Library Services & Information

The Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library provides services and information resources to support and advance the missions of patient care, research and biomedical education for Yale University and the Yale-New Haven Medical Center. The Library houses 455,000 volumes, and subscribes to more than 7,200 journals online and/or in print.

Library Services

Questions & Consultation
Ask a Reference Question
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Frequently Asked Questions Database
Information Desk
Consultation with a Librarian
Reference Librarians
Personal Librarians for Students
Library Subject Liaisons

Article & Book Services
Request Articles or Books
Document Delivery
Borrowing Library Materials

To recall or page a book:

  • Search Orbis for the item
  • Select "Place Request" tab and follow instructions

Your Library Account
to renew or view your library account

Request library purchase book
or journal

Reading Shelves
Photocopying & Printing

Equipment for Loan
Digital Cameras
Laptops for Medical Center Students
Wireless Cards
More...

Computing
Connect from Off-Campus
Incoming & Returning Students
Computers in the Library
Using your Laptop in Library
Wireless Networking
PDA Resources & Services
More...

About the Medical Library

Address & Telephone
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
Yale University
Sterling Hall of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
P.O. Box 208014
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
Telephone: (203) 785-5354

Directions & Hours
Floor Maps
Library News
Current Exhibits in the Library

Library Mission Statement
Priority Initiatives 2005-2008 (PDF*)
Annual Report for 2006-2007 (PDF*)

Satirical Medical Note Cards for Sale in the Medical Library

Access and Use
Children and Young Adults in the Library
Library Privileges (Who can use the Library)
Receptions in the Historical Library (PDF*)
Study Rooms in the Library

Staff and Departments
Library Department & Staff Directory
Research Projects
Organizational Chart (PDF*)

Libraries
Historical Library
Nursing Library
Epidemiology & Public Health Library

Support the Library
Associates of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

History of the Library
Founders and Early Benefactors of the Historical Library
History of the Cushing/Whitney Library
History of the Morse Periodical Room

 

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