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English and American Literature and Language: Resources for Graduate Students

Until 2015, this was the main guide for graduate students in the English Department.

Borrowing

G1-G3 students are automatically given extended loan privileges at Widener library (beyond 28 days). This link explains other policies and extensions.

Get It! Service

The Harvard Library Get It is a new service for locating materials via Interlibrary Loan, Scan & Deliver and Borrow Direct.

For books not available at Harvard, use Borrow Direct (simultaneous search of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, U Penn, Princeton and Yale catalogs). Delivery in 4 days, loaned for six weeks, renewable once.

For articles and book chapters held at Harvard, use Scan & Deliver for delivery of PDF to your e-mail within 4 business days of request. Request link appears in HOLLIS and HOLLIS Classic.

If the above options do not result in availability, use ILL (Interlibrary Loan) for delivery in about two weeks.

For the mobile version: Get It.