Essential Tools and Services

Course readings are on the course website at canvas.harvard.edu.  Select "Library Reserves" to view library-provided content. Course Readings tutorial (28 sec).

HOLLIS is Harvard’s library catalog.  Sign in to see licensed digital content, delivery options, and to access your account. Hollis tutorial (1 min).

Our most important religion databases don't share information with HOLLIS.   Use Religion Databases Cross-Search to complement your HOLLIS results. Religion Databases Cross-Search tutorial (1:24 min).

Religion Databases Cross- Search searches prominent religion databases covering thousands of scholarly publications -- Academic Search Premier, ATLA Religion Database, Bibliography of Asian Studies, Christian Periodical Index, Index to Jewish Periodicals, Index Islamicus, New Testament Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts, and Philosopher's Index.

Additional specialized databases can be accessed from the library’s website. We curate a list of  key databases that align with the HDS curriculum.  These selections are a subset of all Harvard Library databases.

When you find an article that costs money, use the Lean Library browser extension or our Bookmarklet  to access the Harvard Library subscription.  More information.

Can't get to the library to pick something up?  Scan and Deliver is a free electronic document delivery service for the Harvard community. Submit a request and we'll scan a journal article or book chapter and deliver it to you via email. Scan and Deliver tutorial (54 sec).

Use  Zotero to organize book and article references in one or more virtual folders.  From these references, you’re able to produce instant notes and bibliographies in a citation style of your choice.  Most library databases, including HOLLIS, will format results as citations.

For information about Harvard-supported citation tools and trainings, see Research Management and Citation Tools at Harvard.

Get to know the Research Services team at Harvard Divinity School Library— Gloria, Rebecca, and Renata. 

We can help you locate information, develop a research strategy, find sources on any topic, and work on any research-related question, problem, or skill.  

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