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Oct 20, 2021

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With the return of Columbia's Clean & Go Green program, a campus-wide recycling drive that will take place in early December, University archivists offer advice to prepare archives and office records for recycling.

Oct 19, 2021

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Archivist Celeste Brewer explains how the Libraries implements meaningful changes to outdated language in subject headings in order to create an affirming searching and browsing experience for all users.

Sep 21, 2021

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Current Columbia University faculty, staff, and students now have full access to content from The New York Times through the Libraries. Learn how to activate your NYTimes.com Pass.

Sep 16, 2021

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The Digital Publishing program invites students and faculty across the Columbia community to partner with the Libraries to publish research through the Podcasting and Journal Publishing programs.

Sep 8, 2021

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Columbia University faculty, students, and staff now have access to 3.6 million volumes held by Harvard University through the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP) partnership.

Sep 8, 2021

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With University Life, the Office of the President, and the Welcome Home Columbia Planning Committee, the Libraries welcomes new and returning students and invites you to participate in the Columbia Quest Scavenger Hunt!

Aug 17, 2021

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The Libraries partners with the University's Miller Theatre and the School of the Arts to present "Live from Columbia: Pop-Ups from Morningside Campus," a series of free, digital performances by world-class musicians.

Aug 9, 2021

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As the Libraries plans to restore select services for the Fall term, important changes to library access and borrowing procedures will take effect on August 17, including the reopening of library stacks.

Jun 22, 2021

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A selection of ebooks in commemoration of Pride Month, available to Columbia faculty, staff, and students through SimplyE for Columbia, speaks to a range of experiences and stories from the LGBTQ community.

Jun 8, 2021

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A pilot program led by a committee within the Library of Congress helped a team of Libraries staff to streamline processes to digitize and catalog audiovisual materials from the Libraries' collections.

May 25, 2021

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A wildfire recently destroyed the Jagger Reading Room at the University of Cape Town - and priceless artifacts on African history along with it. Here's how researchers can help the library's recovery efforts.

May 13, 2021

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E-handouts created by Social Science and Social Work Research Support Librarian Sophie Leveque enable library users to learn new research methods, skills, and software in a virtual environment.

May 6, 2021

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Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann Thornton is pleased to announce the appointment of Courtney Chartier as Director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, beginning July 2021.

Mar 22, 2021

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The Libraries awards the 2021 Bancroft Prize to two exemplary works in American history and diplomacy by accomplished historians Andy Horowitz and Claudio Saunt.

Mar 15, 2021

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Five reminders about using the Libraries in person, including seat reservations, mask and physical distancing requirements, and access to special collections.

Feb 25, 2021

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SimplyE for Columbia makes an extensive selection of ebooks from the Libraries' collections available to Columbia faculty, staff, and students in a free mobile app.

Feb 3, 2021

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New e-resource: "Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality" documents six phases of Black freedom in American history.

Feb 3, 2021

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The Libraries' Copyright Advisory Services announces a series of online courses on copyright, in partnership with LYRASIS, a global non-profit organization.

Feb 3, 2021

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The Lehman Center for American History presents a forthcoming program of events that will explore important contemporary questions surrounding race, inequality, and health.

Jan 25, 2021

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Meet Kaneisha Gaston, Teaching and Undergraduate Services Librarian, who works to provide access to course materials from the Libraries’ collections to students in need.

Jan 19, 2021

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Meet Eamon Tewell, Head of Research Support and Outreach, who helps faculty, staff, and students connect directly with expert librarians remotely through the Ask a Librarian service.

Jan 19, 2021

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Meet Alex Gil, Digital Scholarship Librarian, and Moacir P. de Sá Pereira, Research Data Librarian, who host a weekly, open livestream on Twitch to build collaborative, digital projects.

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Libraries News for years earlier than 2016 is available here:

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Clean & Go Green: Preparing Your Records for the Shredding Event

On Outdated and Harmful Language in Library of Congress Subject Headings

Access The New York Times through Columbia University Libraries

Exploring Podcasting and Journal Publishing with the Columbia Community

ReCAP Expands Access to 3.6 Million More Volumes

Columbia Quest | Scavenger Hunt

Miller Theatre: Live from Columbia Digital Performances

Stacks, Circulation, ETAS and More: What’s Happening August 17 and Beyond

Pride Month Spotlight: Ebooks in LGBTQ Studies

PCC Wikidata Pilot: Expanding Authority Control to Identity Management

How Researchers Can Help with Recovery Efforts for the Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town

New E-Handouts Support Remote Learning and Teach New Research Methods and Skills

Courtney Chartier Named as Director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2021 Bancroft Prizes

5 Reminders about Using the Libraries in Person

SimplyE, a Mobile App for ebooks, Comes to Columbia

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality

Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS Present Online Copyright Classes

Lehman Center Spring Program: “Race, Inequality, and Health”

Meet Kaneisha, Who Collaborates with Columbia’s First-Generation, Low-Income (FLI) Network to Provide Access to Course Materials from the Libraries’ Collections

Meet Eamon, Who Helps Faculty, Staff, and Students Connect Directly with Expert Librarians Remotely through the Ask a Librarian Service

Meet Alex and Moacir, Who Host a Weekly, Open Livestream on Twitch to Build Collaborative, Digital Projects with Columbia Faculty and Students in Real Time

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Subscribe to the Libraries' Monthly Newsletter.

Clean & Go Green: Preparing Your Records for the Shredding Event

On Outdated and Harmful Language in Library of Congress Subject Headings

Access The New York Times through Columbia University Libraries

Exploring Podcasting and Journal Publishing with the Columbia Community

ReCAP Expands Access to 3.6 Million More Volumes

Columbia Quest | Scavenger Hunt

Miller Theatre: Live from Columbia Digital Performances

Stacks, Circulation, ETAS and More: What’s Happening August 17 and Beyond

Pride Month Spotlight: Ebooks in LGBTQ Studies

PCC Wikidata Pilot: Expanding Authority Control to Identity Management

How Researchers Can Help with Recovery Efforts for the Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town

New E-Handouts Support Remote Learning and Teach New Research Methods and Skills

Courtney Chartier Named as Director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2021 Bancroft Prizes

5 Reminders about Using the Libraries in Person

SimplyE, a Mobile App for ebooks, Comes to Columbia

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality

Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS Present Online Copyright Classes

Lehman Center Spring Program: “Race, Inequality, and Health”

Meet Kaneisha, Who Collaborates with Columbia’s First-Generation, Low-Income (FLI) Network to Provide Access to Course Materials from the Libraries’ Collections

Meet Eamon, Who Helps Faculty, Staff, and Students Connect Directly with Expert Librarians Remotely through the Ask a Librarian Service

Meet Alex and Moacir, Who Host a Weekly, Open Livestream on Twitch to Build Collaborative, Digital Projects with Columbia Faculty and Students in Real Time

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