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Oct 7, 2019 In the media Students Address the Inscriptions of Male Authors on Butler Library CNN reports on the Butler Banner Project and Columbia students' "bold statements about the lack of inclusivity" in the inscriptions of male names on the exterior of Butler Library. Oct 1, 2019 Social 2019 Butler Banner Installation The latest iteration of the student-led Butler Banner Project now hangs on the north facade of Butler Library, honoring eight exceptional women writers and visionaries. Sep 27, 2019 In the media A New Banner for Butler Based on an artifact in the Libraries’ collections and a historic campus event, an inside-outside exhibition aims to foster conversations about representation in library spaces and collections. Sep 16, 2019 Video Disrupt Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Livestream Columbia Libraries disrupts Wikipedia with a panel discussion from experts on the knowledge-sharing platform and following edit-a-thon. Watch on the Libraries' Facebook! Sep 5, 2019 In the media The Key to Teaching College-Level Research The Libraries' Head of History & Humanities Jeremiah Mercurio advises School Library Journal on the key to teaching college-level research. Aug 26, 2019 Social 2019 New Student Welcome Week Here's to an exciting new year at Columbia! A warm welcome to all of our new students from your Libraries - we look forward to working with you! Jun 28, 2019 Social A Catalyst for the Gay Rights Movement: The 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots The Libraries commemorates the anniversary of the historic Stonewall Riots, which served as a catalyst for the international gay rights movement. Jun 17, 2019 In the media What They Wore: Art Historian Spotlights Revolutionary Fashion Magazine A team of Libraries staff help Barnard art history students tell the story of the most radical upheaval in clothing history, taking 18th-century fashions to the digital age. Jun 13, 2019 In the media Former University Librarian Patricia Battin Dies at 89 The New York Times remembers former University Librarian Patricia Battin, "a pioneer and a visionary" and the first woman to lead an Ivy League library. May 7, 2019 Video Rescuing Treasures at Risk A major effort is underway to digitize and preserve thousands of vulnerable audio and moving-image collection materials for both present and future researchers. May 7, 2019 News Staff Profile: Polyxeni Georgiadi Meet Polyxeni Georgiadi, a member of the Libraries' all-important cataloging team, which maintains order across Columbia's vast library system. Apr 25, 2019 In the media Where Should You Study This Finals Season? From quiet reading rooms to late-night study spots, here's a crash course on the Libraries from Columbia Spectator - just in time for finals season! Apr 10, 2019 Social, Video Celebrate National Library Week Members of the Columbia community share the ways in which the Libraries supports their research, teaching, and learning in celebration of National Library Week. Mar 7, 2019 Winners of the 2019 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy Announced The Libraries awards the 2019 Bancroft Prize to two exemplary works in American history and diplomacy by accomplished historians David W. Blight and Lisa Brooks. Oct 30, 2018 News Recreating a Lost Yiddish Database The digital Language and Culture Archive of Ashkenazic Jewry preserves interviews with native speakers of Yiddish that address the challenges of an endangered linguistic and cultural legacy. Oct 30, 2018 News Staff Profile: Carolyn Bratnober Meet Carolyn Bratnober, Public Services Librarian at the Burke Library, who supports student and faculty research in religious studies, theology, and other disciplines. Oct 17, 2018 In the media The Tricky Allure of Becoming a Black American Expatriate Curator Kimberly Springer writes about African Americans who have left the U.S. in search of freedom from racism and oppression, her own experiences with nationhood, and the case for returning home. Sep 27, 2018 In the media Teaching the History of Police Torture Curator Thai Jones explores an effort by the city of Chicago to address the damage inflicted by decades of police torture through education on the history of abuse in law enforcement. Aug 20, 2018 News The Comfort of Old Books Freddy Claudio, Binding & Shelf Preservation Supervisor, reflects on the history of a book as it passes from owner to owner and how a well-preserved book can educate students for generations. Aug 3, 2018 In the media Digital Humanities Project Visualizes the Impact of Family Separations Library Journal profiles Torn Apart/Separados, an interactive website developed in part by Digital Scholarship Librarian Alex Gil that visualizes the impact of the Trump administration’s family separation policy. Jun 25, 2018 In the media 'ICE Is Everywhere': Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis Scholars at Columbia University, including Digital Scholarship Librarian Alex Gil, organized a six-day “crisis researchathon” to visualize immigration enforcement in the U.S. Apr 24, 2018 News Countering Impermanence A new mode of preservation has urgently emerged in recent decades, which is intended to conserve vulnerable information that may disappear from the live web: web archiving. Apr 24, 2018 News The Divine Connector Digital Dante, one of the world’s foremost platforms showcasing innovative research on Dante and his works, is a collaborative effort from the Libraries and Professor of Italian Teodolinda Barolini. « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 »
The Future of Campus Libraries? ‘Sticky Interdependence’ The Chronicle of Higher Education cites the partnership between the Libraries and Cornell Library in Slavic studies as an example of successful collaborative collecting.
Students Address the Inscriptions of Male Authors on Butler Library CNN reports on the Butler Banner Project and Columbia students' "bold statements about the lack of inclusivity" in the inscriptions of male names on the exterior of Butler Library.
2019 Butler Banner Installation The latest iteration of the student-led Butler Banner Project now hangs on the north facade of Butler Library, honoring eight exceptional women writers and visionaries.
A New Banner for Butler Based on an artifact in the Libraries’ collections and a historic campus event, an inside-outside exhibition aims to foster conversations about representation in library spaces and collections.
Disrupt Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Livestream Columbia Libraries disrupts Wikipedia with a panel discussion from experts on the knowledge-sharing platform and following edit-a-thon. Watch on the Libraries' Facebook!
The Key to Teaching College-Level Research The Libraries' Head of History & Humanities Jeremiah Mercurio advises School Library Journal on the key to teaching college-level research.
2019 New Student Welcome Week Here's to an exciting new year at Columbia! A warm welcome to all of our new students from your Libraries - we look forward to working with you!
A Catalyst for the Gay Rights Movement: The 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots The Libraries commemorates the anniversary of the historic Stonewall Riots, which served as a catalyst for the international gay rights movement.
What They Wore: Art Historian Spotlights Revolutionary Fashion Magazine A team of Libraries staff help Barnard art history students tell the story of the most radical upheaval in clothing history, taking 18th-century fashions to the digital age.
Former University Librarian Patricia Battin Dies at 89 The New York Times remembers former University Librarian Patricia Battin, "a pioneer and a visionary" and the first woman to lead an Ivy League library.
Rescuing Treasures at Risk A major effort is underway to digitize and preserve thousands of vulnerable audio and moving-image collection materials for both present and future researchers.
Staff Profile: Polyxeni Georgiadi Meet Polyxeni Georgiadi, a member of the Libraries' all-important cataloging team, which maintains order across Columbia's vast library system.
Where Should You Study This Finals Season? From quiet reading rooms to late-night study spots, here's a crash course on the Libraries from Columbia Spectator - just in time for finals season!
Celebrate National Library Week Members of the Columbia community share the ways in which the Libraries supports their research, teaching, and learning in celebration of National Library Week.
Winners of the 2019 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy Announced The Libraries awards the 2019 Bancroft Prize to two exemplary works in American history and diplomacy by accomplished historians David W. Blight and Lisa Brooks.
Recreating a Lost Yiddish Database The digital Language and Culture Archive of Ashkenazic Jewry preserves interviews with native speakers of Yiddish that address the challenges of an endangered linguistic and cultural legacy.
Staff Profile: Carolyn Bratnober Meet Carolyn Bratnober, Public Services Librarian at the Burke Library, who supports student and faculty research in religious studies, theology, and other disciplines.
The Tricky Allure of Becoming a Black American Expatriate Curator Kimberly Springer writes about African Americans who have left the U.S. in search of freedom from racism and oppression, her own experiences with nationhood, and the case for returning home.
Teaching the History of Police Torture Curator Thai Jones explores an effort by the city of Chicago to address the damage inflicted by decades of police torture through education on the history of abuse in law enforcement.
The Comfort of Old Books Freddy Claudio, Binding & Shelf Preservation Supervisor, reflects on the history of a book as it passes from owner to owner and how a well-preserved book can educate students for generations.
Digital Humanities Project Visualizes the Impact of Family Separations Library Journal profiles Torn Apart/Separados, an interactive website developed in part by Digital Scholarship Librarian Alex Gil that visualizes the impact of the Trump administration’s family separation policy.
'ICE Is Everywhere': Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis Scholars at Columbia University, including Digital Scholarship Librarian Alex Gil, organized a six-day “crisis researchathon” to visualize immigration enforcement in the U.S.
Countering Impermanence A new mode of preservation has urgently emerged in recent decades, which is intended to conserve vulnerable information that may disappear from the live web: web archiving.
The Divine Connector Digital Dante, one of the world’s foremost platforms showcasing innovative research on Dante and his works, is a collaborative effort from the Libraries and Professor of Italian Teodolinda Barolini.
