Contact a Research Librarian
Email | In Person or by Phone | Staff Directories | Group Instruction | Senior Paper and Dissertation Research
Use our Email Reference Form to send us a quick question.
Use our Recommendations for Purchase Form to suggest material for our collection.
In Person or by Phone
Visit the reference desk, call to ask a quick question, or make an appointment for in-depth research advice. Hours (during term time, except University holidays) are:
- Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am-9 pm
- Friday, 8:30 am-6 pm
Call us at 617.496.AHTL (2485)
Reference librarians will work with you to:
- Locate information
- Develop a research strategy
- Find relevant e-resources, books, and articles on any topic
- Work on any research-related question, problem, or skill
Staff Directories
See the Directory by Department or Directory by Name to contact a specific librarian.
Group Instruction
We work with faculty to develop demonstrations for students of subject-specific library resources. The faculty member chooses whether we meet with students during class time, at section meetings, or at another time. We are frequently asked to demonstrate resources for the study of the Bible, church history, ethics, gender, and patristics, but we can accommodate any request that correlates to resources held at Andover-Harvard Theological Library or available through E-Research @ Harvard Libraries.
We also offer one-on-one orientations to Harvard's extensive and ever-growing library resources for faculty and their assistants (TAs, RAs, staff, etc.).
Please contact the reference staff for more information, by phone at 617.496.AHTL (2485), or by email, reference@hds.harvard.edu.
Senior Paper and Dissertation Research
Whether you have already defined a topic or are still trying to focus your ideas to shape a manageable topic, librarians are here to assist you. We will work with you to:
- Organize your library research
- Develop search strategies
- Build an exhaustive bibliography
- Identify and learn to use relevant sources
- Obtain research materials worldwide
To arrange a consultation, please contact the reference staff, at 617.496.AHTL (2485) or reference@hds.harvard.edu.