Request Items & Services
Request Books
- Borrow Direct
Quick delivery from Brown, Cornell, the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Princeton, Yale - Health Sciences/Morningside delivery service
Request transfer of books from one campus to the other - Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Place requests and check status of ILL requests - About our Off Site Shelving Facility (ReCAP)
Operated jointly with Princeton University and the New York Public Library, Columbia has accessioned more than 3.8 million items at ReCAP.
Request Articles or Book Chapters
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Place requests and check status of ILL requests - Faculty Document Delivery Service
Request scans of articles and book chapters from Butler Library - Citation Finder
Use Citation Finder to find a specific article.
Room Reservations
- Room Reservations
Reserve a room for collaborative group study and/or presentation practice
Manage Your CLIO Account
Connect to CLIO and access My Library Account to:
- manage personal information
- view or renew items you have checked out
- check status of requested items
- view patron blocks, fines, and fees
For additional information, consult the Borrowing and Loan Policies page.
Reference Help & Library Instruction
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Access to most Request It services is limited to current Columbia students, faculty, and staff.