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Orienting Yourself to Library Resources in Science and Engineering at Yale: Home

A guide for new-to-Yale graduate students, postdocs, faculty, research scientists, and other people looking for information about accessing Yale resources in sciences and engineering.

Quick Access Tips

  • If you are not on campus right now, please visit our remote access page. Most library resources are available via a URL proxy prefix, but you can also download and install the VPN. Being connected to the VPN makes our electronic resources behave as if you were connected to YaleSecure.
    • If you are curious about the URL prefix, it is https://yale.idm.oclc.org/login?url= — as an example, JSTOR would be https://yale.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://jstor.org
  • We may have access to a resource from another provider — not the publisher's website. In those cases, checking the library website for access is very useful.
  • We have a purchase request form if you need something that is not currently available.

Welcome

This orientation guide describes how to access services and materials in the library, including:

– Services offered by your science and engineering librarian team.
– Information on how to contact us to schedule an appointment with you and/or your group.
– Quick tips, including browsing the catalog and finding dissertations & theses.
– Links to borrowing policies, accessing collections, and subject-specific guides.

Getting Started

A panorama of one of the Marx Library study rooms showing comfortable seating, computers, and friendly staff.

Connect With Your STEM Librarians!

Need help? Contact us at marx.reference@yale.edu or make an appointment below. Virtual and in-person options are both available.

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Kayleigh A. Bohémier
Science and Engineering Librarian
(Other skills: LaTeX/Overleaf, Zotero, metrics)

Andy Shimp
Science and Engineering Librarian
(Other skills: EndNote, patent searching, metrics)


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