Alumni
Alumni Borrowing
As a Yale graduate, you (and your spouse) may access Yale Library collections with a range of free and paid options. To set up your account, call (203) 432-1775, or visit the Sterling Library service desk during business hours (hours are subject to change so please check the calendar before planning your visit):
- Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 6 pm
- Friday: 8:30 am - 5 pm
- Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
- Sunday: 12 pm - 6 pm
You must sign up for a new account even if you have had one in the past. To begin the process, please complete the privileges pre-registration form.
To set up your account, you will need to show a current government-issued ID. The following documents are accepted:
- Driver’s license (from U.S. or Canada)
- U.S. or foreign passport
- Permanent Registration Card (form I-551) from USCIS
Alumni spouses will be asked to identify their spouse’s name when registering so that staff may confirm status.
Payment methods: We accept credit cards (American Express, Visa, or Mastercard) and checks. An e-pay option is available. We do not accept cash.
Access Pass
- Cost: Free
- Access to the Sterling Memorial Library stacks
- No borrowing privileges
- Staff retrieval of materials from Sterling Memorial Library and the Library Shelving Facility (LSF) (20 items per day)*
- Entry to Sterling Library and Bass Library after 6 pm, when an ID is required to enter the building
- Onsite access to electronic resources
Alumni Handsome Scan
- Cost: $25/3 months or $90/year
- Request scans of book chapters and journal articles for delivery to personal email
- Check terms of service
Alumni Bulldog
- Cost: $60/3 months or $200/year
- Book loan period: 2 months or date of account expiration, whichever is the lesser amount
- Number of books/loans: 25
- Number of Yale Film Archive items: 0
- Services: Interlibrary Loan, BorrowDirect, Scan and Deliver and Mail to Address
- Entry to Sterling Library and Bass Library after 6 pm, when an ID is required to enter the building
- Onsite access to electronic resources
Alumni Bulldog+
- Cost: $75/3 months or $250/year
- Book loan period: 2 months or date of account expiration, whichever is the lesser amount
- Number of books/loans: 60
- Number of Yale Film Archive items: 0
- Services: Interlibrary Loan, BorrowDirect, Scan and Deliver and Mail to Address
- Entry to Sterling Library and Bass Library after 6 pm, when an ID is required to enter the building
- Onsite access to electronic resources
Alumni Access to E-resources (Databases, Online Journals, etc.)
Register through the Alumni Association for free access to JSTOR and HeinOnline.
Access to Yale Library e-resources is contractually limited to current faculty, staff, and students of Yale and its immediately affiliated institutions. On-campus visitors from other Eduroam-affiliated institutions can select this network by logging in with their home university ID.
Alumni and other visitors may access e-resources on site using a limited number of public computers in the Sterling nave. Call (203) 432-1775, or visit the Sterling service desk for more information.