COVID-19 Updates
Due to COVID-19, library services have been altered to facilitate social distancing. Right now, many library locations have opened for limited hours. Members of the Yale community have a choice between contactless and mediated checkouts, and many study spaces are available. Librarian consultation services, workshops, and instruction remain remote until further notice.
For up-to-date information, please visit the Library's statement on COVID-19.
This guide contains important information about connecting to a variety of library resources. In addition to the content on the guide, let me stress:
- QuickSearch Books+ has faceted searching. If you are only looking for online content, after searching, please select "Online" under format. The Library has made significant updates to QuickSearch to facilitate users who need online-only materials.
- Library staff are still here to support you in your teaching, learning, and research. Please contact me using the information on my profile (below). You may email or schedule a Zoom appointment.
- The Yale University Library is transitioning from VPN-mediated access to a tool called "EZProxy" to help you access materials more seamlessly. Please visit this site for questions about the new authentication system, but for the majority of our online resources, you will now be sent to an authentication screen and you will not need to use VPN.
We have a purchase request form if you need something that is not currently available.
Welcome
Welcome to the Paleontology subject guide!
This guide is targeted at the paleontology community at Yale, which is part of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. On this guide, you will find:
- Where to go to find relevant print and electronic resources (including historical materials on the HathiTrust).
- Information about how to contact the Earth & Planetary Sciences subject librarian, Kayleigh Bohémier.
- How to locate journal articles and metrics.
- How to make requests for resources to your librarian.
Related Guides
Grazing Through the Literature
Image credit: OC Marsh, for the USGS 16th Annual Report. (1896) An illustration of Stegosaurus ungulatus.
Top Resources
This guide exists so you can navigate the complex print and electronic book environment to locate the materials you need for your research.
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Print ResourcesThis page describes how to make requests for new items; how to use QuickSearch (or the old Orbis catalog) to narrow down with facets so you can quickly locate what you need; and contains two feeds from the library catalog that display the print-only books and ebooks that have recently been added to the catalog.
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eBooksThis page talks specifically about ebooks. The Library's ebook environment is complicated. This page contains links to guidance in our collection development policies; information about locating historical digitized materials in the HathiTrust; and showcases some eBook databases and research guides that will make using them easier for you.
Your Librarian
Please email me or use the Schedule Appointment button. Appointments will happen using Zoom or other videoconferencing software. Zoom has a phone option for those who need to call in.
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Marx Science and Social Science Library (formerly called CSSSI)
Office C41
219 Prospect Street
Concourse Level
Kline Biology Tower