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NYPL Library School Records: A Student Project
Students in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Itzel Franco ('26CC) and Sarah Noon ('24GS), helped University archivists to improve the condition and description of a brittle but valuable collection of records from the New York Public Library (NYPL) Library School.
Now on View: Student Research Mentorship Program Displays
Now on display in Lehman Social Sciences Library: Highlights from the Student Research Mentorship Program, which paired five first-generation, low-income students and students of color with librarian mentors on research projects that leveraged the Libraries' collections and services.
Announcing the Fall 2024 Ask A Librarian Interns
The Ask A Librarian Internship Program, which provides currently-enrolled library and information science students with paid, hands-on experience in academic librarianship, announces the Fall 2024 interns: Federica Alesiani, Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia, and Jasmine Zacate.
An A-to-Z of Oral History | G is for (40% Oral History Collection on) Gun Violence in America, 2017-2020
An A-to-Z guide to the Libraries' Oral History Archives: 'G' is for gun violence in America, addressed in the Forty Percent oral history collection which "gives a powerful voice to survivors of gun violence" in the U.S. from 2017 through 2020.
Archivist’s Pick: A Glance at the Chinese Republican Era and Beyond
Processing Archivist Yingwen Huang details a small exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on the people of the Chinese Republican era (1912-1949) and beyond, which includes photographs, letters, ephemera, and other artifacts.
Avery Library Launches Frank Lloyd Wright Digital Archive
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library is pleased to announce the launch of a new online resource, the Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) Digital Archive, which makes accessible more than 15,000 residential drawings from the FLW archival collections.
President Barnard’s Other Legacy
The (other) legacy of Frederick A.P. Barnard, tenth president of Columbia College: Best known for paving the way for the College to become a University and for his unsuccessful campaign in support of coeducation, Barnard also made significant contributions in the education of deaf students.
Columbia University Libraries Selects FOLIO as New Library Services Platform (LSP)
The Libraries joins the growing number of research institutions to adopt the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP) with the support of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), a leading provider of online research content and search technologies.
An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia: “F” is for “Fair Use”
An A-to-Z guide to the Libraries' Oral History Archives: 'F' is for fair use and copyright, which dictate how journalists, researchers, and others are permitted to incorporate archival materials like oral histories into their academic work.
“Welcome the Class of ’89” Exhibit and the “Collection of China’s Spring 1989 Democracy Movement”
The Libraries welcomed members of the Class of 1989 to an exhibit of materials from our special collections, curated specifically for '89 graduates by Libraries staff and including items from the C.V. Starr East Asian Library related to the Spring 1989 Democracy Movement in China.
Helping Others and Stepping Outside Comfort Zones in the Ask A Librarian Internship
Intern Nicole Cowan, a recent graduate of Chicago State University and current employee of the Chicago Public Library, participated in the Ask a Librarian internship, which enabled her to "help members of the Columbia University community access and retrieve needed information."
Research at the RBML | Glenda Sluga Uses the Wellington Koo Papers to Tell a Story of Economic Development
Professor Glenda Sluga of the European University Institute visited the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to consult the papers of Chinese diplomat V. K. Wellington Koo to "extend her research on the intellectual foundations of international cooperation into the twentieth century."
Columbia University Libraries Recognizes the 2024 Recipients of the Bancroft Prizes in American History and Diplomacy
An annual event in honor of the Bancroft Prize, organized in partnership with the Department of History and the Forum, included remarks by Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann Thornton as well as conversations with the winners, Carolyn Woods Eisenberg and Elliott West.
Oral History | New Collection Launches with Hundreds of Interviews with African American Elders
"Established by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project captures and celebrates [through oral history] the untold stories of activists, storytellers, and community builders who have witnessed and shaped monumental change in American public life."
Nakba Day Anniversary 2024: Archives, Libraries, Memory, and Narrative
In recognition of Nakba Day on May 15, Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian Peter Magierski calls attention to the ongoing erasure of archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions in Gaza and shares resources related to the destruction, both past and present.
Research at the RBML | The Socrates of Hamilton Heights: Jonathan Marty on Marshall Berman
Jonathan Marty, a Ph.D. student at the University of California-Berkeley, consults the papers of New York City-based, Marxist philosopher Marshall Berman, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, for a forthcoming project on the "Socrates of Hamilton Heights."
Preservation Week 2024
The Libraries joins peer institutions in acknowledging Preservation Week (April 28-May 4), which "raises awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions play in preservation, by sharing information to help make informed decisions that help your collections last for the future."