About the Harvard University Library

The Harvard University Library is the system of more than 70 libraries that provides comprehensive access to Harvard's library holdings across the boundaries of individual faculties and disciplines. The University Library is also a department of the University's central administration through which the libraries collaborate in the areas of digital acquisitions and collections, information technology, high-density storage, and preservation.

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Open Collections Program Launches Expeditions and Discoveries
May 1, 2009
Through the new collection, Internet users can find thousands of maps, photographs, and published materials, along with field notes, letters, and unique manuscript materials on sponsored exploration and related scientific discoveries between 1626 and 1953. Full story >>

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Harvard Gets a New HOLLIS
April 9, 2009
HOLLIS now offers users a simple, intuitive interface for discovering library resources in significant new ways. The new HOLLIS, a "discovery environment" and not just a catalog, reflects a new generation of creative thinking about searching on the web as it differs from searches in traditional library catalogs. Full story >>

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Arcadia Gives $5 Million to Support Core Collections, Services in the Harvard Libraries
April 6, 2009
Britain's Arcadia Fund has awarded $5 million to the Harvard University Library. Arcadia's five-year grant will provide flexible support for the Library's core functions: acquisitions, access, preservation, and dissemination. Full story >>

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Enhancing Harvard's Geospatial Library
March 13, 2009
Renewed and relaunched, the new HGL offers a rewarding and highly intuitive user experience. Full story >>