News

Apr 17, 2020

News

News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes digital resources and online archives, collections, and exhibitions as well as new and updated finding aids.

Apr 13, 2020

News

Head of Global Studies Kaoukab Chebaro celebrates the birthday and legacy of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, an Indian economist and politician and Columbia University alum.

Apr 13, 2020

News

The University Archives traces the history of the Trustees Room in Low Library, which has held meetings of the University's Board of Trustees since 1897.

Apr 7, 2020

In the media

CNN showcases the work of Research and Learning Technologies Librarian Madiha Choksi, who is using 3D printing to help protect healthcare workers in New York City.

Apr 6, 2020

News

The University Archives shares favorite facts, photos, and stories about Low Library, which opened in 1897 and featured one of the “most advanced library arrangements of the time.”

Apr 3, 2020

News

40% of Columbia’s print collections are now temporarily available in digital format following the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service announcement. Here's how to access those materials.

Mar 30, 2020

News

Decades prior to the onset of COVID-19, Columbia responded to two devastating health crises: an outbreak of cholera in New York City in 1832 and the worldwide influenza pandemic of 1918.

Mar 26, 2020

In the media, Social, Video

VICE News highlights the collaboration between Dr. Pierre Elias and Research and Learning Technologies Librarian Madiha Choksi to produce personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.

Mar 23, 2020

News, Video

Columbia librarians produce face shields for healthcare workers using a 3D printer and household tools to help with the shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals and clinics.

Mar 20, 2020

News

From thrilling amusement rides to opulent pleasure palaces, explore the golden age of Coney Island, the preeminent leisure destination for America's working class, through a newly-digitized collection of photos.

Mar 17, 2020

News

COVID-19 is not the first pandemic to strike New York City - only the most recent. The editors of "The Selected Papers of John Jay" recall a devastating outbreak of yellow fever during Jay's governorship.

Mar 17, 2020

News

The Libraries awards the 2020 Bancroft Prize to two exemplary works in American history and diplomacy that demonstrate "depth of research and richness of interpretation."

Mar 10, 2020

In the media

Western European Humanities Librarian Meredith Levin collaborates with the staff of Columbia Global Centers | Paris to document the history of its centuries-old home, Reid Hall.

Mar 9, 2020

News

The University Archives tells how two members of Columbia's crew team convinced New York Central Railroad to paint the letter "C" on the 100-foot rock cliff now known as C Rock.

Mar 3, 2020

News

The Vaccination in Modern America Web Archive documents the current state of public discourse and contrasting approaches to authority on vaccination in the United States.

Mar 2, 2020

News

A collaborative pop-up exhibition, “Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here,” showcases a newly-acquired collection of artists’ books, broadsides, and prints on Iraqi studies.

Mar 2, 2020

News

News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the records of Columbia's intercollegiate athletic teams and the expansive Latino Comics Collection.

Feb 27, 2020

News

The Rare Book & Manuscript Library welcomes the collection of late artist John Fantucchio, a former illustrator and art director for the C.I.A., a prodigious collector, and a true fan of comics.

Feb 20, 2020

In the media

A writer's attempts to locate the lost mantel at which poet Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Raven" lead him on a hunt through New York City to Columbia's own Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Feb 19, 2020

In the media

The Libraries and the Columbia First-Generation Low-Income Partnership (FLIP) create an exclusive circulation of textbooks in Butler Library to lessen the burden of costly reading materials.

Feb 14, 2020

News

A collaborative digital project that collects information about Jewish books printed from the 15th through the 18th centuries allows scholars to trace early modern Jewish texts through time and place.

Feb 13, 2020

News

"Mapping the Holy Land," a new exhibit in the Burke Library, highlights how past scholars have thought about and visualized one of the most historic and contentious areas in the world.

Feb 11, 2020

News

The Libraries appoints Emily Holmes as Director of Preservation, leading initiatives in conservation, digital imaging, audio and moving image digitization, and collections monitoring.

Feb 10, 2020

News

"Connections in Collections," a new exhibit in Avery Library, finds surprising similarities between sculptures from the University art collection and images from architecture books.

News

News from RBML’s Archivists: April 2020

Celebrating Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s Birthday and Legacy

Continuous History: The Trustees Room of Low Library

Librarian Is Using 3D Printing to Help Protect Healthcare Workers in NYC

New Directions in Libraries: Now and Low

HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service

Columbia’s Response to Other Pandemics

3D Printing is Helping Protect Healthcare Workers

Columbia University Librarians Provide Guide and Design for 3D-Printable Face Shields

New Digital Collection: Photographs from Coney Island’s Heyday

John Jay and the Yellow Fever Epidemics

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2020 Bancroft Prizes

Paris Center Stories: Meredith Levin, Columbia University Libraries

Sports Photographs: On the Harlem River

Just Launched: Vaccination in Modern America: Misinformation vs. Public Health Advocacy Web Archive

Pop-Up Exhibition: Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here

News from RBML’s Archivists: February 2020

RBML Welcomes “Fandom’s Fantucchio” Fanzine/Fan Art Collection

Where Edgar Allan Poe Wrote "The Raven," Published 175 Years Ago

Columbia Libraries and FLIP Embark on New Partnership

On the Trail of Jewish Books Around the World

Mapping the Holy Land: A New Exhibit

Emily Holmes Appointed Director of Preservation at Columbia University Libraries

On Exhibit: Connections in Collections

News

Subscribe to the Libraries' Monthly Newsletter.

News from RBML’s Archivists: April 2020

Celebrating Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s Birthday and Legacy

Continuous History: The Trustees Room of Low Library

Librarian Is Using 3D Printing to Help Protect Healthcare Workers in NYC

New Directions in Libraries: Now and Low

HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service

Columbia’s Response to Other Pandemics

3D Printing is Helping Protect Healthcare Workers

Columbia University Librarians Provide Guide and Design for 3D-Printable Face Shields

New Digital Collection: Photographs from Coney Island’s Heyday

John Jay and the Yellow Fever Epidemics

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2020 Bancroft Prizes

Paris Center Stories: Meredith Levin, Columbia University Libraries

Sports Photographs: On the Harlem River

Just Launched: Vaccination in Modern America: Misinformation vs. Public Health Advocacy Web Archive

Pop-Up Exhibition: Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here

News from RBML’s Archivists: February 2020

RBML Welcomes “Fandom’s Fantucchio” Fanzine/Fan Art Collection

Where Edgar Allan Poe Wrote "The Raven," Published 175 Years Ago

Columbia Libraries and FLIP Embark on New Partnership

On the Trail of Jewish Books Around the World

Mapping the Holy Land: A New Exhibit

Emily Holmes Appointed Director of Preservation at Columbia University Libraries

On Exhibit: Connections in Collections