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Dec 4, 2025

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Avery Library recently acquired a collection of oral memoirs that document the reminiscences and reflections of 25 partners at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the most well-known corporate architectural firms in America.

Dec 3, 2025

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In conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, a new exhibition has been mounted on the third floor of Butler Library: “Jewish Studies at Columbia: From Samuel Johnson to the IIJS."

Dec 2, 2025

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Avery Library partnered with the GSAPP Historic Preservation program on an exhibition of architectural fragments that range from pieces of the cornice of Pupin Hall at Columbia to part of a steel cable used in the Brooklyn Bridge.

Dec 1, 2025

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The 2025 Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections has an early modern focus, where three scholars discuss their research on what we find in books when we look beyond the actual texts - at annotations, illustrations, and other paratexts.

Nov 22, 2025

In the media

Bwog reports on a recent discussion about "the personal and professional spheres in archival work" between Curator of Oral History Kimberly Springer and David Walker, an archivist at the Easton Foundation who has, in his personal life, worked to digitize his family photos, scrapbooks, and VHS tapes.

Nov 20, 2025

Video

In a talk for the Columbia Jewish Alumni Association, Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies Michelle Margolis discusses the long and winding history of Jews at Columbia, from the 18th to the beginning of the 20th centuries.

Nov 19, 2025

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In “CONTEXT: Art, Books, and Freedom,” an ongoing exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, artist and curator Meg Hitchcock brings together 15 artists whose work uses books as "means to question its own authority within the context of a revered liberal arts library."

Nov 19, 2025

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A football championship revisited: University archivists share a "'you-gotta-be-kidding' coincidence in Columbia football history" and the Lions' two shared Ivy League Championships - the first in 1961 and, more recently, in 2024.

Oct 31, 2025

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Director of the Science, Engineering, and Social Science Libraries Amanda Bielskas was selected as the 2025 recipient of the Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the geoscience information community.

Oct 29, 2025

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Susan Simons, a GSAPP student who was rewarded for her participation in the annual Library Passport program, reflects on how the program impacted her coursework, her favorite library spaces, and "hidden gems" in the Libraries.

Oct 28, 2025

In the media

"Need a quiet place to pray or meditate? Columbia University and the Office of Religious Life are here to help" with a list of spaces on campus, including in Butler Library, where students, staff, and faculty are welcome to pray or meditate.

Oct 28, 2025

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Check out the Libraries' viral research guide on New York City, curated by Journalism and Government Information Librarian Emily Schmidt, with a wealth of information on city government, local news sources, neighborhood research, and much more. (Photo by Eileen Barroso)

Oct 28, 2025

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The Spring 2025 issue of the Journal of Global Health, which features determinants of health across vulnerable communities, was published in partnership with the Libraries' journal publishing program.

Oct 24, 2025

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The diaries of painter Max Beckmann are now fully available online for the first time (in German): As the home of 10 Beckmann diaries, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library was pleased to contribute scans of the materials in its holdings to the project.

Oct 22, 2025

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More from Open Access Week: The Libraries supports the Subscribe to Open (S2O) publishing model that allows all authors, anywhere in the world, to publish open access articles for free, as long as a journal has met its annual funding target.

Oct 22, 2025

In recognition of Open Access Week, the Open Scholarship team shares a number of resources on no-fee and low-fee open access (OA) publishing, including the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), which indexes more than 22,000 OA journals.

Oct 21, 2025

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View the digital archives of two vital University publications, Spectator and The Record, in a collection that contains nearly 18,000 issues, including editions that date to 1877, and total more than 136,000 digitized pages.

Oct 20, 2025

In the media

The latest exhibition on view in Butler Library, "Streets Taken," features photographs by prominent New York photojournalist Edward Schwartz from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library alongside new works by MFA Visual Arts student Francisco Javier Ramírez.

Oct 15, 2025

In the media

Columbia Magazine highlights 10 "lesser-known artworks and artifacts on the Columbia campus," including a 1934 mural by American painter Eugene Francis Savage in Butler Library that visualizes the University’s motto, “In thy light shall we see light.”

Oct 2, 2025

News, Video

Fall 2025 Data Club recap: A rapid refresher on the basics of Python programming language followed by an introduction to Proquest’s TDM Studio tool.

Oct 1, 2025

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Currently on view in Butler Library, "Streets Taken" places the photographs and archival materials of Edward Schwartz from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library in conversation with new works from MFA candidate Francisco Javier Ramírez.

Sep 30, 2025

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Archivists at the Burke Library process the papers of British theologian John McGuckin, a former professor at Union Theological Seminary, and find handwritten annotations, jokes, and notes written throughout.

Sep 26, 2025

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An impressive new acquisition by the University Archives is a 1775 King's College diploma belonging to John William Livingston, which also provides insights into the College presidency of Rev. Myles Cooper.

Sep 25, 2025

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The Open Scholarship team prepares for the 2025 Open Access Week (October 21-27), which asks, "Who owns our knowledge?" The Libraries will address the question through a series of events and workshops.

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Drawings & Archives Acquires Oral Memoirs of SOM Partners

Exhibition: “Jewish Studies at Columbia: From Samuel Johnson to the IIJS”

Fragments: Pieces of Our Past

Beyond the Text: Reading Jewish History Between the Words

Behind The Boxes: When Archivists Get Personal About Their Own Family Histories

[WATCH] In the City of New York: The Unique Story of the Jews at Columbia

Exhibition | CONTEXT: Art, Books, and Freedom

A Football Championship Revisited

Amanda Bielskas Receives the 2025 Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award

Susan Simons, GSAPP Student, Reflects on the Library Passport Program

Need a Quiet Place to Pray or Meditate?

Reporting on New York City

A New Issue from the Journal of Global Health

Max Beckmann Diaries Online

Subscribe to Open (S2O) – An Innovative and Equitable Open Access Model

No-Fee and Low-Fee Open Access Publishing

Explore Columbia's Archival Newspapers

Visual Arts Student Francisco Javier Ramírez Exhibits 'Streets Taken' at Butler Library

10 Lesser-known Artworks and Artifacts on the Columbia Campus

Introduction to Python Text Analysis with TDM Studio and ChatGPT

On View | Streets Taken: Photography by Edward Schwartz and Francisco Javier Ramírez

Annotations, Jokes, and Little Notes: Processing the Papers of John McGuckin

New Acquisition | A King’s College Diploma from 1775

Getting Ready for Open Access Week 2025

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Drawings & Archives Acquires Oral Memoirs of SOM Partners

Exhibition: “Jewish Studies at Columbia: From Samuel Johnson to the IIJS”

Fragments: Pieces of Our Past

Beyond the Text: Reading Jewish History Between the Words

Behind The Boxes: When Archivists Get Personal About Their Own Family Histories

[WATCH] In the City of New York: The Unique Story of the Jews at Columbia

Exhibition | CONTEXT: Art, Books, and Freedom

A Football Championship Revisited

Amanda Bielskas Receives the 2025 Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award

Susan Simons, GSAPP Student, Reflects on the Library Passport Program

Need a Quiet Place to Pray or Meditate?

Reporting on New York City

A New Issue from the Journal of Global Health

Max Beckmann Diaries Online

Subscribe to Open (S2O) – An Innovative and Equitable Open Access Model

No-Fee and Low-Fee Open Access Publishing

Explore Columbia's Archival Newspapers

Visual Arts Student Francisco Javier Ramírez Exhibits 'Streets Taken' at Butler Library

10 Lesser-known Artworks and Artifacts on the Columbia Campus

Introduction to Python Text Analysis with TDM Studio and ChatGPT

On View | Streets Taken: Photography by Edward Schwartz and Francisco Javier Ramírez

Annotations, Jokes, and Little Notes: Processing the Papers of John McGuckin

New Acquisition | A King’s College Diploma from 1775

Getting Ready for Open Access Week 2025