Explore Collections

This section of our web presence is a work in progress as we research how best to help users discover the breadth and diversity of Yale Library collections. If you are interested in assisting us with this or other user experience (UX) research, please sign up for our UX mailing list at usability.yale.edu/uxresearchlab.

Collection Development

Read Yale Library's collection development philosophy and collection development statements to learn about the subjects and materials we collect.

Digital Collections

Learn about and connect to the multiple digital collections repositories at Yale Library.

Discover peer-reviewed journals, faculty and student work, and other content created and published by Yale scholars on Yale Library's open access publishing platform.

Fortunoff Video Archive

View and listen to more than 4,400 testimonies from Holocaust survivors, witnesses, and liberators. Find educational resources for using testimonies to teach about the Holocaust.

Connect with subject specialist librarians in the humanities. They can provide research support and help you identify relevant collections.

International/Area Studies

Connect with subject specialist librarians in geographical area studies. They can provide research support and help you identify relevant collections.

Lux: Collection Discovery

Reveal and explore cross-collection connections among Yale libraries, archives, museums, and galleries.

Primary Sources

Discover primary sources from Yale Library and other Yale collections. Learn how to find, identify, and use them in your research.