Some older journals may be stored at Columbia's offsite shelving facility, known as ReCAP (short for Research Collections and Preservation Consortium), operated jointly with Harvard, Princeton, and New York Public Library. Articles from older journals may not be available electronically, but can be scanned if the journal is available offsite. You can request scans through the Columbia University Libraries online catalog, CLIO, by following these steps:

1. Search for the journal by title or ISSN in CLIO.

2. Click on the item record that indicates the location as "Offsite."

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3. On the item record screen, check the range of available volumes and years.
   • If the volume and issue you need is not included, review this article for placing an interlibrary loan request.

   • If the volume and issue you need is included, then click on the "Scan" link on the right-hand side. 

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4. In the pop-up window, sign in with UNI if prompted. Select the volume and issue needed, then input the citation details in the Electronic Delivery form at the bottom , including:

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   • Article Title
   • Article Author
   • Volume number
   • Issue number, Date
   • Start Page
   • End Page
   • Notes for anything you'd like offsite staff to know about the scan
5. Review copyright notice and check the box to confirm that the scan request will comply with copyright.
6. Click "Submit Offsite Scan Request" to submit request.

Scan will be delivered by email from recap@library.columbia.edu, with the subject "Scan Request from Columbia University Library, via ReCAP."

Relevant Resources

• CLIO - CLIO is the online catalog for Columbia University Libraries

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