Data

Harvard Library will support you along any step in The Research Lifecycle.

If you're seeking extant data, look no further: The Library offers worldwide Data & Government Information Collections and Expertise.

If you will be generating or eliciting data, learn about our Research Data Services and use our DMPTool to make a Data Management Plan to share and preserve your data while satisfying funding requirements.

Store your data in the Dataverse, Harvard's open online repository for research data.

The library provides one-on-one Visualization Support for Harvard faculty who would like to incorporate visualization in course assignments, teaching, or your own research.

  • In-class workshops on specific visualization tools—such as Tableau—are available for the Harvard community. 

Request access to the Harvard Library Public Domain Corpus, a collection of approximately one million public domain books digitized from Harvard Library collections through a previous partnership with Google Books.

Digital Scholarship

We offer collaborative, cross-boundary training and support for digital scholarship.

Harvard Library's Digital Scholarship (DS) Program is here to support your work with emerging computational methods, engaging learning spaces, 3-D imaging, digital exhibits, and more.

  • Schedule a consultation with Matt Cook, digital scholarship program manager.

The Digital Scholarship Group (DSG) helps with web scraping, text mining, creating custom databases, coding, and more.

Request access to the Harvard Library Public Domain Corpus, a collection of approximately one million public domain books digitized from Harvard Library collections through a previous partnership with Google Books.

Not sure where to begin? Your library liaison can put you in touch with the right people.

Evidence Synthesis and Literature Review Support

Also known as a literature review, evidence synthesis is a way of systematically integrating multiple studies on a topic to provide comprehensive insights. 

Maps

The Harvard Map Collection offers Harvard affiliates support for and access to a number of mapping and geographic information systems tools, as well as cartographic design support. 

The Harvard Map Collection provides assistance finding the spatial within your subject, and from there, developing ways to incorporate spatial reasoning into teaching or course assignments. We provide demonstrations to inspire and custom workshops to teach. We can highlight the potential of spatial tools especially when coupled with traditional paper materials.

Media and Visualization

Our specialists in learning technologies and multimedia can help you develop engaging and interactive media and help you hone your digital storytelling skills.

We loan computers, peripherals, video cameras, microphones, and other specialized technology through our Tech Loan service.

Cabot Media Studios and the Lamont Multimedia Lab are available to help instructors and students produce high-quality audio and video recordings, create data visualizations, and tell stories with a wide range of media.

The Virtual Media Lab provides tutorials and custom workshops to support you and your students with podcasting, video editing, Photoshop, Illustrator, multimedia assignments, and more. You and your students can join the Lab and be kept up to date on their programming.

Consult the Multimedia Production Resources guide to find and learn how to use audiovisual production tools at Cabot Science Library and Lamont Library, including:

  • cameras
  • microphones
  • studio spaces
  • and more

The library provides one-on-one Visualization Support for Harvard faculty who would like to incorporate visualization in course assignments, teaching, or your own research.

  • In-class workshops on specific visualization tools—such as Tableau—are available for the Harvard community. 

Large-Format Printing is available for is available for student posters and projects.

3D Printing is available to faculty and students at Cabot Science Library. Using Cabot's machines, you can print models that visualize your research, or produce objects for your research or class assignment.

3D scanning and consultation about Teaching and Learning with 3D Content can provide immersive experiences with primary sources that help bring your course material to life. Objects can range from very small to entire buildings!

Copyright First Responders can help you decide what’s safe to post or share.

Qualitative Research

We provide Qualitative Research Support, as well as training in the use of NVivo, qualitative data analysis software available to FAS affiliates.