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Sterling Library hosts international symposium to tell an untold history

March 14, 2023

An April symposium at Sterling will discuss the little-known shared experiences of Jews and Roma during World War II and the aftermath of the era into the present day.

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Yale Library and Ivy Plus join in support of open access to federally funded research

March 11, 2023

Yale Library and other Ivy Plus Libraries write in support of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) granting open access to federally funded research.