Discover how mathematics, theology, art, and medicine converge through the lens of “similarity” in this unique historical exhibition.
On view in the Cushing Rotunda through August 20, 2025
Curated by Laura R. Phillips, Ph.D., Curator for Visual Arts
Imagine a world in which similarity is the foundation of everything. That idea, inspired by the writings of cultural theorist Walther Benjamin (1892–... Read More
On July 9, Yale Library will upgrade to a new library services platform called Alma to support many library operations and functions. This message is to let you know how the transition may affect users this spring and summer and how to prepare for any impact on your research and teaching.
Course Reserves
We will be closing our fiscal year earlier than usual. Please submit suggestions... Read More
The New Books section consists of items recently added to our collection. Our newly created Graphic Medicine collection features graphic novels about various healthcare subjects. Both collections can be found on the main floor of the library across from the circulation desk.
Click the links below to access the full collection and to request items using Quicksearch:
Recently Added Items... Read More
The Medical Historical Library in the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library is welcoming applications for a fellowship for the study of medical photographic history.
The Stanley B. Burns M.D. Fellowship for the Study of Medical Photographic History supports the study of the history of medical photography at Yale, maximizing the research potential of the Stanley B. Burns, MD, Historic... Read More
The Medical Historical Library of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library is pleased to announce its sixteenth annual Research Travel award for use of the Historical Library. The deadline is April 27th, 2025.
The Ferenc Gyorgyey/Stanley Simbonis YSM’57 Research Travel Grant is available to historians, medical practitioners, and other researchers outside of Yale who wish to use the... Read More
As of January 1, 2025, works published in 1929 in the United States are now in the Public Domain and no longer have copyright protection. Next year, published works from 1930 will go into the Public Domain.
Some examples of works entering the Public Domain include:
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
Mickey Mouse feature films, including The... Read More
We are excited to announce that we recently added Examine.com to our collection.
Examine evaluates scientific literature and provides research summaries on nutrition, supplements and other non-pharmaceutical health interventions.
Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital affiliates can create Examine accounts by registering with their @yale.edu and @ynhh.org email address here https://examine.... Read More
The library has coordinated trial access to the Web of Science Research Assistant, which will run through December 20, 2024. The Research Assistant is a generative AI tool that helps locate key papers, manage research tasks, and visualize connections from the Web of Science Core Collection. Web of Science is a citation database that indexes leading scholarly articles in the sciences, social... Read More
Data Librarian for the Health Sciences Kaitlin Throgmorton, Research & Education Librarian for Bioinformatics Rolando Garcia-Milian, and Research & Education Librarian for Bioinformatics Sofia Fertuzinhos were awarded the 2024 Linda K. Lorimer Award for Distinguished Service. This prestigious award celebrates staff members who embody Yale’s spirit of leadership, innovation,... Read More
We are excited to announce the addition of several new electronic journals to the library’s collection!
The Lancet Journals
We now have access to all journals published by the Lancet. New titles include The Lancet Neurology, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, and The Lancet Rheumatology.
Mary Ann Liebert
We also added two titles from Mary Ann Liebert: Journal of Correctional... Read More
