The latest CLIO release includes a number of changes to record retrieval and displays, based mostly on feedback from library staff and patrons: Article searches now display up to 1,000 records (the maximum allowed by Summon, the underlying database) Article searches from the library home page have the same default settings as article searches from […]
Sort Databases by Acquisition Date
The June CLIO release adds the ability to sort databases by acquisition date. Use this to see our latest acquisitions, and to create a discipline specific RSS feed to go on a web page or database. Please see the release notes for a full list of changes in CLIO 7.10.1. We welcome comments and suggestions […]
Software Now Findable in CLIO
Software titles available at the Libraries’ Digital Centers were recently added to CLIO along with information about manuals, additional documentation, tutorials, and more: To search for a particular software program, just use the search box at the top of CLIO. The software program will carry a (PC), (Mac), or (Web) designation in the list of […]
CLIO 7.9.25: Highlighting Databases and Point-of-Need Help
The latest CLIO release adds several enhancements to the search interface. Highlights include: Links to full results labeled “View and filter” to promote facets. Enhanced visibility for database records and a clearer label to Search Database. Ask a Librarian service at point of need. A no hits search will display the Ask a Librarian chat […]
How to Exclude Formats from a Search
We are sometimes asked how to exclude formats from a CLIO catalog search. Recently a faculty member was looking for rare books in our special collections, and wished to exclude records for online material. To exclude material with an “online” format: Enter search terms (or leave the box blank to find everything) Select the Format: […]
Create a Customized RSS Feed of New CLIO Titles
Would you like to know when the library adds new titles in your area of interest? Create an RSS feed from any CLIO search using the RSS icon , and add the feed URL to your feed reader or blog. 1. Enter any desired search terms in the CLIO search box. Use the asterisk for […]
CLIO Adds Columbia Law Library Records
With the latest CLIO release, 439,141 bibliographic records from the Columbia Law School Library catalog have been loaded into CLIO catalog. 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. Use the “Check Pegasus for current status” links to see […]
Enhancing Search Results
The latest CLIO release includes a number of enhancements aimed at improving the relevance of search results. Please continue to offer comments or suggestions for improving CLIO. Your feedback is invaluable as we develop the interface. Please comment below, use the Suggestions & Feedback form under the “Help” menu in the upper right corner of […]
Changes to the CLIO Catalog Search
We’ve made two adjustments to the CLIO Catalog search based on feedback from faculty, students and librarians. Stemming has been disabled. Stemming, or lemmatization is a default feature of some SOLR databases. It functions by reducing a word to its “stem” and then adding all possible suffixes. Before the change, a search for Methodism retrieved […]
Catalog System Upgrade January 3rd to January 6th, 2014
Due to system maintenance, certain CLIO services will be unavailable beginning at 7pm, Friday, January 3rd. Library Accounts will be unavailable during this period, so it will not be possible to renew books, place recalls or holds, or to request items from Offsite. Holdings information will display in the results list but not in the […]