Off-Campus Access to E-Resources
If you would like to connect to electronic resources (e.g. journals, databases, etc.) provided by Columbia University Libraries from off-campus, please use the proxied (remotely accessible) links to these resources that appear in CLIO and on the Libraries' website.
These proxied links look like:
When you access that URL from off-campus, you may be prompted to enter your UNI and password.
If you encounter problems when using our electronic resources, please let us know via the E-Resource Problem Report form.
Please note: some e-resources are restricted to specific computers even on-campus.
The blue e-link icon appears in the results list of article databases.
Click it to see the options available for getting your article:
- Check if the full text of the article is available online for immediate access
- Search CLIO, the library catalog, to see if the journal or book is in the library
- Submit an Interlibrary Loan request
If you need more help, Ask a Librarian for assistance.
Current students, faculty, and staff with a valid University Network ID (UNI) have access to print collections and e-resources.
If you already have a UNI, please follow these instructions to log into restricted services:
- When prompted for your UNI, do not type @columbia.edu, and do not use uppercase letters.
- When prompted for your Password, type the password associated with your UNI. Passwords are case-sensitive.
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Occasionally, for a variety of reasons, a resource may be temporarily unavailable. For example, the system load may be unusually heavy. If a resource is unavailable, just try again later.
If a resource is still unavailable, please report it using the E-Resource Problem Report form. You may also report the problem to a reference librarian.
If you are not able to log in, and you are currently a Columbia student, faculty or staff member, go to Manage my UNI.
The CUIT VPN enables off-campus faculty and staff to create a secure online connection to access administrative applications normally available only on campus.
It is needed to access FFE, AP/CAR and other financial applications from remote locations.
It does NOT facilitate access to licensed electronic resources.
CUIT's Remote Access Services page provides additional information about the CUIT VPN.
OpenURL
Base URL of the Link Resolver: http://rd8hp6du2b.search.serialssolutions.com/
(Note: The trailing slash "/" should be included when adding that in resources.)
The openURL resolver accepts queries in versions 0.1 and 1.0.
Proxy URL
Learn how to Create a Remotely Accessible URL Using EZ Proxy.
EZproxy URL: http://ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/login?url=
Z39.50
Z39.50 users: Access to CLIO via the Z39.50 protocol is now restricted to on-campus use. CLIO (Columbia's Voyager-based online public access catalog) is Z39.50 capable, and can be accessed using a Z30.50 client with the following connection settings:
Hostname: z3950.library.columbia.edu
Port: 7090
Database Name: VOYAGER