All required textbooks *over $40 are purchased and placed on reserve in the Columbia College Chicago Library.
Reserve books are available for short-term check-out at the first floor Circulation Desk. They may be used in the library only. We ask that you return reserve items to the desk as soon as you have completed your assignment. An OASIS ID is required for check-out.
You can search for reserve books here.
Help Columbia College Chicago proclaim Constitution Day 2010. Sign up to be part of at the XIVth Amendment Read-out.
What: Reading the XIVth Amendment and excerpts of landmark decisions based on it.
When: The Read-out will take place on September 17, between 11am and 2pm.
Where: Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave.
How: Readers will read for 10 minutes each. To sign up for a time slot, contact Riva Feshbach, Outreach Librarian at rfeshbach@colum.edu or call 312-369-3295.
Why: Why is Columbia College Chicago holding a Constitution Day Read-out? It is required by law that educational organizations receiving federal funding must celebrate Constitution Day.
Jan Chindlund, library director of Columbia College Chicago, is the 2010 recipient of the SLA Rose L. Vormelker Award. Chindlund was honored for mentoring, inspiring, and guiding information professionals through her work at Columbia College Chicago, McDonald’s Corporation, and the Special Library Association’s (SLA) Illinois Chapter and the SLA Business & Finance (B&F) Division.
The Vormelker Award is presented to an SLA member for exceptional service to the profession through education and mentoring of students and working professionals. The SLA Awards Committee cited Chindlund’s dedication to mentoring and inspiring SLA members, as well as her volunteer work at all levels of the association during more than 23 years of membership.
For more information, please read the full SLA blog post here. Congratulations, Jan!
Welcome new students, to Columbia College Chicago and to the Library!
Stop by for a visit and let us know if you have any questions. We're here to help!
Founded by Poetry six years ago, Printers' Ball is an annual celebration of print culture, showcasing thousands of magazines, books, broadsides, and other print and paper media from around the world. The Ball, hosted for the second year by Columbia College Chicago, will also include book- and papermaking demonstrations, screenings, readings, live music, and fabulous costumes. For the first time, and as part of this year's theme - Print <3 Digital - Printers' Ball will feature a group of digital installations.
Free and open to the public.
Print <3 Digital is set for Friday, July 30th from 6-11pm in the 1104 South Wabash Building.
All literary endeavors - printed, electronic, and/or performative - are welcome to participate. Faculty, staff, and students with ideas, email Mairead Case at mcase@colum.edu to get connected.
www.printersball.org
Have you ever requested a book from another library? I-Share, the system we use for those requests is getting a makeover!
The first time you use the new I-Share you will be required to create an account. Click here for more information on how to create an new account in I-Share.
These are the some of the many faces and artwork at Columbia College Chicago during Manifest. Congratulations to all of our graduating students; we wish you the best! And a very happy summer to all!
Studying late for finals? Need a little pick me up? Stop by the Library for a free cup of coffee during finals week to help get you through!
When and where, you ask?
Monday May 10th - Thursday May 13th, 2010 from 6:00-9:00pm at the Coffee Cart (first floor of the Library), courtesy of your friends at the Library!
Good luck on finals!
Here's to our graduating library student workers! We appreciate your hard work during your time with us and wish you the very best in your future. We'll miss you!
Circulation / Audiovisual Department
Amanda Alt
Lauren Hales
Chadd Kline
Justine Kline
Danny Rocha
Sara Nichols
Dan Walsh
Digital Collections
Juan Fernandez
Elise Tanner
Technical Services/Cataloging
Lisa Wilhelm
Library Marketing and Outreach
Danielle Laurion
Izzy Oneiric
Library/Office of Academic Research
Lizzie Perkins
Reference
Sandra Goldfield
Luke A. Wieting
If you missed last week's live streaming conversation with Neil Gaiman, it is now available online at http://atyourlibrary.org/evening-neil-gaiman.
We are pleased to welcome author, artist, and Columbia faculty, Audrey Niffenegger to the Library as part of the Friends of the Library Signature Showcase. Audrey will talk about her experiences as both a writer and visual artist. She will be joined by Ron Falzone, filmmaker and a faculty member in the Film and Video department at Columbia College Chicago.
The Library is partnering with IT User Support to provide face-to-face technical help to Columbia students, faculty and staff.
An IT User Support specialist will be on hand on the 2nd floor of the Library from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
This support is for :
Currently enrolled students are invited to submit up to three entries relating to: libraries, knowledge, learning, books, literacy & reading.
Entries will be judged by a panel of library staff and English Department faculty. The winning entry will be displayed prominently in the library during Manifest Week and beyond.
Please submit entries via email to kbowen@colum.edu by Monday, April 26th @ 9am.
We are pleased to welcome author, artist, and Columbia faculty, Audrey Niffenegger to the Library as part of the Friends of the Library Signature Showcase. Audrey will talk about her experiences as both a writer and visual artist. She will be joined by Ron Falzone, filmmaker and a faculty member in the Film and Video department at Columbia College Chicago.
Join us - Thursday, April 8th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for the Art in the Library Opening and Reception for the Spring 2010 Exhibition in 3rd floor north.
Columbia College Chicago Library, Third Floor (in the new Library wing)
624 S. Michigan Avenue. Light refreshments will be served.
Vision. Sound. Movement.
The Art in the Library program at Columbia College Chicago provides an open, supportive and inviting setting to showcase the talent and creativity of our own community of artists. Since its inception in 2002, Art in the Library has offered library visitors the opportunity to experience the rich cultural diversity and progressive attitudes which thrive in the Columbia environment.
Presenting the work of Columbia College Chicago students, faculty, staff and alumni, the Art in the Library program exhibits works in all forms of visual arts, including sculpture, painting, drawings, and paper and book arts. Exhibitions by different artists are shown quarterly on a rotating basis.
The Art in the Library Committee welcomes all Columbia College Chicago artists to submit work for consideration.
Please visit the Art in the Library website for more information including submission guidelines, artwork forms, and examples of current and former exhibits.
