The Social Science Library (SSL), including the Economic Growth Center Collection is located in Urban Hall, 140 Prospect Street. The library contains over 140,000 printed volumes, 7,000 journal and serial titles, and a number of other specialized electronic resources. SSL has the most current literature published in the English language with other volumes shelved in both the Sterling Memorial Library and the Mudd Library. The fields of business, economics, organization and management, political science, and sociology are served by the Social Science Library, complemented by the collections of the Government Documents Center and Information Center, the Bass Library, the Sterling Memorial Library and the Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School. The SSL acquires new books in these fields as well as studies issued by associations, intergovernmental organizations, and research institutions. The collection also includes many academic journals and serials. The reference collection consists of printed and electronic resources which contain financial information, subject indexes, bibliographies, directories, working papers, and economic statistics.

Special Collections

The Economic Growth Center Collection focuses on individual developing countries and the economic surveys, plans and statistical sources which are issued by governments, research institutions, and associations. It contains over 3,900 active serials. Materials are arranged on the shelf by country within world regions that are coded with prefixes to LC call numbers. Serial files are retained for five years. Older volumes are transferred to the Mudd Library or Sterling Memorial Library. SSL 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 (on CD-ROM) 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.