News Subscribe to the Libraries' Monthly Newsletter. * indicates required Email Address * 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 Lehman Social Sciences Library Mathematics Library Music & Arts Library Oral History Archives Rare Book & Manuscript Library Research Data Services Science & Engineering Library Social Work Library The Burke Library Web Archives Category All In the media News Social Video Year All (2025 - 2016) 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 2020 Aug 13, 2020 Social Columbia University Archives Postcards The University Archives shares weekly postcards from Columbia University history on Facebook, including recent pieces that date to 1912, 1915, 1920, and 1926. Aug 7, 2020 News Black Lives Matter International A bibliography of sources provides a starter kit of archival collections, books, videos, and websites on the struggle to overcome systemic racism, including the global Black Lives Matter movement. Aug 6, 2020 News New from RBML’s Archivists | July 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the Radio Liberty Oral History Project, which documents the 1917 Russian Revolution and is now open to researchers. Jul 29, 2020 News Libraries Digitizes Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center Collection With a grant from the GRAMMY Foundation, the Libraries digitizes 400 hours of recordings of early electroacoustic music from the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center (CPEMC). Jul 29, 2020 News Libraries Expands Book Pick-up Service The Libraries expands its newly-launched book pick-up service to include materials from numerous collections and libraries, graphic novels, and DVDs. Jul 20, 2020 News Finding the Women in Columbia’s Judaica Collections Librarian Michelle Chesner uncovers traces of women in the Libraries' rare Judaica collection through records of book ownership, marriage, prayer, and printing. Jul 20, 2020 News The Malleable Academic Calendar: Then and Now The 2020-2021 academic calendar was adjusted to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest example of how the calendar has been historically responsive to circumstances. Jul 19, 2020 In the media Politalk: Reparations in 2020 Curator Thai Jones discusses the form of reparations for victims of slavery and their descendants with Politalk, a podcast from Trinity College Dublin. Jul 15, 2020 News Libraries Launches Book Pick-Up Service The Libraries launches a book pick-up service that enables students, staff, and faculty to request and pick up library materials from participating library locations. Jul 13, 2020 News News from RBML’s Archivists | May and June 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes newly-digitized oral history collections and records from the University Archives. Jul 10, 2020 News Just Launched: Digital Gaming Communities Web Archive The Digital Gaming Communities Web Archive preserves content about digital games, including critical gaming, game ethics, accessibility in gaming and game design, and other themes. Jul 6, 2020 In the media ‘Hamilton’ and the Historical Record: Frequently Asked Questions The New York Times cites the Columbia & Slavery project, co-taught by curator Thai Jones, as experts set the historical record straight about acclaimed musical "Hamilton." Jun 29, 2020 In the media This Victorian Painting Depicting Two Women in Love was Nearly Lost in History CNN consults curator Roberto Ferrari about an 1864 painting held by Avery Library's Art Properties that is likely among the earliest depictions of same-sex female desire. Jun 26, 2020 In the media 'I'm Leaving, and I'm Just Not Coming Back': Fed Up with Racism, Black Americans Head Overseas Curator Kimberly Springer weighs in on a trend among Black Americans who choose to settle abroad in the face of persistent racism in the United States. Jun 25, 2020 News Just Launched: Muftiships Web Archive The Muftiships Web Archive preserves the websites of Muslim legal experts, or Muftis, and leading jurists from the Islamic world, illuminating the ways in which Islamic law is administered in the digital age. Jun 24, 2020 News Pride Month and History in the RBML Collections In celebration of PRIDE Month, explore collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that represent a range of LGBTQIA voices and experiences. Jun 22, 2020 News The First Summer Session in 1900 Columbia University first opened its doors for a new term, the Summer Session, in 1900, with courses in disciplines from botany to geography, taught by University faculty. Jun 19, 2020 News Juneteenth, Freedom, and Emancipation Archives in the RBML Archival documents in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reflect the long history of the struggle for emancipation and freedom from enslavement, now celebrated as Juneteenth. Jun 16, 2020 In the media In Trinity and Columbia, Twin Archivist Projects Map a Pandemic in Real Time Ireland's University Times describes efforts by the University Archives and Trinity College Dublin to archive experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jun 11, 2020 News, Social Service Update: Scanning of ReCAP Materials Scanning of physical materials from offsite collections held at ReCAP, the Libraries' offsite shelving facility, has resumed. Eligible items will have a "Request from Offsite" link in CLIO. Jun 9, 2020 In the media Resources to Teach the History of Policing in America that You Won’t Find in Textbooks An article by curator Thai Jones about the Chicago public school curriculum that teaches the history of police torture is included in a round-up of resources on policing in America. Jun 8, 2020 News Anti-Racist and Black Liberation Archives in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library The Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds important archives from activists, artists, and organizations who dedicated their lives to fighting racism and promoting black freedom struggles. Jun 3, 2020 In the media University Archives Will Document COVID-19 at Columbia A questionnaire and website from the University Archives aim to capture the voices and views of faculty, students, staff, and alumni as they live through the COVID-19 pandemic. May 22, 2020 News Just Launched: U.S. Women’s and Girls’ Magazines Web Archive The U.S. Women’s and Girls’ Magazines Web Archive consists of websites of women’s media that have long documented women’s thoughts, political interests, and social, cultural, and domestic life. « 1 2 3 »
Columbia University Archives Postcards The University Archives shares weekly postcards from Columbia University history on Facebook, including recent pieces that date to 1912, 1915, 1920, and 1926.
Black Lives Matter International A bibliography of sources provides a starter kit of archival collections, books, videos, and websites on the struggle to overcome systemic racism, including the global Black Lives Matter movement.
New from RBML’s Archivists | July 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the Radio Liberty Oral History Project, which documents the 1917 Russian Revolution and is now open to researchers.
Libraries Digitizes Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center Collection With a grant from the GRAMMY Foundation, the Libraries digitizes 400 hours of recordings of early electroacoustic music from the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center (CPEMC).
Libraries Expands Book Pick-up Service The Libraries expands its newly-launched book pick-up service to include materials from numerous collections and libraries, graphic novels, and DVDs.
Finding the Women in Columbia’s Judaica Collections Librarian Michelle Chesner uncovers traces of women in the Libraries' rare Judaica collection through records of book ownership, marriage, prayer, and printing.
The Malleable Academic Calendar: Then and Now The 2020-2021 academic calendar was adjusted to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest example of how the calendar has been historically responsive to circumstances.
Politalk: Reparations in 2020 Curator Thai Jones discusses the form of reparations for victims of slavery and their descendants with Politalk, a podcast from Trinity College Dublin.
Libraries Launches Book Pick-Up Service The Libraries launches a book pick-up service that enables students, staff, and faculty to request and pick up library materials from participating library locations.
News from RBML’s Archivists | May and June 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes newly-digitized oral history collections and records from the University Archives.
Just Launched: Digital Gaming Communities Web Archive The Digital Gaming Communities Web Archive preserves content about digital games, including critical gaming, game ethics, accessibility in gaming and game design, and other themes.
‘Hamilton’ and the Historical Record: Frequently Asked Questions The New York Times cites the Columbia & Slavery project, co-taught by curator Thai Jones, as experts set the historical record straight about acclaimed musical "Hamilton."
This Victorian Painting Depicting Two Women in Love was Nearly Lost in History CNN consults curator Roberto Ferrari about an 1864 painting held by Avery Library's Art Properties that is likely among the earliest depictions of same-sex female desire.
'I'm Leaving, and I'm Just Not Coming Back': Fed Up with Racism, Black Americans Head Overseas Curator Kimberly Springer weighs in on a trend among Black Americans who choose to settle abroad in the face of persistent racism in the United States.
Just Launched: Muftiships Web Archive The Muftiships Web Archive preserves the websites of Muslim legal experts, or Muftis, and leading jurists from the Islamic world, illuminating the ways in which Islamic law is administered in the digital age.
Pride Month and History in the RBML Collections In celebration of PRIDE Month, explore collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that represent a range of LGBTQIA voices and experiences.
The First Summer Session in 1900 Columbia University first opened its doors for a new term, the Summer Session, in 1900, with courses in disciplines from botany to geography, taught by University faculty.
Juneteenth, Freedom, and Emancipation Archives in the RBML Archival documents in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reflect the long history of the struggle for emancipation and freedom from enslavement, now celebrated as Juneteenth.
In Trinity and Columbia, Twin Archivist Projects Map a Pandemic in Real Time Ireland's University Times describes efforts by the University Archives and Trinity College Dublin to archive experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Service Update: Scanning of ReCAP Materials Scanning of physical materials from offsite collections held at ReCAP, the Libraries' offsite shelving facility, has resumed. Eligible items will have a "Request from Offsite" link in CLIO.
Resources to Teach the History of Policing in America that You Won’t Find in Textbooks An article by curator Thai Jones about the Chicago public school curriculum that teaches the history of police torture is included in a round-up of resources on policing in America.
Anti-Racist and Black Liberation Archives in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library The Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds important archives from activists, artists, and organizations who dedicated their lives to fighting racism and promoting black freedom struggles.
University Archives Will Document COVID-19 at Columbia A questionnaire and website from the University Archives aim to capture the voices and views of faculty, students, staff, and alumni as they live through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just Launched: U.S. Women’s and Girls’ Magazines Web Archive The U.S. Women’s and Girls’ Magazines Web Archive consists of websites of women’s media that have long documented women’s thoughts, political interests, and social, cultural, and domestic life.
