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Butler Library, the largest of Columbia's libraries, houses collections in the humanities, history, government documents, social sciences, literature, philosophy, and religion. The building also houses numerous service points and special collections, including the Library Information Office, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and Research & Teaching Support Services.

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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.

Is that the President on campus?! University archivists recall a number of occasions when future U.S. presidents visited Columbia on their way to the White House.

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.

Behind the scenes of archivists' work to update finding aids for more than 1,100 collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which are crucial to facilitate discovery for library users.

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