HathiTrust Emergency Full Text (ETAS) ending

The Harvard Libraries are reopening and the vast print collections of Harvard Library are once again open to our community.

HathiTrust Emergency Full Text Access Service (ETAS) is no longer available to Harvard Library as of August 30, 2021.

An unprecedented emergency measure due to COVID-19 restrictions, the service was possible under the Fair Use exception to copyright law as long as we did not have access to our physical collections.

ETAS does not represent HathITrust's usual offerings. We still have access to their vast digital library catalog containing the full text of millions of US government documents and public domain materials from institutions around the world, plus the ability to search the full text of any copyrighted works in their database.

Service Alert:
  • Ask a Librarian, including chat and email, will be suspended on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24. Regular service hours resume on Saturday..
  • If If you're experiencing an ongoing technical issue when you attempt to access library materials with your HarvardKey during these times, please report it to Library Technology Services.

Chat

Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm

Friday9am-7pm

Saturday9am-5pm

Sunday 12noon-7pm

Chat is intended for brief inquiries from the Harvard community.

Meet

Talk to a librarian for advice on defining your topic, developing your research strategy, and locating and using sources. Make an appointment now.

These services are intended primarily for Harvard University faculty, staff and students. If you are not affiliated with Harvard, please use these services only to request information about the Library and its collections.