The Libraries Website is re-launching on Monday June 3rd. Between Sunday, 2 June, and Monday, 3 June, the Preview Site, http://preview-library.cul.columbia.edu/, will be transferred to http://library.columbia.edu/.

Content will be frozen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 31 May 2013, for the Libraries Website (http://library.columbia.edu and http://preview-library.cul.columbia.edu), for Hours Manager (http://hours.library.columbia.edu/ and https://hours.cul.columbia.edu/admin/index.php), StaffWeb (https://culis.columbia.edu/), Alumni Friends (https://alumni-friends.library.columbia.edu/), and Behind the Scenes (https://library.columbia.edu/bts.html). Content will be frozen through Monday, 3 June 2013. We will let you know when you can begin editing the sites again.

The transition of all all Libraries' web sites into the new design will continue through the days following the launch. These include Serials Solutions services (E-Journals, Summon, and Citation Finder, a.k.a. e-link), our Online Exhibitions (mostly housed in Omeka), the Interlibrary Loan Services, and others. 

We will be responding to questions as quickly as we are able throughout this transition, and we will be working with feedback and other usability data over the summer to prepare for the increased usage that will come with the fall semester. We will also be offering staff orientation sessions over the summer to address the needs of librarians and others responsible for library instruction sessions and those who work closely with faculty and other researchers, to ensure that you can use the site effectively for your needs.