HOLLIS

HOLLIS has two main parts. There’s the traditional Library Catalog of Harvard's books, journals, films, sound recordings, maps, and so on. Then there’s a huge additional database of articles, reviews, etc. which come from various sources outside Harvard. Many of these are available online through Harvard's subscriptions.

You can search the Library Catalog separately, or  -- especially if you want to see articles -- search for "Catalog and Articles" at once. These choices appear as soon as you start to type a search.


Tips for Using HOLLIS More Effectively

  • Sign in! -- to get more search results; to place Requests; to save records in My Favorites; to see your search history; and to view your checked-out items.
  • Use the Advanced Search to refine your search in advance by language, date, type of resource, etc.
  • For online sources, after your search results appear, go to "Show only" on the right side of the screen and click Online

  • Look at the HOLLIS User Guide for more helpful tips on finding what you need.

HOLLIS Search Facets

Search limits such as these appear on the right-hand side of the HOLLIS screen when you do a search. Most databases provide similar ways to refine a search.