FAQ for Visitors
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Who can use Harvard's libraries? First and foremost, Harvard's 80-plus libraries serve the University's current faculty, students, staff, and researchers who hold valid Harvard IDs. Policies on admittance and borrowing, hours, and services vary throughout the University. For information on a specific Harvard library, visit http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/. |
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Are the Harvard libraries open to the public? While some Harvard library buildings are open to the public, most require a valid Harvard ID for admittance. Borrowing privileges, which vary, are generally limited to current members of the Harvard community. For specific information, visit http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/. |
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Who can use online resources available through the Harvard Libraries web site? Harvard is contractually obligated to limit access to most Harvard Libraries e-resources to current Harvard students, faculty, staff, and researchers who hold Harvard IDs and PINs. |
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How can I find out if the Harvard libraries have a particular book or periodical? Visit the web-based HOLLIS Catalog at http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:hollisct to search Harvard's holdings of books, periodicals, e-resources, and more. For holdings of visual, geospatial, archival, or other digital materials, visit http://lib.harvard.edu/catalogs/ to search additional online catalogs. For more information, consult Finding Materials at Harvard. |
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Does Harvard participate in Interlibrary Loan? Yes. To obtain Harvard material through Interlibrary Loan (ILL), consult the ILL librarian in your home library or institution. Note that for most interlibrary loans, charges apply. |
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How can I get a copy of a Harvard University thesis or dissertation? Visitors to the Harvard University Archives can submit onsite requests for up to thirty pages of senior honors theses that were written within the last five years and doctoral dissertations that were written before 1981. To order photocopies of post-1981 Harvard PhD dissertations, contact University Microfilms International at http://www.umi.com Photocopies of senior honors theses older than five years and pre-1981 PhD dissertations can be ordered from the Imaging Services Division of the Harvard College Library. For more information, consult their web site. For tips on searching for specific theses and dissertations, visit the Harvard University Archives site. |
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I'm a Harvard alum. Can I use the Harvard libraries? Alumnae and alumni of Harvard and Radcliffe and of the University's graduate and professional schools generally can obtain specific library privileges. The nature and the basis of these privileges will vary according to your degree or affiliation and according to the library that you wish to use. As a rule of thumb, it's always best to begin with the library of the Harvard faculty from which you earned your degree. For contact information for the Harvard libraries, visit http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/. |
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