Yale Libraries - Research Tools

  

ORBIS LIBRARY CATALOGS

Orbis is the principal online public access catalog (OPAC) for Yale University, containing records for over 10 million items.

OTHER LIBRARY CATALOGS

Connect to library catalogs at Yale, including Morris (Law Library materials), special catalogs, and the Center for Research Libraries catalog. Link to catalogs for searching multiple libraries, selected local and regional library catalogs, and portals for locating libraries around the world.

BROWSE AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF DATABASES OR SEARCH FOR A DATABASE BY TITLE OR KEYWORD

Direct links to subscribed and freely available research databases and other resources, such as encyclopedias, bibliographies and dictionaries. Some databases are also “cross-searchable”; that is, they may be searched at one time in combination with other databases.

ONLINE JOURNALS & NEWSPAPERS

Browse or search for the titles of online journals and newspapers to which the library subscribes or has access to free on the Web. To find journal articles on a particular topic, search the appropriate database (seeDatabases & Article Searching or Research Guides by Subject).

RESEARCH GUIDES BY SUBJECT

Use these subject guides to get started in your research, formulate a research strategy for a topic, and find information about print and electronic resources.

CREATE BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Links to documentation for RefWorks and EndNote, two major citation management tools. These tools can help you organize your research and easily create footnotes, citations, and formatted bibliographies.