Research Guides
Research Sites
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are interdisciplinary sites that bring together information from a wide range of sources. Current sites include classics and medieval studies, film studies, folklore and mythology, Germanic studies, photographic studies, Renaissance studies, Romance languages and literatures, Science Libraries.
Faculty interested in having a research site created for their subject area should visit Programs and Services for Instructors.
Click on the headings below to browse through our guides:
- Guides for First-Time Library Users
Learn the system, hone your research skills
- Evaluating Web Sites
- Interrogating Texts: 6 Reading Habits to Develop in Your First Year at Harvard
- Popular Magazines and Scholarly Journals: Characteristics and Differences
- Threading the Maze: A Guide to the Harvard Libraries
- Translation: A Guide to Harvard Libraries in Plain English
- Guide to Graduate Student Resources
- Guide for Transfer, Visiting and Exchange Students
- Subject Guides
For research in a specific area of study
- African-American Studies: Newspaper Research
- African Video Collections
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on Africa
African and African-American Studies
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on Archaeology
- Getting Started in Astronomy Research
- Beyond the Basics in Astrobiology Research
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Anthropology & Archaeology
Astronomy
- Getting Started in Biology Research
- Getting Started in Zoology Research
- Beyond the Basics in Astrobiology Research
- Beyond the Basics in Food & Nutrition Research
- Beyond the Basics in Botany Research
- Beyond the Basics in Biomedical Engineering
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Biological Sciences
- Beyond the Basics in USGS Resources
- Cartography and GIS Links
Cartography/GIS
- Celtic Languages and Literatures: Library Resources for Students, Faculty, and Researchers
Celtic Languages and Literatures
- Getting Started in Chemistry Research
- Beyond the Basics in Chemistry Research: Tools for Keeping Up With the Literature
- Beyond the Basics in Chemical Data Research
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Inter Libros: Research Guide for Classics & Medieval Studies
- Medieval Studies in Microform to 1500
Classics
- Comparative Literature: Library and Internet Research Guide
Comparative Literature
- Getting Started in Computer Science Research
Computer Science
- Beginner's Guide to Locating and Using Numeric Data
- Education Data Resources
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Documents
- Foreign Direct Investment Data Resources
- Getting Started in Economics Research
- Great Britain: Guide to the Documents
- Health Data Resources: International
- Health Data Resources: United States
- Inter-governmental Data Resources
- Introduction to Data Resources for Japan
- League of Nations Documents
- Public Opinion Data Resources
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Data
- Trade Data Resources
- UNESCO Documents
- United States Census Data Resources
- United Nations Documents
Data (U.S. and International)
- Getting Started in Geology Research
- Beyond the Basics in USGS Resources
- Beyond the Basics in Water Resources
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Earth and Planetary Sciences
- East Asian Studies Research Guide
- Digital Resources for Chinese Studies
- Digital Resources for Japanese Studies
- Digital Resources for Korean Studies
- Finding Images of East Asia at Harvard and Beyond
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on South and Southeast Asia
- Introduction to Data Resources for Japan
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
- Getting Started in Engineering and Technology Research
- Beyond the Basics in Biomedical Engineering
- Beyond the Basics in Electrical Engineering
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Engineering Sciences
- English and American Literature and Language: Resources for Graduate Students
- English Junior Tutorial and Senior Thesis Library Research Guide
English and American Literature and Language
- Getting Started in Environmental Research
- Beyond the Basics in USGS Materials
- Beyond the Basics in Water Resources
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Environmental Studies
- Threading the Maze: A Guide to the Harvard Libraries for Students
Expository Writing
- Reel Research:
Research Guide for Film Studies
Film Studies
- Beyond the Basics in USGS Resources
- Beyond the Basics in Water Resources
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Geology
- Germanic Research Web: Research Guide for Germanic Studies
Germanic Languages and Literatures
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Documents
- Great Britain: Guide to the Documents
- League of Nations Documents
- UNESCO Documents
- United Nations Documents
- U.S. Congressional Publications
- U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports (FBIS)
- U.S. Presidential Documents
Government
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on History
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Documents
- Great Britain: Guide to the Documents
- League of Nations Documents
- UNESCO Documents
- United Nations Documents
- U.S. Congressional Publications
- U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports (FBIS)
- U.S. Presidential Documents
History
- History and Literature: A Guide to Research Resources
History and Literature
- Finding Images of East Asia at Harvard and Beyond
- Guide to Research in History of Art & Architecture
- Online Resources for Medieval Art and Architecture
- Photographica: Research Guide for Photographic Studies
- Reference Tools in Islamic Art and Architecture
History of Art and Architecture
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
- Getting Started in History of Science Research
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
History of Science
- Literature: Library and Internet Resource Guide
- Latin American Literature: A Guide for the General Examinations
- Spanish Literature: A Guide for the General Examinations
Literature
- Beyond the Basics in Biomedical Engineering
- Beyond the Basics in Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Beyond the Basics in Food & Nutrition Research
- Getting Started in Health and Medicine Research
- Getting Started in Mind/Brain/Behavior Research
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Medical Sciences
- Inter Libros: Research Guide for Classics & Medieval Studies
- Medieval Studies in Microform to 1500
- Rinascimento: Research Guide for Renaissance Studies
Medieval Studies
- Reference Tools in Islamic Art and Architecture
- Research in Middle Eastern Studies
- Library Research Guide for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
- Library Research Guide for Near Eastern
Languages and Civilizations Students
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- Getting Started in Health and Medicine Research
- Getting Started in Mind/Brain/Behavior Research
- Science Libraries @ Harvard
Psychology
- Rinascimento: Research Guide for Renaissance Studies
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Latin American Literature: A Guide for the General Examinations
- Spanish Literature: A Guide for the General Examinations
- Spanish and Latin American Literature: A Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers
- French and Francophone Literature: A Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers
- French and Francophone Literature: Library and Internet Research Guide
- Italian Literature: A Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers
- Portuguese and Brazilian Literature: A Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers
- Romance Languages: Second Language Teaching and Learning
- RLL-Research: Research Guide for Romance Studies
Romance Languages and Literatures
- Slavic and Eurasian Studies: A Research Guide
Russian and Eastern Europe, Central Asia
- Beyond the Basics in Women in Science Research
- Beyond the Basics in Science and Ethics Research
- Science Libraries at Harvard
- Scientific Foreign Language Dictionaries
Science
- Slavic and Eurasian Studies: A Research Guide
Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Getting Started in Mind/Brain/Behavior Research
- Sociology: An Introduction to Library Resources
Sociology
- Beyond the Basics in Women in Science Research
Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
- Slavic and Eurasian Studies: A Research Guide
Ukrainian Studies
- See Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Women's Studies
- Course Guides
Guides tailored for specific Harvard courses
(Course Guide Archive)- Library Guide for Celt S-110 : Introduction to Irish Myth and Folklore
Celtic Languages and Literatures
English and American Literature and Language
Expository Writing
Literature
Romance Languages and Literatures
- French and Francophone Literature: A Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers
- Italian Literature: A Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers
- Portuguese and Brazilian Literature: A Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers
- Spanish and Latin American Literature: A Library and Internet Research Guide for Junior Essay and Senior Thesis Writers
Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies
Ukrainian Studies
- Guides for Using Online Research Tools
Navigating the HOLLIS catalog, using RefWorks, etc.
- Using RefWorks, EndNote, and Other Citation Tools
- Searching the HOLLIS (Harvard OnLine Library Information System) Catalog
- Searching the Citation Indexes (Web of Science) - includes Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index
- Guide to World Biographical Information System
- A Scholarly Guide to Google
- Truncation Symbols in Major E-Resources
- Using RefWorks, EndNote, and Other Citation Tools
- Guides for Identifying Sources
of InformationHelp locating periodicals, government documents,
numeric data, etc.- Finding Book Reviews
Book Reviews
- Beginner's Guide to Locating and Using Data
- Education Data Resources
- Foreign Direct Investment Data Resources
- Getting Started in Economics Research
- Great Britain: Guide to the Documents
- Health Data Resources: International
- Health Data Resources: United States
- Inter-Governmental Data Resources
- Introduction to Data Resources for Japan
- League of Nations Documents
- Public Opinion Data Resources
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Data
- Trade Data Resources
- UNESCO Documents
- United States Census Data Resources
- United Nations Documents
Data (U.S. and International)
- Finding Dissertations and Theses
Dissertations and Theses
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Documents
- Great Britain: Guide to the Documents
- League of Nations Documents
- UNESCO Documents
- United Nations Documents
- U.S. Congressional Publications
- U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports (FBIS)
- U.S. Presidential Documents
Government Documents
- Finding Songs in Collections
- Finding Concert Reviews
Music
Music Reviews
- Widener Collection of Newspapers on Microfilm
Newspapers in Microform
- Digital Resources Guide for Japanese Studies
- Finding Articles in General and Popular Periodicals (North America and Western Europe)
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on Africa
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on Archaeology
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on History
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on South and Southeast Asia
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
- Finding Periodical Articles and Book Reviews on Latin America
- U.S. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports (FBIS)
Periodicals
- Public Opinion Data Resources
Public Opinion Polls
- Guides for Instructors
Integrating library resources into course material
