New Faculty Library Orientation: Home

Welcome to Yale. The Yale Library is here to support your research and teaching. Our collection of nearly 15 million print and electronic volumes is housed across 15 libraries, each of which has a team of library professionals ready to meet with you.

You can use this guide to learn about:

• Access to library materials, both print and digital
• Library staff and services, including consultations and workshops
• Using library materials in your teaching
• Requesting materials for purchase

As of March 1, 2021, most library locations are open to faculty (including emeriti), students and staff authorized to be on campus. For the most current information regarding reopening timelines and access to physical materials, visit the library's COVID-19 Updates Page.

General information

• Search all of our collections with Quicksearch
• Access our vast e-resources collection from home by setting up off-campus access to resources

Electronic resources

• Find curated resources by subject
• Browse the sprawling database list
• Access electronic books, journals, and digital collections (do your search then turn on "Online Only")
• Download useful tools from the software library
• Search for digitized archival materials in the Digital Collections

Print resources*

• Learn about your borrowing privileges and start checking out books for up to a year

Special collections*

• Get started with this guide to special collections at Yale

*Please check the library's COVID-19 Updates page for the latest information on print checkout procedures and special collections access.

Yale Library includes a range of specialists who are available for individual research consultations, collaborations, classroom visits, workshops, and general library support.

• Subject Specialists support your teaching and research in a variety of ways. Reach out to your subject librarian at: https://web.library.yale.edu/subject-specialists
• Undergraduate Teaching and Learning staff introduce students to college-level research skills in the classroom and/or through assignments.  https://web.library.yale.edu/sd/dept/undergraduate-teaching-and-learning
• Data, GIS, and Statistical Support Services can help you find, use, and manage your research data: https://marx.library.yale.edu/data-gis-and-statistical-support-services-marx-library
• The Digital Humanities Lab offers space, community, and resources for Yale scholars who are using computational methods to pursue research questions in the arts, humanities, and humanistic social sciences: https://dhlab.yale.edu/
• Campus IT Support can provide assistance with technology, whether hardware or software: https://its.yale.edu/about-it/leadership-and-organization/campus-it-support

The library also provides material support for your classes.

• The Course Reserves Guide provides information on creating and managing course reserves for your classes in Canvas: https://guides.library.yale.edu/reserves

For other questions, please contact: askyalelibrary@yale.edu