Interlibrary Loans

Borrowing

Using Harvard Library Resource Sharing, the Ernst Mayr Library can borrow books and acquire articles from other libraries for faculty, staff and students. There is no fee for this service for Harvard affiliates. The Library also participates in the Scan & Deliver, Borrow Direct and Harvard Direct services.

Requests may be placed directly through HOLLIS. For items in the collection, such as specific journal volumes, that do not appear in the list of available items in HOLLIS, contact the library to see if they are available and may be made available for request through HOLLIS.

Lending

The Ernst Mayr Library, via Harvard Library Resource Sharing, lends books and provides photocopies to other libraries and institutions, subject to the policies below. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests may be submitted on official ALA or IFLA forms, via OCLC (symbol HLS), or sent by:

- Interlibrary Loan email
- Mail:  Widener Library
            G-30
            Cambridge, MA 02138
- Phone:  617-495-2972
- Lending web form for non-OCLC libraries
            OCLC symbol: HLS

*Note that not all library materials circulate.

Other Services

Scanning and copying of microfilm, or photographic reproductions of library or archival material are available on request. Contact the library for details.