CLIO (Columbia Libraries Information Online) is our unified discovery system which provides a single search interface to four different sources: the library catalog; a large database of articles, dissertations, and ebooks; Academic Commons, our institutional repository; and the Libraries website. A search for john jay revolution will return the following results. Click directly on a […]
Searching Government Documents in CLIO
It is now easier to search and browse government documents in CLIO (e.g. congressional hearings, executive reports, population projections). When using the catalog, there are two new formats in the Format facet on the left: US Government Document and NY State/City Government Document. The US Government Document format is restricted to information from federal government […]
Hathi Trust Holdings Now Display in CLIO
The latest CLIO release improves access to Hathi Trust full text by displaying item holdings in CLIO. Full View indicates that the item is available in full text for reading or downloading; Limited View provides limited search access only. Up to 25 Hathi holdings links will display in CLIO. When a list exceeds 25, a […]
CLIO Links to Library Information
Unsure where to find an item listed in CLIO? Just click on the name of the library. The latest CLIO release adds updated maps and links to library homepages, call number guides, and library hours. We welcome questions, comments and suggestions for improving CLIO. Your feedback is invaluable as we develop the interface. Please comment […]
Virtual Shelf Browse
Virtual Shelf Browse allows researchers to browse the catalog as if all of our items, including titles that are at Offsite or online, were arranged by call number on a single shelf. Start browsing from the foot of a CLIO catalog record, by choosing “Show” or “Full Screen.” Choose “Full Screen” for a larger display, […]
New Library Location Search
The latest CLIO release, 7.10.8, introduces a library location keyword search in both the Basic and Advanced Catalog Searches, a feature requested by many Columbia librarians. Some use cases: A scholar in Avery would like to find books about hospitals in the Avery collection, but the “Avery” location facet only limits to material physically located […]
Working with Search Results
Following on September’s update which targeted improvements to record emailing and printing, October’s CLIO release also focuses on what happens after a search is complete. We’ve improved support for Zotero in the following areas: better handling of e-book records additional publication details have been added (place, year) improved support for music, sound and video recordings […]
CLIO Tip: Saving Records and Managing Lists
CLIO allows you to select CLIO records and save them to a list. 1. Select the records you wish to save 2. Under “Selected Items…” choose “Add to My Saved List” 3. You will be prompted to log in. 4. A blue banner will confirm that items have been added to your Bookbag, which lists […]
August Release Improves Saved Lists and Relevance Ranking
Notable in this release are improvements made to book bag menus and processes, implementation of Bootstrap 3 style updates and a relevancy override for commonly searched terms. Details regarding the last of these may be of particular interest: The CLIO catalog has around 9 million MARC records, supplied by a variety of organizations following a […]
Add a CLIO Search to Your Browser
These search plugins work for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. To install, go to the Search Plugins page, and click the on the plugin title, and then click the “Add” button. They will then appear as part of the drop-down list of search options in the upper right corner of your browser. Use “Manage Search […]