It is my pleasure to invite you to explore the Libraries at Columbia University by way of this Gateway, designed for alumni and Friends of the Columbia Libraries. Each day, 32,000 students, faculty, researchers, and staff at Columbia University access the rich resources of our libraries from offices, dorm rooms, homes, coffee shops, and library carrels — virtually any location with a computer and access to the Internet. Through this website, we invite Columbia University alumni and Friends of the Columbia Libraries to explore and use our vast collections, including digital services such as:

           
Special databases of electronic resources selected exclusively for this site
CLIO, our online catalog with over 4 million records
Digital library collections such as the Papers of John Jay and Digital Scriptorium
News from the Libraries at Columbia
 
I hope you will enjoy exploring the rich resources of Columbia’s Libraries. I encourage you to join our electronic mailing list to stay in touch with the programs, services, and events at the Columbia Libraries. Please let us know about your visit to the Alumni and Friends Gateway. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
 
James G. Neal
Vice President of Information Services
  and University Librarian