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Harvard Library
Harvard University
Address:
Cambridge,
Massachusetts
02138
United States
Phone: 617-495-3650
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Harvard Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Harvard University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 17,224,647 volumes. The library circulates 1,241,017 items per year. The library serves a population of 22,809 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Martha Whitehead, Vice President for the Harvard Library and University Librarian .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a privately-funded organization. It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
Academic Level: The library Serves an educational institution at the University level. The Carnegie Foundation designates this institution as: Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (level 15).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
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| Enrollment | 22,809 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 17,224,647 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 1,241,017 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2016 |
| Previous Automation System | ALEPH 500 | 2001 |
| Previous Automation System | NOTIS | 1983 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2014 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2014 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | AquaBrowser Library | 2009 |
| Authentication Service | EZproxy | 2000 |
| Digital Collection Management | Locally Developed | |
| Institutional Repository | DSpace | |
| Reading List Manager | Leganto | |
| Interlibrary Loan or Resource Sharing |
OCLC Interlibrary Loan ILLiad RapidILL ReShare |
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| Resource Sharing Networks |
ReCAP BorrowDirect |
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| Web Content Management | Drupal | 2012 |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Alma.
The 2025 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
Record History: This listing was created on Aug 11, 1998 and was last modified on Nov 12, 2025.
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