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About the Social Science Library


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The Social Science Library is now operating as the Center for Science and Social Science Information, which is located at 219 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511-8499

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Services

Facilities
The library offers study seating with wireless connectivity on all three floors. Workstations are available to Yale affiliates on the first floor. The StatLab Annex is located on the first floor of the library.
Print collections can be found on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors of the library. Reserve materials may be requested at the main service desk on the first floor.

Collections
The Yale Social Science Library supports research in the following academic areas:

Anthropology
Business
Economics
Education
Emerging Markets
Gay and Lesbian Studies
International Relations
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Statistical Data
US Census
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The library’s collections include a wide array of books, journals (recent issues only), working papers, databases, data sets, and an extensive reference collection. Many older volumes of print materials are located at the Library’s Shelving Facility. Check the library catalog for correct physical location.

Social Science Special Collections

The Economic Growth Center Collection which includes economic surveys, plans and statistical sources which are issued by governments, research institutions, and associations from individual developing countries.

The Government Documents collections which include materials from the U. S. federal government, the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Canadian federal government and the European Union.

The Social Science Library also collects material to support the curricular and research needs of the Yale School of Management. Special emphasis is given to resources focusing on management in the public sector and in nonprofit organizations. The collection of Company Reports includes annual reports, 10K's, and proxy statements dating from 1976 for NYSE companies. Beginning with 1990, the library also receives reports of AMEX and NASDAQ companies.