Welcome to the Alumni Library Access page. This guide serves as a resource for those matriculating from Yale. On this page you will find: 

1. Transition to Alumni Status 
2. Resources Once you Leave Yale
3. In Your Community
4. Free Research Materials

For more information, please contact Ask Yale Library.

• For an overview of what is available to alumni, please see: https://alumni.yale.edu/your-alumni-association/alumni-benefits
• To ensure you have access to your Yale information through IT, please use this site and search for the word "graduating" in the search box: https://yale.service-now.com/it
• To borrow materials from Yale as an alumnus, please read these details:  https://guides.library.yale.edu/borrow/alumni
  • Undergraduates: after graduation, you are entitled to three free months of library privileges. To learn more, visit the Yale Library Alumni Borrowing Guide
  • Tip: purchasing alumni borrowing privileges ALSO includes Interlibrary Loan and Scan and Deliver services.
• Still have questions? Check out these Alumni FAQ

• Yale has acquired moderated access to JSTOR and HeinOnline:

  • ​To access JSTOR or HeinOnline: https://alumni.yale.edu/learn/learn-online#library-resources-journals

• Ask your subject librarian as there may be additional freely available materials by discipline 

• Relevant Subject Guides

  1. Health Sciences  https://guides.library.yale.edu/alumni-resources

  2. FES https://guides.library.yale.edu/FESalumni

  3. Biomedical Research https://guides.library.yale.edu/freefulltext

• Free Research Materials

• Most public libraries have databases for your use. Sign up for a card and inquire what databases they have
• Some academic libraries also provide community memberships (at cost)
• Federal Depository Libraries often allow visitors to use Federal depository materials on-site, and many of these are academic
  • Click here to find your local Federal Depository Library