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Yale_Library exposes 3 public tools on this MCP endpoint.
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Last probed Sep 14, 2026 · catalogsearch.org
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Search Digital Collections
Searches the library's digital collections for items relevant to a research question. These are digitized items from Yale's own collections. Do not use this API if the user request is for books or journals. Supply at least four keywords for each search, and preferably more.
Search Library Catalog By Subject
Searches the library's physical collections for items, such as books and journals, relevant to a research question. Supply at least four keywords for each search, and preferably more. This is the preferred catalog search method, even when the user names an author. An author-restricted search is available via search_library_catalog_by_author, but that tool applies a string match against the cataloged author field, which can miss results due to spelling variants, transliteration of non-roman sc
Search Library Catalog By Author
Searches Yale's main library catalog for items by a specific author, narrowed by a subject/keyword query. search_library_catalog_by_subject is the preferred catalog search method in most cases. The author filter here is a string match against the cataloged author field, so spelling variants, transliteration of non-roman scripts, and alternative name forms can cause valid matches to be missed. Use this tool only when a strict author restriction is required and the cataloged form of the author's
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