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Women in History, Making History: Columbia-Educated Women Awarded Bancroft Prize Three Years Consecutively
Women in history, making history: Columbia-educated women - Carolyn Woods Eisenberg, Beverly Gage, and Mae Ngai - are awarded the Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy three years consecutively.
Spring Events from the Open Copyright Education Advisory Network (OCEAN)
The Open Copyright Education Advisory Network (OCEAN), which includes the Libraries' Copyright Advisory Services, returns with a series of upcoming events on pressing copyright-related issues in fields from artificial intelligence to music.
The History of the Women Who Founded Columbia's Most Prolific Community Service Efforts
Columbia News reports on "the history of the women who founded Columbia's most prolific community service efforts," which have collectively "raised millions of dollars in support of nonprofits that serve Harlem and Morningside Heights."
Guest Post: Noa Tsaushu on Issachar Ryback’s Shtetl, mayn khorever heym: a gedekhenish
Noa Tsaushu, a doctoral student in Yiddish studies at Columbia, consults a newly-acquired copy of "Shtetl, mayn khorever heym: a gedekhenish" by Issachar Ryback for her dissertation on Yiddish art and "the battle for cohesion among the Soviet-Yiddish avant-garde."
American Jewish Historical Newspapers - Available and Online!
The Libraries partners with the Jewish Historical Press (JHP) and peer institutions to facilitate access to Jewish newspapers from around the world, including numerous titles that represent the Jewish experience in the United States throughout history.
Fair Use Week 2024: Q&A with Director of Copyright Advisory Services Rina Pantalony
In time for Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, which begins on February 26, Director of Copyright Advisory Services Rina Pantalony addresses the meaning and extent of fair use and its role in academia and scholarly communication.
From the Archives: Five Columbia Library Collections that Amplify Uptown Black History
"From the archives: Five Columbia Libraries collections that amplify Uptown Black history. Dive into into the stories of globally celebrated trailblazers whose transformative work shaped Uptown history."
Columbia Spectator | Obama Presidency Oral History Project...
Columbia Spectator reports on the progress of the Obama Presidency Oral History Project, which aims to "document the presidency of Barack Obama, CC ’83, from the perspective of...'extraordinary people' affected by the presidency."
Avery Library Announces Major Gift of the Michael Sorkin Collection: Internationally Renowned Architecture Critic, Designer, Urbanist, and Professor Devoted to Social Justice
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library is pleased to announce a major gift of drawings, papers, and architectural records from Michael Sorkin, a renowned critic, designer, and professor who was devoted to social justice.
New and Newly Processed Collections | Jewish Studies
Recently-acquired and newly-processed collections in the Norman E. Alexander Library for Jewish Studies include a selection of prayer books that broaden the Libraries' holdings of Jewish materials from the Middle East and highlight Jewish and Persian art.