The Library accepts donations in a limited capacity. See our Donations Policy for more information.
If you are cleaning out an office and would like someone from the Library to take a look at books before they are discarded, please contact Wolbach's Collection Development Librarian, Eric Brownell.
When Wolbach is unable to accept your donation, we typically recommend patrons...
No. By law, we cannot appraise the value of items donated to the library, but we can connect you with qualified appraisers. See Wolbach's Donation Policy for more information.
Always feel free to contact the library if you have questions or concerns about intellectual property and copyright.
The most comprehensive source of information about U.S. copyright is the U.S. Copyright Office. Their website provides answers to many questions about copyright. See also:
Sign into your Google Scholar account or create a new one. Then you will need to designate Harvard as your library:
Go to Google Scholar’s main page and click “Settings”
Select “Library links” on the left of the page
In the empty box, type “Harvard” and click Search
Check the box next to “Harvard University - Find It @ Harvard” and click “Save”
Now “Find it @ Harvard” buttons will appear next to resources. If you are logged into your cfa.harvard.edu or other google based email address, the changes to the...
In order to access both the ADS article archive and literature paid for by the Wolbach Library, you must set up an ADS account and designate Harvard as your library. This will enable links to full text when viewing an ADS record.
You can return any Harvard Library book at the Wolbach Library. There is a messenger service that travels between the Harvard libraries. Coorespondingly, Wolbach Library materials can be returned to any other Harvard Library.
Library materials may be returned at the Wolbach Library Circulation Desk during regular business hours.
Library materials may be returned by mail to:
John G. Wolbach Library Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden St. MS-56 Cambridge, MA 02138.
You may renew most library materials remotely (via HOLLIS or phone) up to five times. After that, the materials must be returned and may be renewed in person. Once renewed in person, the renewal cycle starts anew.