Gutman Library is committed to providing library services to Harvard Teacher Fellows, HGSE doctoral students, and faculty working at a distance. We provide access to the library's circulation, document delivery, and research services.
Ask Us! -- Gutman research librarians are available to provide answers to a wide range of quick reference questions or to work with you at a distance throughout the capstone or dissertation process.
Borrow Direct Plus -- If you live near a Borrow Direct Plus library, you have access to on-site borrowing.
Distance Book Delivery -- available to current HGSE
- Harvard Teacher Fellows in their teaching residency.
- EdD and PhD students (Year 3+) living more than 50 miles from Cambridge.
- EdLD students in their residency year.
- faculty on leave.
Request a Book from the Harvard libraries:
Books that include a "Request Pick Up" link in HOLLIS are eligible for distance book delivery. To request book delivery:
1. Search for books in HOLLIS
2. On the full record, in the Get It "Options" section, click Request Pick Up.
3. Important! Select Gutman Education as the pick-up location. (Books sent to other libraries cannot be mailed via Distance Delivery.)
4. When you receive an "Available for Pick-Up Notice" via email, submit a Distance Book Delivery Request to have books mailed to you.
5. You will get an email when the books you've requested have been shipped. (Note: Gutman Library will pay shipping and return costs for up to 10 books per semester via 2-day FedEx. For any additional books sent, you will be billed for FedEx shipping and return charges.)
FAQs:
How are materials sent to me?
Books are sent to domestic addresses via FedEx 2-day delivery. Contact us for information about international shipping. (Note: FedEx will not deliver to P.O. box addresses.)
How do I return books borrowed?
All books borrowed must be returned by the due date via FedEx 2nd day delivery to Distance Services, Monroe C. Gutman Library, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138 A FedEx label will be provided.
What if I lose or damage a Distance Delivery book?
You will be billed for lost or damaged books through your term bill.
More questions?
Contact:
Carla Lillvik
carla_lillvik@harvard.edu
617.496.0682