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Tomorrow 1/22 at 6pm, the keynote address for The Selected Papers of John Jay 2021 conference, "Life in an Age of Conflicts & Extremes," by Yale University prof. Joanne Freeman, with discussion to follow: http://bit.ly/39N0CD6 The virtual conference continues on Sat. 1/23 with a series of panels that range from diplomacy & politics to family, slavery & abolition, co-sponsored by the Office of the University Provost: http://bit.ly/39QkZzb

Is that the President on campus?! University archivists recall a number of occasions when future U.S. presidents, including newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden, visited Columbia University in the City of New York on their way to the White House: https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu//is-that-the-president-on-/ via Columbia University Archives

Behind the scenes of archivists' work to update descriptions & finding aids for more than 1,100 collections in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library At Columbia University, which are crucial to facilitate discovery for library users: http://blogs.cul.columbia.edu//updating-finding-aids-duri/

Join together & let's all re-double our efforts to keep our community healthy in 2021. It's the compact we made to one another. Need a test or have questions? http://covid19.columbia.edu

Happy birthday to American statesman Alexander Hamilton! The Founding Father, who attended Columbia College (formerly King's College) from 1774-76, penned a letter to beloved wife, Eliza, before his fatal duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. A manuscript copy is now held in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library At Columbia University.

Archivists in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library At Columbia University identify more than 1,200 married women by their full names, rather than their husbands' names, in the library's finding aids: https://www.libraryjournal.com/

Happy (belated) birthday, Ike! Columbia University Archives recounts Dwight D. Eisenhower's connections to Columbia University in the City of New York to celebrate the American president & military leader's 130th birthday on October 14: blogs.cul.columbia.edu/rbml/2020/10/14/happy-birthday-ike/ #ThrowbackThursday

The Libraries' Digital Scholarship team leads a campaign on campus to promote "the free, immediate, online availability of research articles" this Open Access Week. Learn more about openness, inclusion & equity in academic publishing: guides.library.columbia.edu/c.php?g=1084593&p=7906742

Tomorrow, Thurs. 10/22, the Libraries' Digital Scholarship team & partners explore campus initiatives to develop multilingual communities & open infrastructure to foster linguistic diversity in academic publishing: bit.ly/34kqIMm Register by 8pm tonight to receive a link!

Seat reservations in 6 libraries are now available to faculty as well as students for up to 4 hours per day. To book a study seat, visit seats.library.columbia.edu/ & choose a library, a room & a seat. Arrive on time for your reservation (with a mask on!) & enjoy the library!

New to podcasting? Check out the Libraries' Podcast Essentials workshop series, including a session on Fri. 10/9 on "how to write for the ear," led by award-winning journalist Sally Herships. Register by Thurs. 10/8 at 8pm to join: bit.ly/3lkQEgn

Roar-EE says register & #vote! Columbians, we are counting on you to affirm that this community is indeed made up of informed & engaged citizens. Go to vote.org to check your registrations or vote.columbia.edu to learn more.

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Reminder: Library materials can be returned to book bins outside Butler Library (pictured), the Science & Engineering Library, Lehman Library & the Business Library. Due dates have been pushed back to February 19, 2021.

Thank you for agreeing to #KeeptheCompact everyday. Though we're moving into new phases of the pandemic, it isn't over. Remember to wear your masks, wash your hands & keep a safe distance from others so we can all #StayHealthy!

The Libraries' Copyright Advisory Services partners with Lyrasis Educational Services, a global non-profit organization that provides content & technology solutions for libraries, museums, archives & research communities, to pilot a virtual copyright education center: blogs.cul.columbia.edu//virtual-copyright-education-cente/

Columbia University in the City of New York's iconic Alma Mater was dedicated on this day in 1903. Tell us, how well do you know Alma? Take Columbia University Archives' quiz to test your Alma expertise: blogs.cul.columbia.edu//2/09/23/how-well-do-you-know-alma/

Alma Mater was dedicated on this day back in 1903 - as you can see in the photo. But did you know that it was Harriette Goelet who presented the statue to Colum...bia in honor of her late husband, Robert Goelet, Class of 1860? The Goelet family offered to bear the cost of the statue up to $25,000. In 1978, when Alma was in need of a restoration, it was again the Goelet family who covered the cost. See more