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REFERENCE, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICES

Delivery Requests

Obtaining books and articles from  inside and outside of Yale  

 

Research and Reference 

Librarians will handle general reference inquiries, create bibliographic compilations, find specific materials, conduct library tours, demonstrate particular research tools, and provide assistance with document depositories

 

Research Instruction for Your Class 

Reference librarians are available to give general or topical legal research lectures to Law School classes, with or without accompanying research assignments.  If your class time is tight, we can arrange a session outside of class.  To arrange a session contact Camilla Tubbs at camilla.tubbs@yale.edu or (203) 432-7535 

 

Faculty Liaison Program

One-on-one, in-depth research consultations, training for research and teaching assistants, research consultations, developing research webpages or guides.  Contact John Nann for your liaison at john.nann@yale.edu or (203) 432-1259

 

RESEARCH RESOURCES

 

MORRIS

The law library catalog that contains all of the Law School Library's holdings.  You can use Morris to find law books, law journals, and other print and electronic materials. 

Library materials can be charged out and delivered to you by Faculty Services, or in person at the circulation desk in the Reading Room on Library Level 3 (L3).  There are also two self-check machines: one on L3 at the circulation desk, and one on the Upper East Side, near the aquarium.  Book return boxes are located throughout the law building.   

 

ORBIS

The Yale University Library catalog that contains over 11 million items. 

 

Eli Express 

If you find a book of interest in ORBIS, you can use Eli Express to have it delivered to the Law Library.  Deliveries are made to each library on campus twice a day Monday-Friday. Books requested for delivery to the Law Library should be available within two business days and will be held at the circulation desk on L3.  Notice that your Eli Express books have arrived is sent via e-mail.  When you are finished with the book, simply return it to the law library or put in a library drop box and we will make sure that it is delivered back to the lending campus library.

 

Interlibrary Loan

If you know of a book that is in neither MORRIS nor ORBIS, you can request it via Interlibrary Loan.  Please email FacService.Law@yale.edu with your request or use the web form available at http://ill.library.yale.edu/illiad

 

 

Legal Periodical Indexes

A table with the most popular legal periodical indexes as well as information on their coverage.

 

Legal Databases and Electronic Journals 

This A - Z list of Research Databases includes domestic, foreign, and international resources.

 

Non-Legal Databases 

An A - Z list of databases to which the University subscribes. 

 

Off Campus Access to Databases

Use VPN software or configure your browser to use the proxy server

 

Westlaw or LexisNexis passwords

 

Contact Evelyn Ma at evelyn.ma@yale.edu or (203) 432-7120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER FACULTY SERVICES

 

Purchasing Materials 

Requests that the library purchase specific materials for the library's collection should be forwarded to Fred Shapiro at fred.shapiro@yale.edu or (203) 432-4840 

 

Routing

Remove, add or modify your periodical routing by contacting Anne Myers at anne.myers@yale.edu or (203) 432-7440

 

Course Reserves

Request that material be placed on reserves by contacting Kathy Eow at katherine.eow@yale.edu or (203) 432-5689

 

Renew Library Materials

For Law Materials: Click on "Renew Law Books" at http://morris.law.yale.edu/screens/mainmenu.html 

For University Books: Click on "Your Library Account" at http://orbis.library.yale.edu/

For ILL books: please e-mail lawill@pantheon.yale.edu or use the form available at http://ill.library.yale.edu/illiad

You can contact the law library circulation desk at lawcirc@pantheon.yale.edu or (203) 432-1608

 

Research Assistant Printing Accounts

Contact the Business Office at (203) 432-8582

 

Research Assistant Proxy Cards

Contact the Library Privileges Office at (203) 432-7189  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT AWARENESS TOOLS

 

There are several services where you can customize alerts for contents from specific journals or articles, both from law and other disciplines.  For RSS Feeds and any other service contact the reference department at lawref@pantheon.yale.edu or (203) 432-1606

 

Current Index to Legal Periodicals 

 

BNA Publications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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