Columbia University Libraries

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A to Z Guide to Libraries 2009-2010 edition (pdf)

• CLIO  (all CU libraries EXCEPT the Law Library and Teachers College Library) -- Help
• Pegasus (Law Library)
• Educat (Teachers College)
• Other Catalogs
• WorldCat
  

These databases help you to identify articles, books, reports and other published materials.  Some databases include the full text of the materials and others will provide an E-Link which will help you locate online or print copies of the items.

Go to "Specific Databases" on main search screen.  You can select all of these databases and search them simultaneously

• PAIS International
• Political Science: A SAGE Full-text Collection
• Sociological Abstracts
• Sociology: A SAGE Full-text Collection
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

See also

• Columbia University Law Library -- Indexes and Databases (Select Foreign or International)
• Francis: International Humanities and Social Sciences
• International Political Science Abstracts
• Global Health
• JSTOR

REGION-SPECIFIC

• Africa-Wide: NiPAD
• Bibliography of Asian Studies (East, Southeast, and South Asia)
• CEEOL (Central & East European Online Library)
• East View Universal Databases and ABSEES (Russia / CIS / East Europe)
• HAPI Online (Latin American Studies--journal articles only)

• News
  • Factiva
  • ISI Emerging Markets
  • World News Connection
  • Region-Specific News
         AllAfrica.Com
         Balkan Insight
         East View Universal Databases (Russia / CIS)
         Latin American Newsstand
         MidEastWire.com
         Samachar.com -and- Economic & Political Weekly (South Asia)

• Background Information and Online Document Repositories
  • CIA World Factbook
  • Country Studies -and- Profiles (The Library of Congress)
  • CountryWatch
  • Demographic and Health Surveys
  • Development Gateway--Country Resources (IMF, World Bank, UNDP, USAID)
  • Directory of Development Organizations
  • East View UDB Statistics (Russia / CIS)
  • EIU Country Reports (Economist Intelligence Unit)
  • ELDIS--Electronic Development and Environment Information System
  • Europa World Plus (Annual survey for all world areas; current ed.)
    -- For historical information, search in CLIO for "Regional surveys of the world"
  • Maps: CU Electronic Data Service ; IDPs ; Perry Castañeda Library ; UN Cartographic
  • United Nations -- AccessUN ; FAO Documents ; UNDP ; UNEP GEO Data Portal ;
    and UNESCO on Education
  • USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse

• Internet Resources for Regional Studies
  • African Studies WWW-Virtual Library (Columbia University)
  • LANIC--Latin American Network Information Center (University of Texas, Austin)
  • Middle East Studies WWW-Virtual Library (Columbia University)
  • PAIR--Portal to Asian Internet Resources (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
    -or- East & Southeast Asia (University of Redlands, CA)
  • REESWeb--Russian & East European Studies WWW-Virtual Library (University of Pittsburgh)
  • SARAI--South Asian Studies WWW-Virtual Library (Columbia University)
  
  
• Topics in International Affairs
  • Economic & Political Development
  • Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
  • International Conflict Resolution -and- Bibliography on ICR
  • International Statistics
  • Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
  • US Foreign Policy

Area Studies

• African Studies
• Latin American & Iberian Studies
• Middle East & Islamic Studies
• Russian, Eurasian & East European Studies
• South & Southeast Asian Studies

Business and Economics Library

Electronic Data Service (data and GIS/maps)

Law Library

Health Sciences Library

Lehman Social Sciences Library

Starr East Asian Library (China, Japan, Korea, Tibet)

Bibliographic Software at Columbia (EndNote & RefWorks)

The Columbia University Libraries offer a wide range of research, instruction, and borrowing services to support all levels of academic research.

Hours & Study Spaces

Check the hours of our libraries, departments and services. We offer a variety of study spaces and venues.

Reference & Research Help

Librarians are available to assist you with research in person, via email, phone, IM, or by appointment. If you need help, Ask Us.

Library Essentials and Workshops

Library Essentials are short video tutorials to help you with your research. Many of the Columbia Libraries offer hands-on research skills workshops to help you make better use of the libraries.

Finding Library Materials

The Libraries' website is a gateway to collections and services, including access to a wide variety of databases and e-journals.

CLIO is the online catalog for the Columbia, Barnard, and Union Theological Seminary libraries. Search CLIO for print and electronic books, journals, videos and dvd's, sound recordings, newspapers, and other materials. Use CLIO to request materials from Offsite, renew books, place recalls and holds.

Borrow Direct  enables you to borrow books directly from six other Ivy League university libraries in the event the book you need is: (a) unavailable because it is circulating; or (b) is not owned by a Columbia University library. Typical delivery time is 4 business days.

Interlibrary Loan  is the service to use for all other items not available through Borrow Direct such as journal articles. Delivery time may be within 1-2 days for articles; 2-3 weeks for books.

For more information about library services at Columbia, use the drop down menus (under "Libraries & Collections," "Catalogs," etc. located at the top of this page).