Yale University Library Research Workstation

NOTE: Expanded Academic Index (ACAD) was removed from ORBIS on June 30th, 1998. It has been replaced by WilsonWeb and ProQuest Direct. Please send any questions or comments to smlref@yale.edu.

The collections of the Yale University Library are represented in multiple online catalogs and card catalogs.
Together, Orbis, Morris (the Law Library catalog) and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) catalog constitute the Yale University Library online catalog.

Use these catalogs to determine what materials (books, journals, archival collections, etc.) are held by Yale, and where these items are located.
Materials published prior to 1977 that do not appear in Orbis (OPAC) can be located using the "union" card catalog in Sterling Memorial Library. More than half of the Library collection is represented ONLY in the card catalog.
There are also numerous Special Library Catalogs that provide unique access to the Yale Library collections. For example, Government Documents and Maps are NOT represented in Orbis or the SML card catalog.
The Law Library maintains a separate online catalog called Morris.
Additional materials purchased cooperatively are available through Interlibrary Loan from the Center for Research Libraries (CRL).

About Orbis:: ORBIS Operating Hours: Sunday, 7 a.m. through Tuesday, 2 a.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7 a.m. - 2 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. - 12 a.m.
How to search Orbis:: Orbis Searching Guide; Online Orbis Tutorial

Databases and Electronic Journals

Looking for a particular index, database or electronic journal? Browse these annotated alphabetical lists of periodical indexes, full-text databases, and electronic journals. These resources are available from any networked computer. Please note that most of these resources are restricted to members of the Yale community.

Subject Guides

Beginning to do research in a particular subject area? This is a collection of guides to materials at Yale and on the Internet by subject.

Library Catalogs: Local and Worldwide

Important information about the many catalogs available in the Yale Libraries. Looking for materials that Yale doesn't own? Here are links to online catalogs of libraries around the world.

Library Information

* Library services such as Interlibrary Loan, Circulation, Collection Development and Reference

* Library workshops and tours

* Library phone numbers and addresses

* Library hours and library and collection descriptions

* Stack directories for Sterling Memorial Library, Chemistry Library, and the Divinity Library.

Experimental Projects

Trial subscriptions to online resources, new products developed by the library, and other interesting projects.

Search

There are many ways to locate information using the Research Workstation. Use these Web search forms to find words that appear on Yale Library Web pages, in Orbis, on specific Library Web pages, on Yale University Web pages, or on the Internet.

[ Yale University Library Suggestion Box ] [ Yale University Library ]
[ YaleInfo ] [ Yale University Front Door ] [ Yale Directory ]

Last updated January 1998. Send comments to Research Workstation Advisory Board
URL is http://www.library.yale.edu/pubstation/