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CLIO

Check CLIO (the library catalog) for the item by title and/or author to see if it's available at Barnard or at one of the other Columbia University Libraries. Once you click on the title you'll see a full-page about that title, in the box on the right side you'll see whether and how the item is available. Look under "Requests".
- Eresources are available through the CLIO search on the left side of your search, filter for e-resources to find ebooks or streaming films and more.
- "Scan" means you can request a scan of a single chapter of the book; click on the link to make the request and receive information about how to download it.
- Older works that are out of copyright might be available in the HathiTrust database.
- "Pick-Up" means you can request the title to physically pick up at some of the Columbia Library locations; click on the link to make the request and receive information about how to pick it up.
For education-related items, you may also want to check the Teacher’s College Catalog as these items do not appear in CLIO.

CLIO Articles+
Searches across many databases of mostly full-text journals, encyclopedia and newspaper articles; this also includes e-books and government documents.
Newspaper articles are excluded from the initial search results. To include them, click the 'x' next to "Not Content Type: Newspaper Articles" above the search results.
Barnard Library research guides
If you want to find portals to information about books and journal articles from specific academic areas, check out the research guides for those areas. These are great places to start research projects.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Can't find an article through our libraries' collections? Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request a copy for free. PDFs of articles usually arrive within a couple of business days.

Streaming Audio options from our libraries
Lots of music & other sound recordings as potential soundtracks to your life
Streaming Video options from our libraries
Find films assigned for class or browse for fun

Borrow Direct or Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If a title isn't available via Columbia University Libraries, you may request it via Borrow Direct or Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Try Borrow Direct first for books - the delivery is usually faster and you can check books out for a longer period of time. ILL is great for article or book chapter requests.
WorldCat
WorldCat searches libraries collections worldwide.
New York Public Library (NYPL)
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has two catalogs - search Books/Music/Movies for items you can check out, and search Research for their extensive research collections.