sep 23, 2020 News “Strategies of Presenting Text and Illustrations: Turning the Pages of a Sixteenth Century Book of Wisdom”: An Interview with Seher Agarwala Ph.D. candidate Seher Agarwala delves into archival materials from the Muslim World Manuscript Project for her dissertation on 16th-century aesthetics in the Islamicate world. Sep 17, 2020 In the media A Long And Complex Legacy: An Interview With Thai Jones On The Columbia University And Slavery Project Curator Thai Jones, who co-taught the 2020 Columbia University and Slavery seminar, addresses the "long and complex legacy" of slavery at King's College and Columbia University. « 1 »
Lighting Up the Yule Log The University Archives celebrates the holiday season with one of the oldest Columbia traditions, the Yule Log, which dates to the colonial days of King's College.
Remembering “Our Mayor”: David N. Dinkins and Columbia University Libraries The Libraries remembers the late David N. Dinkins, the first African-American mayor of New York City, whose papers are held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Columbia University Libraries Announces Studio Remote The Libraries’ Studio, a space that enables collaborative, ethical, fair, and sustainable digital and data-driven research, now streams ideas and projects on Twitch.
Meet Zak, Who is on Campus Almost Daily... Meet Zak Rouse, Reserves and Access Services Supervisor for Avery Library, who is on campus almost daily to help keep the library safely open for study space and collection access.
Records Management and University Archives 101s Learn the basics behind the University Archives, which helps Columbians manage their records and preserves and makes accessible the institutional history of the University.
Jonathan O. Cain Named as New Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann Thornton announces her appointment of Jonathan O. Cain as the Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning.
Radio Liberty Oral History Project Newly Available to the Public The Radio Liberty oral history project, which presents a broad social, political, economic, and cultural panorama of Russia during the 1917 Russian Revolution, is now publicly available.
News from the RBML’s Archivists | September and October 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes more than 1,300 digitized oral histories that are now accessible via CLIO and the Digital Library Collections.
Columbia Football at 150! The University Archives explores the past 150 years of Columbia Football, including the team's first game on November 12, 1870 against Rutgers University.
Update on Library Hours for Thanksgiving Weekend The Libraries announces an update to operating hours for Thanksgiving weekend, from Thursday, November 26, to Sunday, November 29.
Meet Jim, Who Led the Effort to Reopen Library Spaces Safely Meet Jim Crocamo, Head of Access and User Experience, who led the effort to reopen library spaces safely and launched new services to connect users with collections and tools.
Columbia Law School Names Simon Canick Director of the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library Columbia Law School announces the appointment of Simon Canick as director of the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library, effective January 2021.
How Did We Get Here, As Answered Through Comics The Libraries hosts four cartoonists for "America, WTF?: Comics in a Time of Crisis," a discussion of the Trump administration, identity, and the role of comics.
Columbia and Daylight Saving Time: You’re Welcome Two Columbia professors, John K. Rees and Harold Jacoby, were instrumental in New York City's decision to adopt Daylight Savings Time in the early 20th century.
Reflecting on the History and Legacies of Reconstruction University President Lee C. Bollinger moderates an online panel, co-sponsored by the Libraries, that focuses on how the post-Civil War period connects to contemporary U.S. politics.
Meet Tara, Who Helps Students and Researchers at Columbia Access Special Collections Safely in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library Meet Tara Craig, Head of Public Services in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, who helps students and researchers at Columbia access special collections safely.
Meet Lauren, Who Digitizes Rare Muslim World Manuscripts to Ensure Scholars around the World can Access These Materials from Anywhere, Anytime Meet Lauren Wansker, a Technical Assistant in the Libraries, who digitizes rare Muslim World manuscripts to ensure that scholars can access the materials from anywhere, anytime.
Identifying 1,257 Married Women by their Full Names in Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library Finding Aids Library Journal details efforts by archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to identify more than 1,200 married women by their full names, rather than their husbands' names, in the library's finding aids.
What’s It Like to Be a student at Columbia? The University Archives provides a glimpse into student life at Columbia, from the late 19th century onward, through student publications, notebooks and lecture notes, photographs, and more.
Happy Birthday, Ike! Happy birthday, Ike! The University Archives recounts Dwight D. Eisenhower's connections to Columbia University to celebrate the American president and military leader's birthday on October 14.
Going to Columbia from Home: the 1880s Edition The University Archives explains that women who attended Columbia College in the 1880s were not permitted to attend lectures with male students and were instead required to "study at home."
How Well Do You Know Alma? To celebrate the dedication of Columbia's iconic Alma Mater on September 23, 1903, the University Archives asks, how well do you know Alma? Take our quiz to test your Alma expertise!
“Strategies of Presenting Text and Illustrations: Turning the Pages of a Sixteenth Century Book of Wisdom”: An Interview with Seher Agarwala Ph.D. candidate Seher Agarwala delves into archival materials from the Muslim World Manuscript Project for her dissertation on 16th-century aesthetics in the Islamicate world.
A Long And Complex Legacy: An Interview With Thai Jones On The Columbia University And Slavery Project Curator Thai Jones, who co-taught the 2020 Columbia University and Slavery seminar, addresses the "long and complex legacy" of slavery at King's College and Columbia University.
