Access to non-MIT libraries
For
members of the MIT community
Harvard
Libraries
Privileges
for MIT faculty, students and staff at
Harvard's collections:
Harvard
College Library | Apply for access
Using
the HCL Special Borrower
card, MIT faculty, research staff, graduate students and undergraduate students are eligible for borrowing privileges at:
On-site-only
access is available at:
Terms of borrowing, renewals, overdue fines, use of reserves, etc., are set by the individual libraries. The usual borrowing period is one month.
MIT reciprocal borrowers are not eligible for extended HCL reference services or interlibrary loan services. Please use MIT’s Ask Us! or Interlibrary Borrowing Services.
Important
Note: The HCL Special Borrower card
is NOT honored at these Harvard libraries:
- Baker
(Business)
- Countway
(Science, Medicine and Technical collections)
- Gutman
(Education)
- Harvard
Law School
- Kennedy
School of Government
Other reciprocal agreements:
Baker (Business School), Countway (Medical School) and Frances Loeb (Graduate School of Design) have separate agreements for access.
Terms
of borrowing, renewals, overdue fines, use
of reserves, etc., are set by the individual
libraries. The usual borrowing period is
one month.
MIT reciprocal borrowers are not eligible for extended reference services or interlibrary loan services. Please use MIT’s Ask Us! or Interlibrary Borrowing Services.
Other Collections and Categories of Use
Members of the MIT community who are not eligible for any of the formal agreements described above, or who desire access to any of Harvard's collections with which MIT does not have such an arrangement, should consult an MIT reference librarian.
Depending upon the circumstance, it may be possible to make a special arrangement with Harvard or to identify other area library collections.
Students from other institutions who may be cross-registered for MIT classes should consult their home colleges or universities regarding access to Harvard University libraries. |