Use COLOMBO to place Interlibrary loan requests and get books, journal articles, media and more from other libraries within Canada or around the world. Journal article requests are free for all faculty, staff and students!

Do you need an article from Concordia’s collection scanned and sent to you? Use our article delivery service.

Accessing COLOMBO

Click the logo to sign-in

Sign-in information User ID = the barcode number from your Concordia ID card Password = your Library PIN Authentication Service = select "Concordia"

Use COLOMBO to:

• search multiple library collections simultaneously
• create an interlibrary loan request
• track the status of your requests

Note -  Your use of the COLOMBO database is conditional upon your consent to provide your E-mail and name which will be stored in the COLOMBO system. The COLOMBO database is currently supported by the vendor on a server located in the U.S.

After you sign-in to COLOMBO, your name and E-Mail are transmitted securely (using SSL) from the Library circulation system to create your COLOMBO account, allowing you to use the COLOMBO system right away.

Browser compatability - COLOMBO is compatible with Internet Explorer for Windows 5.5, 6.0 and 7.0 and Netscape 6.2.2 for Mac. COLOMBO is not compatible with Safari.

More information is available on how to use COLOMBO.