Resources for Research
The extensive materials in the Sterling Memorial Library are supplemented by a Classics Library of over 25,000 volumes, housed in Phelps Hall, which is accessible to faculty and graduate students at all times, and staffed by a professional librarian and student assistants. For more on the Classics Library, go here.
The University’s online catalogue provides access to all relevant e-journals and electronic databases, and both the Sterling Memorial Library and the Classics Library take a proactive approach to acquisitions. A collection of more than 40,000 
research and teaching slides, many of which have been digitized in an ongoing project, is maintained in the Departments of Classics and History of Art. Faculty and graduate students may use the archaeological and numismatic collections of the Yale Art Gallery and the collections of papyri and mediaeval manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, together with extensive databases of texts, images, and scholarly aids.
The Yale University Art Gallery houses the largest university collection of coins and medals in the United States, including some 30,000 coins of the ancient world. The ancient portion of the collection has recently been moved to study facilities (which include a basic library) at 215 Park Street, Room 001; appointments to examine materials can be made at 203-431-1801 (Jane Miller, Museum Assistant) or 203-436-4917 (William E. Metcalf, Curator of Coins and Medals).
