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About the Harvard University Library

The Harvard University Library is the system of approximately 90 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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Harvard's Open Collections Program Launches Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
November 21, 2006
New digital collection provides open, online access to thousands of items from the Harvard libraries, archives, and museums. Full story >>

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A Letter from Derek Bok
September 26, 2006
Sidney Verba, the longest-serving University Library director in Harvard history, will retire on June 30, 2007. Full story >>

Harvard Joins Forces with OCLC to Advance the Global Digital Format Registry
September 26, 2006
Collaborative agreement will complete the development of a Global Digital Format Registry that will serve digital preservation programs of libraries, archives, and other institutions. Full story >>