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Reference Service
Reference Service
Research assistance is available at the Reference Desk, located on the right as you enter the main Reading Room on the third floor of the Law School.
 
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CONTACT

REFERENCE DESK
(203) 432-1606
Contact via Email

CIRCULATION DESK
(203) 432-1608
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Research

The reference librarians and reference assistants work together to provide effective research assistance through various methods:

In-Person - Reference Desk
Telephone - 203-432-1606
Email - lawref@pantheon.yale.edu
Chat - Use the chat box at right
AIM - ylslibrary
Yahoo! Messenger - ylslibrary
Google Talk - ylslibrary@gmail.com
Text Message - 203-936-9253

YLS students who wish to arrange a consultation with a librarian should contact a reference librarian or visit the extra research instruction page. Faculty members may contact their library liaison or the reference desk.   

Finding Books
 
At Yale:
MORRIS - the Law Library Catalog
Orbis - the Yale University Libraries Catalog
 
Outside Yale:
WorldCat (OCLC Libraries)
 
Guide to Identifying and Finding Books
Finding Full-Text Books Online 
Finding Legal Periodical Articles
 
Indexes & Abstracts:
Legaltrac | ILPIFLP | PCI | Other Indexes
 
Full-text Sources:
HeinOnline | JSTOR | Other full text journals
 
View Our Guide to Periodicals »
 
Linking to Documents in Library Databases
Finding Non-Legal Periodical Articles
 
Social Sciences:
Web of Science | WilsonWeb
 
Full-text Sources:
Reader's Guide | Academic Search

 
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