Use HOLLIS, the library catalog, to search for the materials you need. Items eligible for Scan & Deliver will have a "Scan & Deliver" link under the access options. Submit a request and we'll scan a journal article or book chapter and deliver it to you via email.
Scan & Deliver is available to Harvard students, faculty, fellows, and staff. Scans are available for download for 30 days. You can manage your requests and access scans (for 30 days) from your Scan & Deliver account.
Delivery Time
Scans are processed by our Access Services department and typically sent to you within four business days of request. Please note that this is not a guarantee. Some requests may take longer, particularly if the material is hard to find or on a format such as microforms.
Course Reserves
Material obtained through Scan & Deliver cannot be used for course reserves without first being processed and reviewed by your School's reserves staff. Get more information about course reserves.
Non-Harvard Affiliates
Non-Harvard affiliates, including researchers and members of the public, may submit requests for materials to be digitized through interlibrary loan by submitting their request(s) to an institution they are affiliated with that participates in interlibrary loan — such as a college or a local public library. Alternatively, you may request that images be digitized via our reproductions service.
Copyright
The purpose of the Scan & Deliver service is to provide library users with a copy of the requested material for personal use. In providing this service, we must also follow relevant copyright laws.
- We legally cannot fulfill requests for more than two articles or other contribution to a periodical or copyrighted collection, or more than two chapters or other small part of any other copyrighted work.
- The service can only be used for isolated and unrelated reproduction of a single copy of the same material on separate occasions. It can't be used for the related or concerted reproduction of multiple copies of the same material — whether made at one time or over a period of time, and whether for use by one person or multiple people.
- If a library questions whether a request complies with these requirements, the request will be sent to a librarian for consultation before a decision is made whether to fill the request.
- See all copyright restrictions for Scan & Deliver.
