Contact a Research Librarian
By Email or Text Message | In Person or by Phone | Staff Directories | Group Instruction | Senior Paper and Dissertation Research
By Email or Text Message
Use our Ask a Research Librarian page to search frequently asked questions by keywords or to ask us a new question.
If you have a complex question or need to send us an attachment, email us at research@hds.harvard.edu.
Text us at 617.858.6187.
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).
Research 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
Research librarians 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 online and print resources for the study of the Bible, church history, ethics, gender, and patristics, but we can accommodate any request that supports the curriculum at Harvard Divinity School.
We offer one-on-one orientations to Harvard's extensive and ever-growing library resources for faculty and their assistants (TAs, RAs, staff, etc.). We would like to meet with you in your office for a brief consultation about new online tools and e-resources in your field. Please send your TFs and RAs to us before they embark on course- or research-related work. We can save them time. Please also refer your students to us. Students look to faculty for advice about leveraging library resources and are frequently unaware of how librarians can help. Your referrals will help students take full advantage of the Harvard University Library.
Please contact the research services staff for more information, by phone at 617.496.AHTL (2485) or by email to 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 research services staff, at 617.496.AHTL (2485) or reference@hds.harvard.edu.