Ask a Librarian
Ask a Librarian, including chat and email, will be suspended from 5:00 pm on Friday, December 20, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025, for the holiday break. Any questions received during this period will be answered beginning Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Get It! Services
Harvard Direct, Borrow Direct, Scan and Deliver, and Interlibrary Loan services will be suspended from Saturday, December 21, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Any requests made during this time will be processed beginning Thursday, January 2, 2025, in order of receipt. For more information, contact hl_access_services@harvard.edu.
Harvard Depository/ReCAP Requests
Requests for library materials should be made by noon on Thursday, December 19, 2024, to provide the best chance for library pickup by Friday, December 20, 2025. Requests made after this time may not be available until January 2, 2025. For more information, contact hl_access_services@harvard.edu.
HOLLIS Special Requests
Many Harvard Libraries will have limited hours during Winter Recess and January Term. For specific library details, visit Harvard's Locations and Hours page. Special Collections items housed at the Harvard Depository must be requested by Thursday, December 19, 2024, for use before the holiday break. Items from the Harvard Depository requested after the 20th may not be delivered until January 2, 2025.
Imaging Services will be closed from the end of the day Friday, December 20, 2024 through January 1, 2025. Any copy orders placed during this period will be addressed in early January.
Requests for In Process Materials (items that are on order or in work orders)
Patrons can place requests for unreceived/On Order materials and materials in Library Processing/Work Orders throughout the winter recess. Requests received after 3 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2024, through Monday, January 1, 2025, will be addressed as soon as possible starting on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Records Management
Retrieval requests for materials in offsite records storage must be submitted by 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 19, 2024, for guaranteed delivery on Friday, December 20, 2024. Any requests for deliveries submitted after this time will be fulfilled starting on Monday, January 6, 2025, when service for records management transactions resumes. For more information, contact archives_rms@harvard.edu.
LTS Support
Emergency technical support will be "on call" in the event of any major systems failure. In the event of a Library Systems emergency, call the HUIT Operations Desk at (617) 495-7777. Please specify that you are calling about a library system.
If non-emergency communications cannot wait until LTS reopens on Thursday, January 2, 2025, notify us via the LTS Support Center.
LTS Office Hours and Services
The Library Technology Services will be closed starting at 12:00 pm on Friday, December 20, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Regular office hours will resume on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Voicemail and support tickets will be collected on business days throughout break. Any urgent messages will receive a response within 24 hours of review.
If you have any questions concerning this schedule, please contact us via the LTS Support Center.