Comments on: Researching History: An Amateur Historian’s First Forays into Fieldwork http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/09/30/researching-history-historian-fieldwork/ The Unrewarded Amateur Conscience Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:56:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: atarashi http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/09/30/researching-history-historian-fieldwork/comment-page-1/#comment-340 atarashi Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:30:15 +0000 http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/09/30/researching-history-historian-fieldwork/#comment-340 I did my master's at Columbia in socio-cultural anthropology, and the libraries there are a true godsend. Having studied as an undergrad in a British university, it was like a 100x upgrade when I went to Columbia, in terms of resources. The Butler and Lehman libraries were amazingly well-stocked, and I could find any book I wanted even if it was not held by the Columbia Libraries thanks to their efficient Inter-Library Loan system which allowed me access to other Ivy League colleges' libraries as well. In short, it was money well spent. I did my master’s at Columbia in socio-cultural anthropology, and the libraries there are a true godsend. Having studied as an undergrad in a British university, it was like a 100x upgrade when I went to Columbia, in terms of resources. The Butler and Lehman libraries were amazingly well-stocked, and I could find any book I wanted even if it was not held by the Columbia Libraries thanks to their efficient Inter-Library Loan system which allowed me access to other Ivy League colleges’ libraries as well.

In short, it was money well spent.

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