Document Delivery
The Faculty Services Department will obtain books and articles, delivering requested materials either via email or to faculty offices. Please visit the Document Delivery page for more information.
Reference Inquiries
The Reference Department will handle general reference inquiries, compile bibliographies, find specific materials, give library tours, and demonstrate research tools.
Course Reserves
Request that material be placed on reserve by contacting Julian Aiken or calling 203.432.9616.
Research Instruction
Reference librarians are available to give general or topical legal research lectures and can create websites specifically tailored to your class.
Research Assistants
Please contact Mike VanderHeijden to schedule training for your research assistants.
Printing Accounts: 203.432.8582
Proxy Cards: 203.432.7189
Email Alerts, RSS Feeds, and TOC Services
There are several services enabling you to customize alerts for contents from specific journal or articles, both from law and other disciplines. For RSS Feeds and any other service, contact Mike VanderHeijden or the Reference Department.
Faculty Publications
For help in posting your documents to the eYLS Document Collection Center, YLS Scholarship Repository, orSSRN, please contact Fred Shapiro, 203.432.4840.
Bloomberg, Lexis, or Westlaw Passwords
Contact Evelyn Ma, 203.432.7120
Remote Access, Proxy & VPN
Renew Library Materials
- Yale Law Library books: Review your MORRIS account and renew online, or email the Circulation Desk.
- ILL books
- Yale University Library books: Review your ORBIS account and renew online.
Purchasing Materials and Gifts
Requests for purchases or donations to the library’s collection should be directed to Fred Shapiro, 203.432.4840.