The results list displays have been updated to include Standard and Compact views: The per-page menu has been renamed “Display Options” The active “per page” option now shows a checkmark, and is remembered between sessions Results lists are numbered Check boxes for selecting items now display on the left Standard View: The Compact View displays […]
Search tips for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan languages
Our librarians in the Starr East Asian Library have prepared tips for searching the CLIO Catalog in: Chinese Japanese Korean Tibetan These guides are linked from the Catalog guide, and also from the Guides tab. For more detailed information, please consult: Chinese Studies homepage at http://library.columbia.edu/locations/eastasian/chinese.html or ask the Chinese Studies Librarian, Chengzhi Wang (cw2165@columbia.edu) […]
LibX 2.0 for Firefox and Chrome
LibX Columbia University Edition is a Firefox and Chrome add-on which provides direct access to Columbia Library catalogs, electronic books, journals and databases. Highlight text on any web page, right-click to display the context menu, and choose to search that text in a number of databases, including: CLIO, CLIO Legacy, Borrow Direct, Worldcat, ProQuest, Ebsco, […]
Scan & Deliver
Need a book chapter or journal 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 […]
Searching Part or all of a Subject Heading
The subject headings in CLIO Catalog are context sensitive. Where you place your mouse will determine how much of the heading is searched. As you hover your mouse over the heading, text will display what will be included in your search. This allows you to be as specific or general as you wish. The headings […]
WorldCat, Course Reserves, and other Library Catalogs
Click on the crown in the upper left corner of any CLIO page to quickly link to WorldCat, Course Reserves, Borrow Direct, or Interlibrary Loan. This menu also includes links to the Numeric and Spatial Data catalogs, and to the catalogs of the Law and Teachers College libraries, none of which are currently included CLIO. […]
A New Way to Search
A new video introduction to CLIO. […]
Using Facets in the Catalog
Facets let us quickly refine our searches. Facets are drawn from the subject headings, authors’ names, language, format, library location, publication date, call number, and even date of acquisition of newer titles. In the catalog, these elements are added by catalogers, so terminology is consistent. There are four types of subject facets drawn from different […]
Selecting, Emailing, and Saving Records
Release 7.9.1 is the first public release of list-management (one of our most requested features) – both the ability to operate upon a list of items from the search results screen, and the Saved List capability. It is now possible to select multiple items for emailing or saving. The new Bookbag allows items to be […]
Latest Release Adds Features to Articles Search
The latest CLIO release includes several enhancements to the Articles Search: Advanced Search for combining elements like author and keyword Basic Search now includes the ability to search by author, title, publication title, ISBN and ISSN; in addition to the default All Fields search Sorting and editing have been improved See the 7.8.12 release notes […]