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An 1847 image of Frederick Douglass from the Yale University Library's Visual Resources Collection.
June 12, 2018
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library will mark the 242nd anniversary of the nation’s founding with a special display of  the Dunlap Broadside, a rare copy of the historic first printing of the Declaration of Independence, together with an 1852 printing of Frederick Douglass’ famous...
External view of the Sterling Memorial Library on a sunny day.
June 1, 2018
Visiting Yale University or New Haven this summer? Don’t miss this wide range of exhibitions taking place at different locations within the Yale University Library. All are free and open to the public during regular library opening hours. The Early Modern Pharmacy: Drugs, Recipes, and Apothecaries...
nkoda app logo
May 29, 2018
The Irving S. Gilmore Music Library is pleased to announce that it will be taking part in a beta test for a new publisher supported music reading app called nkoda.  For a quick introduction to nkoda, take a look at this short video overview of the app.  According to the app’s developers: “nkoda is...
Stephen F. Gates ’68 and Susan Gibbons are pictured in 2015 with one of Yale’s rare 1699 Vincenzo Coronelli globes.
May 22, 2018
A long-time champion of Yale University Library made provisions through his estate to endow the position of university librarian. Susan Gibbons now serves as the inaugural Stephen F. Gates ‘68 University Librarian and Deputy Provost for Collections and Scholarly Communication. Read the Yale News...
Logo of Yale
May 18, 2018
During the upcoming Reunion weekends (May 24-27 and May 31-June 3) Yale University Library will offer special tours: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Friday, May 25, 9-10 a.m. & Friday, June 1, 9-10 a.m. Constructed of Vermont marble and granite, bronze, and glass, the Beinecke...
Susan Gibbons Yale's university librarian to Speak at Women’s Leadership Event
May 17, 2018
Join the Asian Network at Yale and Working Women's Network for this month’s women's leadership event featuring Susan Gibbons, Stephen F. Gates '68 University Librarian and Deputy Provost for Collections and Scholarly Communication. The event is Thursday, May 24, 12-1 p.m. in the Sterling Memorial...
Xiao Bao, Shi Bao, The China Press
May 7, 2018
Yale University Library has acquired three new databases from the Shanghai Library: 小报 1897-1949 (Xiao Bao/The Tabloids), 时报 1904-1939 (Shi Bao/The Eastern Times), and The China Press 1911-1949 (大陆报/Ta-lu Pao). The new contents have been added to CNBKSY (全国报刊索引 Quan guo bao kan suo yin) platform....

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