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Cornell Students Win Prizes For Projects in European Studies

Rachel Weber  —  Apr 2, 2013

 

Six students were awarded a total of $3,500 at the award ceremony for “Europe in the World: Perspectives of Community” competition Monday. The award ceremony was held on April 1 in the Amit Bhatia Libe Café and followed by a reception.

‘Watershed’ Ruling on Lawsuit Advances Cornell's Digital Library Project

Akane Otani  —  Oct 15, 2012

Closing a lawsuit that could have brought a halt to Cornell scanning and uploading eight million library books to the web, a federal district court ruled last week that the University has the right to make digital copies of its books. 

Cornell's Legal Information Institute Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Noah Rankin  —  Sep 17, 2012

Cornell’s Legal Information Institute –– a major forerunner in the realm of the Internet, law organization and free access of information –– is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Cornell Library Collections Lag Behind Peers’, Professors Say

Manu Rathore  —  Mar 15, 2012

At a Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday, some faculty members expressed concern over this discrepancy and worried that the Cornell library’s collections are falling behind those of peer institutions.

Cornell Expands TEEAL Database

Erica Boorstein  —  Feb 3, 2012

The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library, a Cornell-run program that has helped researchers all over the world gain access to agricultural journals, will expand to 50 more countries this year.

The Berry Patch: Who Needs Books?

Jan 27, 2012

Cornellians are reading fewer books for pleasure, according to the results of the New Student Survey, and professors have noted the troubling trend of students putting less and less time into their academic work. We at The Sun wanted to shed some light on this mysterious phenomenon, so we sent out a crack team of Berry Patch reporters to uncover exactly what students are doing in the library. 

As Law Faculty Increases, School Plans Expansion

Harrison Okin  —  Nov 22, 2011

As its faculty grows, the Cornell Law School plans to create new underground classrooms, repurpose the law library and transform the Law School dormitory into offices and meeting space.

A Truly Public Library

Emily Greenberg  —  Nov 8, 2011

Emily Greenberg discusses The People's Library, freedom of information and Occupy Wall Street. Hells yeah: bringing these columns to an entirely 'nother level. What up?

Cornell Library Adopts Orphan Works Project

Eli Grossman  —  Sep 6, 2011

The Cornell Library announced last month that it will make thousands of "orphan works" digitally accessible.

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