Comparative Literature and Society: Home

Hours & Study Spaces

• Check the hours of our libraries, departments and services.
• We offer a variety of study spaces and venues.

Finding Library Materials

• The Libraries' website is a gateway to collections and services.
• CLIO is the libraries' primary search interface. Always start here!
• Scan & Deliver enables researchers to request electronic delivery of articles (1 per journal issue) and book chapters (1 per book) from the general print collections of most Columbia Libraries.
• Borrow Direct enables you to borrow books directly from other university libraries if the book you need is unavailable or is not owned by Columbia University.
• Interlibrary Loan is the service to use for items that are not available through Borrow Direct, such as journal articles, microfilm, book chapters.
• Research Guides are curated by subject specialist librarians and offer an overview of research in various disciplines or specialized topics, i.e. African Diaspora & Literature, Cultural Anthropology, Film and Television, etc. They provide links to databases, journals, and other resources specific to the field or topic.

Located on the 5th and 6th floors of Butler Library, the Research Reading Rooms offer quiet study space along with non-circulating collections of relevant primary and secondary sources for particular disciplines. Of particular note is the Comparative Literature & Society reading room (room 615).

African Studies (Room 607)

American History & Literature (Room 502)

Ancient & Medieval Studies (Room 603)

**Comparative Literature & Society (Room 615)**

Early Modern/Modern Europe (Room 504)

Edward Said (Room 616)

Islamic Studies (Room 602)

Latin American Studies (Room 503)

Moral & Political Theory (Room 504)

Papyrology & Epigraphy (Room 604)

South Asian Studies (Room 601)