Yale University Library: Purchase Request

Please use this form to request that the library purchase material for the collection. This service is available only to the Yale community.

Before placing a Purchase Request

Check Orbis. The Library may already have the item you are looking for.

Can't find it on the shelf? If the item is not checked out and you can't find it on the shelf, display the record in Orbis and click Place Requests, then select Staff search or delivery.

Items found in Orbis that are On Order should be requested using the On Order form.

Check if the item is in print to provide important information about your request. Delivery guarantees offered by online booksellers are not reliable indicators of an item's availability. Domestic in-print books generally arrive in 6 weeks. Foreign and out-of-print books usually take longer.

Need an item quickly? Request it through Borrow Direct or interlibrary loan.

To place a Purchase Request

Faculty wishing to place material on Course reserve should use the services offered at Bass Library and some school and department libraries.

To request non-reserve items, you can use this form (CAS authenticated) or send e-mail to a subject specialist.