ACADEMIC RESOURCES

ADVISING PROGRAMS OFFICE OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Monique Rinere, Associate Dean
Inge-Lisa Ameer, Assistant Dean
James Mancall, Assistant Dean
617-496-6354University Hall
www.fas.harvard.edu/advising

As a result of the recommendations in the Report of the Committee on Advising and Counseling, the College established the Advising Programs Office (APO) in the spring of 2006 to help coordinate, facilitate, and support undergraduate advising efforts.

Board of Freshman Advisers:

This office is responsible for the recruitment, training, and support of freshman advisers, both non-residential and residential.

Peer Advising Fellows Program

The 2006-07 academic year is the inaugural year for this program. Each incoming freshman in the Class of 2010 will be assigned a peer advising fellow. The roles of the Fellows are multi-faceted. They will contact their advisees prior to their arrival on campus to initiate the development of a one-on-one relationship so that they can, for example, help freshmen prepare for their first meeting with their academic adviser, encourage them to engage in academic exploration, and generally be a comforting guide in the weeks leading up to arriving in Cambridge. Fellows will have thorough knowledge of campus resources, so that they will know where to send advisees for information in each department. They will also be well-versed in the panoply of services offered by HUHS, the Bureau of Study Counsel, the Office of Career Services, etc., so that they know where to refer freshmen, when appropriate. Finally, the Fellows will play a key role in helping to build community within the entryway and dormitory by working with the proctors and each other on entryway and dorm-wide events. The Advising Programs Office is responsible for the recruitment, training, and support of the fellows.

Advising Web Site

This office is in the process of developing a central web site for information on advising opportunities for all students, in the Freshman Yards, in the Houses, and in the concentrations.

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR
Barry S. Kane, Registrar
Mon.–Fri., 9 am–5 pm
20 Garden Street
General Information: 617-495-1543
Undergraduate Records: 617-495-4655
Degree Requirements: 617-495-1489
Transcript Information: 617-495-1543
www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu

Academic records for students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences are maintained in the Office of the Registrar. In addition, the Registrar’s Office handles registration, course enrollments, final examinations, classroom scheduling, the publication of the course catalog and student handbooks, and services for students requiring educational accommodations as described on page 405.

Wheelchair accessible.

Transcripts

Transcript requests must be made either in writing or in person, not by telephone. The first ever transcript is issued without charge. Additional copies cost $3 for the first and $2 for each additional copy requested on the same order. Cash or personal checks are accepted; charges may not be added to the student’s term bill. The normal processing time for transcripts is two to three days. Once processed, transcripts may not be returned for refunds. Students must show a picture ID to pick up a transcript in person. The Transcript Request Form can be found at the Registrar’s website, www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu. Copies of the form can be printed, completed, and submitted with payment to the Registrar.

Grades

Students may view their grades from the student’s portal page at my.harvard.edu or from www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu (select "View Course and Grade Report"). Ordinarily, grades are available at the Course and Grade Report website each term beginning ten business days from the last day of the final exam period. Parents are sent grades for the year in July; in addition, parents of freshmen are sent grades after the end of the fall term.

Students who need to know their grades before they are reported by the Registrar should contact their professors directly. Students who need additional copies of their grades may request a transcript.

Any student who has a question about a final grade may request that the course instructor review his or her evaluation. If the instructor has already submitted the final grade to the Registrar, that grade can be changed only upon the instructor’s written request to the Registrar, who acts on behalf of the Dean of the College. The Registrar must be satisfied that all students in the course will have been treated equitably before authorizing any grade change.

See the index under "Grades" for further information.

Registration, Study Cards and Course Enrollment

Registration is ordinarily held during the week before classes begin in the fall term and on the first day of classes in the spring term (see the Academic Calendar on page 7 and "Registration" on page 47 for the dates and deadlines).

Registration for a student may be "held" if the student needs to take action before being allowed to register. A financial hold indicates that the student must clear his or her account with the Student Billing Office before being allowed to register. A medical hold usually requires the submission of further immunization documentation with Medical Records at University Health Services. The International Office may also place a hold on the registration of a foreign student if the student has not yet presented his or her credentials to that office. Students should visit the appropriate office and make arrangements to clear the hold that has been placed on his or her registration.

Students officially enroll in courses by completing a study card (see "Choice of Courses" on page 47, "Study Cards" on page 48, and Academic Calendar on page 7).

Voter registration forms for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are available to students during business hours at the Office of the Registrar. Students may also request a voter registration form at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts website, www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/elestu/studix.htm. The student can request either a Massachusetts form or a federal form (used to register in most other states) at this website.

Cross-Registration

For information on cross-registration see page 51.

Course Catalog

Courses of Instruction—the course catalog for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—is published annually. It is available on-line at www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses beginning the second week in July. In addition, the FAS catalog and those of the other Harvard faculties are available at www.harvard.edu/academics.

A copy of the catalog is given to students in the fall term during their move into Harvard housing. Consult the on-line version at the Registrar’s website (www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu) for the most recent information on course offerings. Questions regarding courses and meeting times should be directed to the appropriate department or to the Classrooms Scheduling Office at 617-495-1541.

Course Scheduling and Classrooms

To announce course meeting times and locations, the Registrar’s Office produces a Course Meetings Location Report. This report is posted to the Registrar’s website (www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu) prior to the start of each term—September first for the fall term and January fifteenth for the spring term. Course meeting times and locations often change during the first weeks of each term. The Course Meetings Location Report is updates four times a day. Students are encouraged to consult the report prior to setting out for classes. Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate department or to the Classrooms Scheduling Office at 617-495-1541. For information about the use of College classrooms by recognized student groups, see page 438.

Examinations

Regularly scheduled final examinations are administered by the Registrar’s Office in January and in May in three-hour morning and afternoon sessions. Morning examinations begin at 9:15 am; afternoon examinations begin at 2:15 pm. (See also "Examination Scheduling" on page 16, and "Final Examinations" on page 68.)

Academic Records

Students should visit the Registrar’s Office to request access to their academic records. See also "Education Records" on page 76.

Personal Identification Number

A Personal Identification Number (PIN) is necessary for students to gain access to on-line resources such as his or her course and grade reports via the Registrar’s website. Students may request their PIN via email by going to www.pin.harvard.edu. They should click the Request a New PIN link and follow the instructions provided. This website is also where students may change or disable their PIN if necessary. Students must keep their PIN secure and confidential to maintain the confidentiality of their records.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM

Harvard’s library system, which dates from 1638, is the oldest library in the US and the largest academic library in the world. With more than 15 million books and a burgeoning number of digital objects and electronic resources, the collections are housed in more than 90 libraries, most of which are located in Cambridge and Boston. Of these collections, more than half are in the purview of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, specifically in the Harvard College Library (HCL).

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY
www.hcl.harvard.edu

The Harvard College Library (HCL) is actually a system of libraries that support the teaching and research activities of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the University, and the larger scholarly community. Librarians throughout the HCL libraries offer a variety of services to users: assistance at reference desks, individual consultations by appointment, on-line reference service, and course-related research instruction. They compose research guides on almost every subject offered in the College and make them available on-line (www.hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides).

In addition to the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library—which is the University’s flagship—HCL operates:

• Cabot Science Library
• Fine Arts Library (includes Harvard Film Archive)
• Harvard–Yenching Library
• Houghton Library (includes Harvard Theatre Collection)
• Lamont Library (includes Quad Library)
• Littauer Library
• Loeb Music Library
• Social Sciences Program (includes Harvard Map Collection, Government Documents/ Microforms, Environmental Information Center, Numeric Data Services, Fung Library)
• Quad Library
• Tozzer Library

Harvard’s Graduate and Professional Schools

Each of Harvard’s graduate and professional faculties supports additional significant libraries. These include:

• Andover-Harvard Theological Library—Harvard Divinity School
  www.hds.harvard.edu/library
• Baker Library—Harvard Business School
  www.library.hbs.edu
• Countway Library of Medicine—for the faculties of dentistry, medicine, and public health
  www.countway.harvard.edu
• Gutman Library—Harvard Graduate School of Education
  www.gse.harvard.edu/library
• Harvard Law School Library
  www.law.harvard.edu/library
• John F. Kennedy School of Government Library
  www.ksg.harvard.edu/library
• (Frances) Loeb (Design) Library—Harvard Graduate School of Design School
  www.gsd.harvard.edu/library
• Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America—Radcliffe Institute
  www.radcliffe.edu/schles

Additional Collections

Harvard’s library system also includes numerous departmental and special libraries within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and a number of additional and affiliated collections, ranging from the Villa I Tatti in Florence to the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library in Washington, DC. For a complete directory of Harvard libraries and websites, visit lib.harvard.edu/libraries.

Access for Undergraduates

Undergraduates with valid HUID cards have access to all Harvard libraries. It is important to recognize that the individual libraries establish separate circulation policies, and that those policies may vary significantly. For more information, visit lib.harvard.edu/libraries.

HOLLIS Catalog
holliscatalog.harvard.edu

The HOLLIS (Harvard On-line Library Information System) Catalog contains over 9 million records for all types of material in the Harvard University Library system. It serves as the primary access point to books, manuscripts (more detailed descriptions of manuscripts are provided through OASIS), government documents, maps, microforms, and music scores.

Using a HUID and PIN, members of the Harvard community are able to use HOLLIS to renew, hold, or recall items; to view a list of items checked out; and to check fines on-line.

Library Websites

Harvard Libraries
lib.harvard.edu

A major starting point for research is the "Harvard Libraries" website, which is an on-line gateway to the library resources of Harvard University. The site serves as an important research tool for Harvard’s current students, faculty, staff, and researchers who hold HUIDs and PINs. Through E-Research @ Harvard Libraries, it provides access to over 20,000 electronic resources and journals licensed by the Harvard libraries, as well as links to all of the Harvard library catalogs. It also points to research guides compiled by the libraries across campus and provides practical information on each of the more than 90 libraries that form the Harvard system.

Most of Harvard’s libraries also have developed their own web sites, which are full of valuable links and information covering their areas of specialty.

E-Research @ Harvard Libraries
e-research.lib.harvard.edu

E-Research @ Harvard Libraries is an on-line library service that provides access for Harvard users to over 20,000 electronic resources and journals and allows users to store and manage their search results.

Using E-Research, users can:

• Find and access article databases and indexes, encyclopedias, e-book and e-journal collections, and many other electronic resources.
• Find articles on a topic by searching across the content of multiple e-resources with a single search;
• Find and access individual electronic journals by title, subject or ISSN.
• Add selected e-resources to personal lists for cross-searching and reference (My E-Re sources).
• Save lists of favorite e-journals for quick reference (My E-Journals).
• Store links to articles, books, and other items (My Citations).
• View past searches (Saved Searches).
• Save citations to local workstations or to bibliographic management software such as End Note.
• Click on "Find It @ Harvard" buttons for all search results in order to locate items on-line or on the shelves at Harvard libraries.

In order to achieve maximum benefit from E-Research @ Harvard Libraries and to access all of Harvard’s licensed e-resources, Harvard users should log in, using Harvard IDs and PINs, at the beginning of each session.

hcl.harvard.edu
A Research Tool for Library Users
hcl.harvard.edu

This user-friendly site is a complement to the Harvard Libraries portal and offers quick access to a variety of research tools like research guides, research contacts, on-line forms, Ask a Librarian on-line reference service, and information about hours, admittance and borrowing, copying and scanning services, exhibitions and events, services for persons with disabilities, and more. The Quick Start features for undergraduates and graduate students who are new to the library system is particularly helpful.

Other Harvard Library Catalogs

VIA
via.harvard.edu

The Visual Information Access (VIA) system is a union catalog of visual resources at Harvard. It includes information about slides, photographs, objects, and artifacts in the University’s libraries, museums, and archives.

OASIS
oasis.harvard.edu

The On-line Archival Search Information System (OASIS) provides centralized access to a growing percentage of finding aids for archival and manuscript collections at Harvard. These finding aids are detailed descriptions of collections that contain a wide variety of source materials, including letters, diaries, photographs, drawings, printed material, and objects.

Harvard Geospatial Library (HGL)
hgl.harvard.edu/jsps/basemap.jsp

The Harvard Geospatial Library is a system for the discovery, analysis, mapping, and delivery of geospatial data. It is also possible to pass on coordinates from external applications in order to plot or draw your own data on top of HGL maps.

Responsibilities of Library Users

The Harvard libraries are maintained for the University’s students, faculty, staff, and other authorized members of the scholarly community. In order to preserve the collections and to ensure ongoing access to them, users are expected to respect the rules and regulations around use of library materials and property and to assist in the protection of library materials.

Every user of the library has a responsibility to:

• safeguard the integrity of library resources
• respect the restrictions placed on access to and the use of those resources
• report to library officers the theft, destruction, or misuse of library resources by others
• respect the rights of others to the quiet use of the library
• respect the authority of the librarians and staff whose job it is to protect library resources

• the exploitation of library resources or materials for profit or use for commercial purposes
• the systematic printing or downloading of significant portions of licensed on-line resources
• unauthorized removal of materials or property from the library
• destruction, defacement, or abuse of library materials or property
• use of library privileges for reasons other than personal academic pursuits

Students, staff, faculty members, researchers, visitors, and other users who fail to comply with library rules and regulations are subject to revocation of library privileges, disciplinary actions, and legal prosecution. All library users are subject to the fines and penalties of the University, as well as the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts governing crimes against property.

Services for Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities are directed to the reference desks of individual libraries for assistance in getting books. If special arrangements are required, students should contact coordinators of individual libraries. See individual listings for building access, or visit "Library Services for Persons with Disabilities" at lib.harvard.edu/disability_service.html.

Lamont Library
Sun.–Thurs, 24 hours
Fri., closes 9:45 pm
Sat., 8 am – 9:45 pm
Sun., opens 8 am
The schedule changes during intersession.
Harvard Yard
617-495-2455
www.hcl.harvard.edu/lamont

Lamont Library is designed primarily for undergraduate use. It contains the books required for most courses and tutorials, reserve course readings, and books for general reading. Open 24 hours a day, five days a week, the library provides a variety of comfortable study spaces with wireless connectivity. Lamont houses Morse Music & Media, the Woodberry Poetry Room, the Farnsworth Room recreational reading collection, the Center for Students with Disabilities, and Government Documents/Microforms. In the fall of 2007 a café will open in the building.

   The main entrance of Lamont is ramped for wheelchair access and there is elevator service to all levels. Some University telephones and pay phones in the library are adapted for voice amplification; check with library staff for locations.

Cabot Science Library
Regular Term Hours
Mon.–Th., 8:30 am–midnight; Fri., 8:30 am–6 pm
Sat., noon–10 pm; Sun., 10 am–midnight
This schedule changes during intersession.
Science Center
617-495-5353
www.hcl.harvard.edu/cabot

Located in the Science Center, Cabot houses general collections in all areas of science, with undergraduate materials in applied sciences, astronomy, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, zoology, history of science, and agricultural engineering; and research collections in earth and planetary sciences, pure mathematics and theoretical statistics. The library has ample study space on three levels, as well as rooms for group study and for viewing videos of selected courses given in the Science Center.

   Access for persons with disabilities: The Science Center is wheelchair-accessible and the elevator key is available. For more information call 617-496-4958.

   Special services include HOLLIS terminal with printer and VisualTek closed-circuit television enlargement for viewing printed or microfiche material. Group study rooms can be used for readers with visual handicaps, although not on a reserved-time basis.

Widener Library
Mon.–Th., 9 am–10 pm; Fri., 9 am–7 pm, Sat., 9 am–5 pm; Sun., noon–8 pm
The schedule changes during intersession.
Harvard Yard
617-495-2414 / 617-495-2413
www.hcl.harvard.edu/widener

Harvard’s flagship library located centrally in the Yard, Widener contains more than 5 million books, journals, and other materials that comprise one of the world’s most comprehensive research collections in the humanities and social sciences. The library has four spacious reading rooms featuring a variety of seating and study spaces, wireless connectivity, power/data jacks, and ample lighting. Orientation tours of the building are offered at the beginning of each term. See the web site for details.

   Parts of the building are wheelchair-accessible from the Massachusetts Avenue entrance.

The Harvard Map Collection
Mon.–Fri. 9 am–4:45 pm
617-495-2417
Pusey Library via Lamont Library West Door
www.hcl.harvard.edu/maps

America’s oldest map collection includes rare editions of Mercator, Ortelius, and Ptolemaic atlases, as well as large-scale current topographic maps of geographic areas throughout the world. It also features significant holdings of early state, county, and town maps from the mid-nineteenth century. The modern maps include topographic series from around the world, thematic maps, nautical charts, aerial photography, and satellite imagery. The Harvard Map Collection acquires and provides access to digital cartographic resources and geographic information systems.

   Access for persons with disabilities: People with disabilities wishing to visit the Harvard Map Collection should call 617-495-2417 in advance to make arrangements.

Houghton Library
Mon., Wed.–Fri., 9 am–5 pm; Tues., 9 am–8 pm; Sat., 9 am–1 pm
The schedule changes during intersession.
Harvard Yard
617-495-2441
www.hcl.harvard.edu/houghton

Harvard’s primary repository for rare books and manuscripts, Houghton holds collections on the study of Western civilization, particularly European and American history and literature, and special collections in printing and graphic arts and the theater. The library hosts a number of exhibitions during the academic year and introductory tours of the building on Fridays. See the web site for details.

   Call 617-495-2440 or 617-495-2441 to make arrangements for wheelchair access.

Fine Arts Library
Mon.–Thu., 9 am–10 pm; Fri., 9 am–6 pm
Sat., 10 am–5 pm; Sun., 1 pm–6 pm
The schedule changes during intersession.
Fogg Art Museum, 32 Quincy Street
617-495-5374
www.hcl.harvard.edu/finearts

One of the world’s most comprehensive academic art libraries, the Fine Arts collection covers all of Western and non-Western art and architecture, from antiquity to the present, with special collections in East Asian and Islamic art and architecture and the Harvard Film Archive.

   Access for people with disabilities to the Fine Arts Library is available at the Prescott Street entrance. Elevators and accessible restrooms and telephones are available in both facilities.

Harvard-Yenching Library
Mon.–Fri. 9 am–10 pm
Sat. 9 am–5 pm; Sun. noon–5 pm
The schedule changes during intersession.
2 Divinity Ave. 617-495-2756
www.hcl.harvard.edu/harvard-yenching

With the most extensive academic research collection on East Asian materials outside of Asia, the Harvard–Yenching Library holds publications in the humanities and social sciences on traditional and modern East Asia, and is renowned for its rare books and manuscripts.

   Access for people with disabilities is available at the side entrance of the building. Persons with disabilities wishing to visit the library should telephone 617-495-2756 in advance to make arrangements for assistance. An accessible elevator, restroom, and telephone are available.

Littauer Library
Mon.–Th. 9 am–9 pm
Fri. 9 am–7 pm; Sat. noon–5 pm; Sun. noon–8 pm
The schedule changes during intersession.
North Yard
617-495-2560
www.hcl.harvard.edu/littauer

Littauer holdings include books and serials on economics, government, and political science with special collections in manpower and industrial relations; electronic numeric data files, and the Environmental Science and Public Policy Archives.

Loeb Music Library
Mon–Th. 9 am–10 pm; Fri. 9 am–5 pm;
Sat. 1 pm–5 pm; Sun. 1 pm–10 pm
The schedule changes during intersession.
North Yard
617-495-2794
www.hcl.harvard.edu/loebmusic

One of the world’s preeminent libraries supporting music research, Loeb Music collections include thousands of books, scores, and recordings; a world music archive; the world’s largest collections of Turkish and Indian classical music; jazz and African-American music; and an extensive Mozart archive.

   Access for persons with disabilities is through the entrance of the Paine Hall wing of the Music Building. Once inside the building, follow signage to the library. An elevator and an accessible restroom and telephone, and retrieval upon request are available.

Tozzer Library
Mon.–Thu. 9 am–9 pm
Fri. 9 am–5 pm; Sat. & Sun. 1 pm–5 pm
The schedule changes during intersession.
21 Divinity Avenue617-495-2253
www.hcl.harvard.edu/tozzer

Tozzer is one of the world’s foremost collections supporting the study of anthropology, extending to all its subfields including archaeology, and is renowned for collections relating to the indigenous people of the Americas.

   Access for people with disabilities is at the front entrance of the library. An elevator, an accessible restroom and telephone, and retrieval upon request are also available.

Quad Library
Mon –Thu. 1 pm–2 am; Fri. noon-5 pm; Sat.–Sun. closed
Open only during the academic year
Hilles Building
617-495-2451
www.hcl.harvard.edu/quad

The Quad Library is a comfortable study space located on the first floor of the Hilles Building in the Quad. The library holds an open-stack collection that includes high-use volumes of scholarly works, selected reference materials, and some current periodicals. There are an ample number of computer workstations with print capability, a self-service scanner and photocopier, power/data jacks, and wireless connectivity.

Harvard University Archives
Mon.-Fri., 10 am-4:45 pm
617-495-2461
Pusey Library via Lamont Library West Door
hul.harvard.edu/huarc

Permanent records of Harvard University from 1636 to the present; Harvard dissertations and undergraduate honors theses; Harvard and other historical materials, including photographs, faculty papers, and records of student organizations; records management program.

   Access for persons with disabilities: People with disabilities wishing to visit the Harvard University Archives should call 617-495-2461 in advance to make arrangements.

MUSEUMS

Harvard’s museums offer some of the finest collections of their kind in the world. A Harvard identification card provides free access to all University museums. A brief description of the permanent collections of some museums is found below. The Gazette lists special exhibitions and events, and a recording of updated information for the art museums may be reached by calling 617-495-9400. The Art Museums offer free admission to the general public Saturday mornings.

Harvard University Art Museums
Mon.–Sat., 10 am–5 pm; Sun., 1 pm–5 pm
Closed on National holidays
General Information: 617-495-9400
www.artmuseums.harvard.edu

The Art Museums have one of the most extensive university collections in the world and are widely acclaimed for the quality and diversity of their collections. The collections include: European and American paintings, prints, drawings, and photographs, housed at the Fogg; Asian and ancient art, Arab, Persian, and Indian miniatures, and other Islamic art housed at the Sackler; and Central and Northern European art housed at the Busch-Reisinger.

Students are invited to join the Friends of the Harvard Art Museums. The $45 annual fee includes invitations to black-tie exhibition openings and to special events organized by and for students, a subscription to the Calendar, and a 10 percent discount in the Museum Shop.

Fogg Art Museum
32 Quincy Street

Founded in 1891 and opened to the public in 1895, the Fogg Art Museum specializes in the art of Europe and North America in all media (painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, decorative arts) from the Middle Ages to the present. The Fogg Art Museum also houses classrooms as well as the Phillip A. and Lynn Straus Center for Conservation. The Center, which was the first facility of its kind in the world, offers classes through the Department of History of Art and Architecture for undergraduate and graduate students.

   Wheelchair access via Broadway entrance or through the Fine Arts Library on Prescott Street; call 617-495-4040 for assistance.

Arthur M. Sackler Museum
485 Broadway

Designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning British architect James Stirling and opened in 1985, the Arthur M. Sackler Museum exhibits major collections of ancient, Asian, Islamic, and Indian art. The Sackler, together with faculty offices, seminar rooms, a lecture hall, and a special gallery for temporary exhibitions, house the world’s finest collections of archaic Chinese jades and Japanese surimono, as well as outstanding Chinese bronzes, ceremonial ancient weapons, and Buddhist cave-temple sculpture; Chinese and Korean ceramics; and Japanese woodblock prints, calligraphy, narrative paintings, and lacquer boxes. The Sackler is also home to paintings, drawings, and calligraphy from Iran, India, and Turkey, as well as to one of America’s most important teaching collections of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern art, with significant holdings of Greek and Roman sculpture, Greek vases, and ancient coins.

   Wheelchair accessible.

Busch-Reisinger Museum
32 Quincy Street

The Busch-Reisinger Museum and its collections of German, Austrian, Swiss, Russian, and Scandinavian art are located in Werner Otto Hall, a modern climate-controlled building adjacent to the Fogg Art Museum. It contains the leading collection of German Expressionist art in North America. Werner Otto Hall opened to the public in late September 1991. Enter the Busch-Reisinger galleries through the Fogg Art Museum. The entrance and reading room of the Fine Arts Library, a Division of the Harvard College Library, is located in Werner Otto Hall. Entry is via Prescott St. or through the Fogg.

Adolphus Busch Hall at 29 Kirkland Street, the former home of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, presently houses plaster casts of medieval art, an exhibition on the history of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and a famous Flentrop pipe organ, used regularly for Harvard’s organ concert series.

Adolphus Busch Hall is currently open to the public on the second Sunday of each month, from 1 pm to 5 pm. The garden is open to the public on weekdays, May through October, from 11 am to 3 pm. Entry and wheelchair access are on the west side of the building, through the Center for European Studies.

   Wheelchair access to the Busch-Reisinger through the Fogg Art Museum’s Broadway entrance or through the Fine Arts Library on Prescott Street; call 617-495-4040 for assistance.

Harvard Museum of Natural History
Open 7 days a week, 9 am–5 pm
26 Oxford Street, 617-495-3045
www.hmnh.harvard.edu

The Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) presents to the public the collections and research of Harvard University’s three natural history institutions: The Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University Herbaria, and the Mineralogical Museum. The HMNH’s mission is to enhance public understanding and appreciation of the natural world and the human place in it, sparking curiosity and a spirit of discovery in people of all ages. To realize the mission, HMNH draws on the vast resources of the Harvard Faculty and on collections numbering close to 23 million specimens. In an effort to showcase more of the vast natural history collections, the HMNH presents special temporary exhibitions with related programming for the whole family.

The HU Herbaria collection includes the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Glass Models of Plants. These "Glass Flowers" are a one-of-a-kind collection of over 4,000 models of plants painstakingly and beautifully crafted in glass by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, father and son. The project spanned five decades from 1886 to 1936 and culminated in representations of more than 830 plant species. An extensive research collection of Precambrian fossils, dating back 3.5 billion years, and an historically important collection of economic botany materials are also housed in the Museum building on Oxford Street. For information about botanical collections, research, and archives, visit the Harvard University Herbaria’s website at www.herbaria.harvard.edu or call 617-495-2365.

The Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) was founded in 1859 by Louis Agassiz. The twelve sub-departments: biological oceanography, entomology, herpetology, ichthyology, invertebrate paleontology, invertebrate zoology, mammalogy, marine biology, mollusks, ornithology, population genetics, and vertebrate paleontology, together comprise one of the world’s most extensive holdings for scientifically described materials (type specimens), geographical range, and historical significance. These collections have gained new relevance as human activity increasingly places species and ecosystems at risk. For information about the MCZ’s archives, call the Mayr Library at 617-495-4576. For information about zoological collections, research, and archives, visit the MCZ website at www.mcz.harvard.edu or call 617-495-2460.

The Mineralogical and Geological Museum maintains internationally important collections of rocks, minerals, ores, and meteorites that support teaching and research, primarily in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The Museum’s extraordinarily comprehensive mineral collections are featured in both systematic and topical displays in the public galleries. Other specialties include a broadly representative collection of New England minerals, an exhibit of birthstones, and a good selection of meteorites. For more information about mineralogical and geological collections and archives, call 617-495-4758.

   Wheelchair access through basement entrance of the Museum of Comparative Zoology on Oxford Street and through Tozzer Library on Divinity Ave.

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Daily: 9 am–5 pm
11 Divinity Avenue, 617-496-1027
Entrances on Oxford Street and Divinity Avenue
www.peabody.harvard.edu

The Peabody Museum is a world-class collection museum of archaeology and anthropology. With a collection of 1.2 million objects and half a million photographs, the museum maintains eight public galleries and a teaching gallery. The museum makes accessible anthropological objects for teaching, research, and public education, and encourages anthropological discourse through exhibitions, lectures, symposia, and publications. Formal museum-based study is promoted (Anthropology 92r); summer internships are available, and volunteer or work-study students are welcome. The museum also offers a regular series of lectures and public programs, and opens three to four new exhibitions each year. Admission and most public programs are available free to Harvard students..

The collections include North American Indian artifacts, pre-Columbian holdings from Middle America (particularly the Maya) and Peru; pottery collections from North and South America; materials from the Paleolithic and Iron Age cultures of Africa, Asia, and Europe; West African masks and artifacts from Pacific cultures; and ethnographic specimens from Siberia to Tierra del Fuego. The museum maintains written and photographic archives closely related to its collections. For information about the Peabody Museum’s collections and archives, visit the website at www.peabody.harvard.edu or email pmresrch@fas.harvard.edu.

   Wheelchair access through Tozzer Library on Divinity Ave. and through basement entrance of the Museum of Comparative Zoology on Oxford St.

The Semitic Museum
Mon.–Fri., 10 am–4 pm; Sun., 1 pm–4 pm
(closed holiday weekends)
6 Divinity Avenue, 617-495-4631
www.fas.harvard.edu/~semitic

Founded in 1889 by Jacob Henry Schiff, the Semitic Museum is the principal repository for Harvard’s holdings of Near Eastern archaeological artifacts. Its collections represent all of the major cultural areas of the ancient Near East, including Egypt, Israel, Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Cyprus and Iran. It houses finds from such sites as Samaria, Shechem, Serabit al-Khadim, Nuzi, Idalion, and Carthage. Access to the research collections is available to qualified scholars by appointment only. The Museum also conducts archaeological research at the ancient seaport of Ashkelon in Israel.

Continuing exhibits at the Semitic Museum are "The Houses of Ancient Israel: Domestic, Royal, Divine," "Ancient Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection," and "Nuzi and the Hurrians: Fragments from a Forgotten Past." There is no charge for admission. Museum shop.

   No wheelchair access; contact the Museum Office for assistance.

Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
For hours and information, 617-495-2779
Science Center, 1 Oxford Street
www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsdept/chsi/index.html

Located in the new wing of the Science Center, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments contains one of the finest university collections of its kind in the world. With close to 20,000 artifacts dating from the 15th century to the present, the Collection covers a broad range of disciplines, including astronomy, navigation, horology, surveying, geology, meteorology, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, experimental psychology, and communications. Noteworthy among these are scientific instruments that Harvard purchased in London with the help of Benjamin Franklin in 1764 after a disastrous fire destroyed the college’s philosophical apparatus in the old Harvard Hall.

The historical value of the instruments is greatly enhanced by original documents preserved in the Harvard University Archives and by over 6,500 books and pamphlets in the Collection’s research library that describe the purchase and use of many of the instruments.

Harvard University has been acquiring scientific instruments for teaching and research for over 300 years, but it was not until 1947 that a serious attempt was made to preserve its historical apparatus as a resource for students and faculty. Since the first exhibition of instruments was held in 1959, the Collection has grown rapidly both from within the university and from private donations. The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments became affiliated with the Department of the History of Science in 1989. Like many other Harvard collections, its primary purpose is teaching and research, providing students and scholars with the opportunity to examine and work with artifacts that have made science possible.

The Collection has two museum galleries (located in Science Center 136 and 251), a research library and instrument study room (Science Center 250), a conservation laboratory, and classroom. Curatorial offices are located in Science Center 251c. Please call ahead for library and gallery hours, 617-495-2779.

   Wheelchair accessible.

Arnold Arboretum
Open Daily, sunrise to sunset
125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain
Information: 617-524-1718
www.arboretum.harvard.edu

The Arnold Arboretum was founded in 1872 as a research institute and living museum dedicated to the study and appreciation of woody plants. Across its 265 acres grows a collection of over 14,000 trees, shrubs, and vines gathered over the past century from the forests of Asia, Europe, and North America. The Arboretum landscape, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Charles Sprague Sargent, is a National Historic Landmark and part of Boston’s Emerald Necklace park system.

Research programs at the Arboretum are based on its rich collections of living woody plants and herbarium specimens and extensive library holdings. The living collections, located in Jamaica Plain, present a synopsis of the woody flora of the North Temperate Zone, while the Arboretum’s dried specimen collection in the Harvard University Herbaria has special strength in tropical Asian materials. Together these collections support studies of plant systematics and evolution, tropical plant ecology and conservation. Through fellowships and direct support the Arboretum encourages undergraduates, graduate students, and visiting scientists to use its collections and participate in its research programs. The Arboretum offers a summer intern program in practical horticulture as well as classroom field studies designed to support science education at the elementary school level. The Arboretum’s Landscape Institute, located in Cambridge, conducts professional training in landscape design preservation, and garden history.

Accessible by public transportation via the MBTA Forest Hills station, the Arboretum offers visitors an extensive schedule of tours and classes providing instruction in botany, horticulture, and landscape history. A permanent exhibit, "Science in the Pleasure Ground," looks back at the Arboretum’s history and reflects on the value of its landscape as a resource for exploring both cultural and natural history. The Arboretum landscape is fully accessible via its paved road and pathway system and is open to the public, free of charge, every day from sunrise to sunset.

   The Hunnewell Visitor Center is wheelchair accessible.

Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Information: 617-267-9300

The Museum of Fine Arts is one of the city’s great cultural resources. It is located on Huntington Avenue in Boston, on the Green ‘E’ line, only a short ride from Harvard Square by the T. Entrance to the Museum is Free to Harvard undergraduates who show their Harvard I.D. cards at the door. For information about hours and exhibits, you may call 617-267-9300. (After reaching the Museum, press 800 for information.)

   Wheelchair accessible.

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
University Hall, Ground Floor South
Email: oip@fas.harvard.edu; Tel: 617-496-2722
www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip

The Office of International Programs (OIP) welcomes all Harvard undergraduates who seek to explore options for study or other activities abroad. Our mission is to encourage Harvard students to integrate international experience into their education, and to help them to identify and to pursue opportunities for study and research outside the US.

OIP works with concentrations to develop the best options for study abroad for Harvard degree credit, and maintains a website with a wide range of information. Advisers are available at OIP to help students find programs that enhance their educational goals, meet their academic objectives, and satisfy their particular interests. We also offer information sessions, appoint peer advisers in the Houses, and welcome invitations to work with any student group interested in international study. We suggest that students begin their exploration of this area early in their time at Harvard, and remind them that those who wish to receive degree credit for their study must consult with the advisers at OIP before beginning any program away from Harvard (see page 35).

THE WRITING CENTER
Jane Rosenzweig, Director
Barker Center Rotunda, Terrace Level
(617-495-1655)
www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr

The Writing Center offers one-on-one conferences about writing to all students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. It is staffed by specially selected students who are trained to help with writing in all disciplines. Students coming to the Writing Center need not have a completed paper. Many students come with assignments, notes, rough drafts, parts of papers, or just ideas. The Writing Center is open by appointment from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, with evening drop-in hours from 7 to 9 pm, Monday through Thursday, in the Barker Center; and 7 to 9 pm on Sundays in various locations. Please visit our website to schedule appointments and to find out the location of Sunday hours. The Writing Center also offers handouts on writing; a library of reference books on writing, grammar, and research techniques; and special help for senior thesis writers.

LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER (LRC)
Phone ahead or check the website for the
Most current operating hours
Lamont Library, Sixth Floor, 617-495- 9448
www.lrcnt.fas.harvard.edu/Home.html

The Language Resource Center is located in Lamont Library on the sixth floor (617-4959448). The LRC offers multimedia resources to FAS foreign language courses and to other FAS courses using foreign-language media. Our high-bandwidth media server provides full-screen materials in forty-three languages. Our satellite feed provides international news and variety television programs. We also offer CD-quality digital audio of textbook practice materials, as well as providing for the use of VHS and cassette tapes. There are two screening rooms reservable for small-group foreign-language instruction. See also "Instructional Media Services" below.

INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES
Robert G. Doyle, Director
617-495-0757/0811
www.fas.harvard.edu/~ims

The Department of Instructional Media Services consists of three divisions and provides instructional media resources for graduate and undergraduate course instruction within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Media and Technology Services (MTS)
Mon.–Thu., 8 am–5:30 pm, Fri., 8 am–5 pm
(A technician is on call until 10 pm, Mon.–Thu., during the academic year.)

Main Office: Science Center Room B02, 617-495-9460
To request equipment only, email mtsequip@fas.harvard.edu
To request assistance for an event, email mtsevents@fas.harvard.edu
(service for all FAS buildings except the Science Center and Sever Hall)

CGIS Office: CGIS South Building Room S053, 617-495-9807
To request equipment only, for use in CGIS, email: mtscgis@fas.harvard.edu
(Service for the CGIS buildings)

Sever Hall Office: Sever Hall Room 301, 617-495-9470
To request equipment only to be used in Sever Hall, email sevequip@fas.harvard.edu
(service for Sever Hall and the Extension and Summer Schools)

MTS provides data, film, overhead, slide and video projection; classroom computers; audio recording; sound reinforcement systems; video recording/editing; video conferencing; consultation on media installations; coordination of film, DVD and videotape rentals for classroom use; assistive listening systems; and a reservable screening room. Please call MTS a minimum of two weeks in advance to arrange for technician assistance, to reserve equipment and to test any specific non-standard software or non-commercially produced CDs or DVDs for compatibility with our computer equipment or players. Training or MTS technicians’ assistance will be required for certain types of equipment. Instructors are also free to request MTS assistance with any equipment for one, several or all of a course’s class meetings. Please note that fees will be charged for after-hours, weekend or holiday assistance and for non-course instruction requests. Classrooms must be reserved through the FAS Classrooms Office or the appropriate departments. MTS does not reserve or schedule classrooms. Information on permanently installed classroom equipment and photographs of classrooms can be found on the IMS website.

The MTS Main Office supports all FAS buildings except CGIS, the Science Center and Sever Hall. It is located in the Science Center Room B-02 (617-495-9460). The MTS CGIS Office supports classes and events in the Center for Government and International Studies buildings. It is located in the CGIS South Building Room S053 (617-495-9807). The MTS Sever Hall Office supports classes and events in Sever Hall and the Extension School. It is located in Sever Hall Room 301 (617-495-9470). For assistance with classes or events in the Science Center, please contact Science Center Lecture Multimedia Services located at the Science Center Room B-01 (617-495-5357).

   Wheelchair accessible, all sites.

Media Production Center (MPC)
Mon.–Fri., 9 am–5 pm
Rosovsky Hall (rear), 59 Plympton St., 617-495-9440
Email: ims_mpc@fas.harvard.edu

The MPC provides audio and video production and duplication services. Audio services include recording and preparation for CD, CD-ROM, and web delivery of audio content. Recordings can be made in our MPC studio or on location. Video services include DVD authoring, international standards conversion and basic editing. Videoconferencing facilities are also available. CD, DVD, cassette tape, and VHS duplication is available with graphics and packaging. Please inquire about additional technical services available.

   Wheelchair accessible.

Piano Technical Services (PTS)
Mon.–Fri., 9 am–5 pm
Vanserg Hall, Piano Shop, 617-495-2981

PTS restores, repairs, tunes, and maintains all FAS pianos and does some work with harpsichords. Seven days notice is required for all tuning requests. Emergency requests will be considered. Please phone to find out if your request can be accommodated. PTS does not move or rent instruments, and does not manage or schedule practice rooms.

   Wheelchair accessible.

COMPUTING FACILITIES
FAS Computer Services

FAS Computer Services provides a variety of computing services and facilities to the students, faculty, and staff of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and its affiliates. Most services are distributed via the FAS network, a high-speed, fiber-optic data network which connects student residences, faculty and administrative offices, libraries, laboratories, and public areas. FAS Computer Services has specialists dedicated to providing for the needs of instruction, student communication, office automation, faculty interaction, and research.

FAS Computer Services offers laboratory facilities and computing support to undergraduate and graduate students within FAS and to students enrolled in computer-based courses in the Extension and Summer Schools. Student services include Internet access, UNIX accounts for mail, and a support model based on "students helping students." Except for a small fee for network laser printing, computer services are provided to students at no cost. In addition to computer labs in the Science Center, residential labs in the Houses, and numerous computer kiosks around campus, every dorm room on campus is equipped with high-speed access to the Harvard network and the Internet. Wireless connectivity is also available in a growing number of public locations, including libraries and popular campus gathering spaces. Students may ask computing questions or request an appointment with a User Assistant for personal computer assistance by contacting the Help Desk (Science Center B-13, 617-495-9000, help@fas.harvard.edu). Additionally, students can bring their computers into the Personal Computer Clinic, located in Science Center 225, for one-on-one help from a User Assistant (UA). The UAs are not factory-authorized technicians, and may refer students to a repair facility such as the Science Center’s Computer Product & Repair Center for complex problems, but are able to solve many PC and Mac issues on site.

The Harvard Technology Showcase (Science Center 209) is an advanced multi-media facility offering state-of-the-art Macintosh and PC computing tools. The Showcase is available to FAS students and faculty wishing to explore multi-media and advanced technologies. The Showcase features equipment for scanning, video capture and editing, CD and DVD writing, and digital photography.

For additional information about FAS Computer Services, please visit the Computer Services website at www.fas.harvard.edu/computing.

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (UIS)
www.uis.harvard.edu

The mission of University Information Systems (UIS), Harvard University’s central information technology (IT) organization, is to provide effective and efficient IT services to the University community.

Technology Services

The Technology Services group within UIS manages IBM, Apple, and GovConnection vendor partnerships and serves as facilitator, on behalf of the University, to ensure vendor compliance to contracts and timely communications about product or program changes.

Technology Services offers Apple computers at educational pricing and Microsoft software for students through its on-line store (www.computers.harvard.edu) and through telephone sales at 617-495-5450. Lenovo and IBM personal computers are available directly through Lenovo/IBM at aggressive price discounts negotiated exclusively for the Harvard community. For information on how to access the Lenovo/IBM site visit www.computers.harvard.edu. Peripherals, accessories and other technology products are available through GovConnection, a subsidiary of PC Connection. GovConnection offers special pricing for the Harvard community and low shipping rates. For information on how to access the GovConnection site visit www.computers.harvard.edu.

Technology Services’ Computer Product and Repair Center located in the Science Center features the latest laptop and desktop technology from Apple and Lenovo. A selection of iPods, software and accessories are also available for purchase, and a walk-in hardware repair service center staffed with A+ certified technicians is located on site, so that students, faculty, and staff can drop off computers for in-warranty or out-of-warranty service. The Center was developed in collaboration with FAS and supplements other technology services in the building provided by HASCS. Technology Services also takes computers in for hardware repair at its main facility located at 219 Western Ave.

The Computer Product and Repair Center is open Monday through Thursday, 11 am–7 pm and Friday, 9 am–5 pm. Technology Services telephone sales is open Monday through Friday, 9 am–5 pm, and can be reached by calling 617-495-5450. The Technology Services main facility for product pick-up, returns, and repair is located at 219 Western Ave., Allston (on the corner of No. Harvard Street and Western Avenue next to the Harvard stadium) and the hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am–5 pm.

Center for Workplace Development (CWD)
124 Mt. Auburn Street617-495-4895
www.harvie.harvard.edu/courses

Computer classes taught by the Center for Workplace Development (CWD) are open to both the Harvard Community and the general public. Classes run throughout the year. All classes are held in the PC classrooms at CWD, (124 Mt. Auburn Street). Information on current classes is available on the web: www.harvie.harvard.edu/courses (HUID and PIN required to login).

Classes range from hands-on introductory workshops to all levels of word processing, spreadsheets, database management and design, desktop publishing, and website development. Call (617-495-4895) for further information.