Library

Get a head start on research and creative projects with our online research guides, live chat, email research assistance, and Zoom research consultations. Discover articles, e-books, data, museum quality images, streaming music and films, and much more, all selected to support and enrich creative, academic, and entrepreneurial work. Get course texts available electronically or on reserve. In the library space, find computers, printers, scanners, quiet areas, and study rooms. Borrow from our arts-focused book collection or our media & equipment collection that includes cameras, camcorders, projectors, phone chargers, and microphones.

Visit the Library's website to learn more about the resources and services offered for students, faculty, and staff. Faculty can explore our dedicated page on Library Resources and Services for Faculty.

 

COLLEGE ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS:  colum.edu/archives  

College Archives & Special Collections (CASPC) serves as the designated repository for records of Columbia College Chicago and collections of select rare books, publications, and manuscripts which: support College curricula; document and disseminate the narrative legacy of the College; and weave Columbia College Chicago into the culture of the city.

Faculty Resources:  Explore ways in which the archival and special collections holdings can be used for your own work and for classroom projects.  https://about.colum.edu/archives/resources/faculty.php

Online Collections:  Browse selections of digitized primary materials from holdings.   https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/communities.html

Appointments:  Make an appointment to discuss sources for your research, schedule research consultations, or view primary collection materials.  https://calendly.com/columbiaarchives/

Class Visits:  Request a visit for your class to work with primary materials and enhance various research literacies.  https://bit.ly/2gC2QNe

Submit-A-Link:  Ensure that class work and College online activities are captured in our quarterly online crawls.  https://bit.ly/2cpmKcg

CENTER FOR BLACK MUSIC RESEARCH (CBMR):   colum.edu/archives

Illuminates the significant role that black music plays in world culture by serving as a nexus for all who value black music, by promoting scholarly thought and knowledge about black music, and by providing a safe haven for the materials and information that document the black music experience across Africa and the diaspora.

Appointment:  Make an appointment to utilize collections, schedule a research consultation, or pose a question.   https://calendly.com/columbiaarchives/

Library Catalog:  Explore book and media items held in the CBMR collection through the main Library catalog.  https://library.colum.edu/