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Harvard Library is a member of the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP); other members include Columbia University Libraries, Princeton University Library, New York Public Library, and Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, making over 90 million books available to the library's users.
The Godfrey Lowell Cabot Science Library is a library at Harvard University. [1] The library opened in 1973 as part of the Harvard Science Center and was named after Godfrey Lowell Cabot, a Harvard graduate and chemist. [1] The library was redesigned in 2016 and reopened in 2017, with more flexible spaces and updated media resources. [2]
In 1766, Yale University had approximately 4,000 volumes, second only to Harvard University. [1] Access to these libraries was restricted to faculty members and a few students: the only staff was a part-time faculty member or the president of the college. [2] The priority of the library was to protect the books, not to allow patrons to use them.
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, housing some 3.5 million books, [2] is the centerpiece of the Harvard Library system. It honors 1907 Harvard College graduate and book collector Harry Elkins Widener, and was built by his mother Eleanor Elkins Widener soon after his death in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
The Monroe C. Gutman Library is the primary library for and one of four main buildings comprising the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). It is named for its principal benefactor, investment banker and Harvard College 1905 alumnus Monroe C. Gutman (1888 - 1974) who gifted the library $1.13 million.
Houghton Library, on the south side of Harvard Yard adjacent to Widener Library, Lamont Library, and Loeb House, is Harvard University's primary repository for rare books and manuscripts. [1] It is part of the Harvard College Library, the library system of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences .
The Harvard Civil Rights – Civil Liberties Law Review is a student-run law review published by Harvard Law School. [1] Founded in 1966, the journal is published two times per year and contains articles, essays, and book reviews concerning civil rights and liberties. [2]
A collaboration with the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS), the Harvard Library, and Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT): the Harvard Dataverse is a repository for sharing, citing, analyzing, and preserving research data. It is open to all scientific data from all disciplines worldwide.