The Microforms Reading Room in Butler Library is currently available for in-person use on a very limited basis by appointment only to current Columbia affiliates (students, faculty and staff) whose individual research requires consulting microfilm or microfiche. Appointments will be scheduled on Mondays from 9:30am to 1pm, Wednesdays from 2–4:45pm, and Fridays from 2–4:45pm. Please see the Services page for more information.

• current issues of general newspapers
• approximately 2000 journals in classics, literature, language & linguistics, history, philosophy, and religion

• more than a million items including newspapers
• academic journals
• popular magazines
• monographs and monographic series

For Periodicals Holdings, consult CLIO. (See section: How to search for serials).

For Microforms Holdings, consult both CLIO and the card catalog.

Both collections are non-circulating, but copiers and microform reader/printers and scanners are available for use.

Staff is present at all times to assist patrons. We are happy to help you with your questions and any technical assistance needed for the machines.