The country’s largest offsite library shelving facility, the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP), now holds over 15 million items. ReCAP’s 15 millionth item, “Object lessons & the formation of knowledge : the University of Michigan museums, libraries, & collections 1817-2017,” was accessioned April 27, 2018. In September, the consortium members launched a Shared Collection […]
Category: Using the Libraries
Columbia Libraries Partners with Design for America to Address Stress Culture in Butler Library
The Design for America project with Columbia Libraries is a student-led effort working alongside administrators and staff in Butler Library with a mission to improve the student experience at Butler. Based on the results of a survey of more than 200 current students, DFA x CU Libs has prioritized promoting healthy study habits, comfort, and […]
Expansion of Borrow Direct Loan Period
We heard you! The expanded 16-week loan period for materials requested via Borrow Direct begins July 1, 2017. The new loan period will be 16 weeks – a full semester – with no renewals. This is a change from our current 6-week loan period plus one 6-week renewal. Thank you for your feedback. You help to make a great service even […]
Butler Library Now Lending Laptop Chargers
The Libraries have partnered with the Columbia College Student Council (CCSC) and General Studies Student Council (GSSC) to provide loans of commonly-used laptop chargers. CCSC and GSCC purchased six laptop chargers available for check-out from the Butler Library Reserves desk (208 Butler Library). These chargers are available for four-hour loans to students, faculty, and staff […]
Finals Study Space Update
Happy Spring! Finals are just around the corner, and we want to ensure you are informed about the availability of study space in library facilities during finals this semester. The Study Spaces Open Now page shows which libraries are currently open, and the Library Hours page provides a calendar view for each library’s hours of operation. For a full list […]
Law Library catalog records added to CLIO
Great news: 439,141 bibliographic records from the Columbia Law School Library catalog have been loaded into the Columbia Libraries catalog (CLIO). Researchers in a variety of disciplines such as human rights, history, gender, international relations, and early church history can now find relevant material without checking each catalog separately. Law is now the fourth largest collection in the […]
Winter Break: Some Project and Thesis Tips!
Over the winter break, no doubt most of you will be hard at work on the first draft of your master’s projects and theses! Here are some ways to get help before your draft is due, along with some helpful resources and strategies for getting that draft done. Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN […]
Finals Study Space
We want to ensure you are informed about policy changes regarding access to library facilities during finals this semester. Upon examination of usage data during the Spring 2013 finals period, we confirmed that study space in the Watson Library of Business & Economics was underutilized on evenings and weekends. Thus, in consultation with student leaders […]
Your Guide to Exam Study Space
Exam periods are right around the corner, and we want to make sure you are informed about access to the libraries during midterms and finals this semester. The updates below outline access policy changes happening throughout the semester for several libraries. The new Study Space Open Now page shows you which libraries are currently […]
Scan & Delivery Service Now Available
Need a book chapter or article from Columbia's collections? Scan & Deliver: Electronic Document Delivery enables Morningside/Barnard/UTS faculty, students, staff, and Provost-appointed visiting scholars with library borrowing privileges to request electronic delivery of articles and book chapters from the general print collections of many of Columbia's Libraries. The service is available for book chapters and […]