Web-based Library Catalog This page contains the information of several libraries, which include Harvard University* and the members of Boston Library Consortium. The Boston Library Consortium (BLC) is a cooperative association of sixteen academic and research libraries. Founded in 1970, the Consortium supports resource sharing and enhancement of services to users of the member libraries. For further information concerning the Consortium, please contact your institution's library or the Boston Library Consortium, Room 317, Boston Public Library, 666 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02117, phone: (617) 262-0380. The members of Boston Library Consortium include : (Note : [*] indicates that the library catalog is not provided by this system.)

Boston College

• Boston College Libraries

  • Locaiton : 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02167.
    
  • Directions : Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, approximately six miles from the center of Boston; the main entrance is on Commonwealth Avenue [Rte. 30]. MBTA Boston College trolley [Green line] terminates at the corner of Lake St. and Commonwealth Avenue. The campus is located a block past the station on the left; O'Neill Library is located next to the garage on the left. Shuttle bus service to the Newton campus is available.
    
  • Hours : Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-1:00 a.m. , Friday 8:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m. , Saturday 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. , Sunday 11:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (Hours vary during holidays and exams.)
    
  • Phone Numbers : Hours [on tape] 552-4455 , O'Neill Circulation 552-8038 , Reference/Catalog 552-4471/4472 , Bapst Art Library 552-3200 , Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections 552-3282 , Social Work Library 552-3233 , Education Resource Center 552-4919 , Law School Library 552-4406 , Resource Center 552-4412 .
    

• Boston Public Library

  • Locaiton : Copley Square, Boston, MA 02117.
    
  • Directions : MBTA to Copley Square.
    
  • Hours : Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. , Friday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. , Sunday (Oct.-May) 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Branch library hours vary)
    
  • Phone Numbers : All departments 536-5400 , Kirstein Business Branch 523-0860 .
    

Boston University

• Boston University Libraries / Mugar Memorial Library

  • Locaiton : 771 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.
    
  • Directions : The best means of transportation to Boston University is the MBTA via the Green line. The St. Mary's Street/Boston University Central stop is conveniently located near Mugar Library.
    
  • Hours : Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 midnight , Friday-Saturday 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. , Sunday 10:00 a.m.-12:00 midnight. (Hours vary during holidays and exams., branch library hours vary)
    
  • Phone Numbers : Catalog Information/Reference 353-3704 , Circulation 353-3736 , Astronomy Library (725 Commonwealth Ave.) 353-3644 , Communications Library (640 Commonwealth Ave.) 353-7649 , Educational Resource Library (605 Commonwealth Ave.) 353-3734 , Law Library (765 Commonwealth Ave.) 353-3151 , Medical Library (80 East Concord) 638-4232 , Pardee Management Library (595 Commonwealth Ave.) 353-4303 , Science/Engineering Library (38 Cummington Street) 353-3733 , Theology Library (745 Commonwealth) 353-3034 .
    

Brandeis University

• Brandeis University Libraries / Main Library

  • LOUIS, the Brandeis University Libraries Online Catalog (via telent).
  • LOUIS, the Brandeis University Libraries Catalog (Web-based).
  • Address : P. O. Box 9110, Waltham, MA 02254-9110.
    
  • Directions : The Brandeis campus is just north of the Brandeis stop on the MBTA commuter rail line from North Station [Boston] and Porter Square [Cambridge] to South Acton and Fitchburg. A branch of the MBTA Green Line terminates at Riverside station, three miles from campus; taxi service is available at Riverside. A bus marked "Roberts" runs hourly from Newton Corner. Visitors should ask for directions to the library and for parking permits at the information booth at the campus's main entrance.
    
  • Hours : Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-12:00 midnight , Friday 8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. , Saturday 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. , Sunday 12:00 noon-12:00 midnight. (Hours may vary during holidays, exams. and when University is not in session)
    
  • Phone Numbers : Circulation 736-4621 , Reference/Information 736-4670 , Gerstenzang Science Library 736-4728 , Intercultural Library 736-4658 .
    

Brown University

• Brown University Libraries / Brown Library

  • Address : Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.
    
  • Directions : From the North take Interstate 95 to Interstate 195 (East towards New Bedford and Cape Cod), take first exit to Downtown. Turn right at second light, onto College Street. Go up hill three blocks. College Street deadends on Prospect Street directly in front of the Brown gates. The Rockefeller Library is on the right and the John Hay Library is on the left on Prospect Street.
    
  • Hours : Hours vary among libraries and from semester to semester, please call 401-863-BOOK or check the library home page for the hours of operation .
    
  • Phone Numbers : (Area code 401) Fax 863-1272 , Rockefeller Circulation 863-2165 , Rockefeller Reference 863-2167 , Sciences Reference 863-3333 , John D. Rockefeller Library 863-2165 , Sciences Library 863-3333 , Orwig Music Library 863-3759 , John Hay Library 863-3723 , Demography Library 863-2371 , Art Slide Library 863-3218 , Media Services 863-2197 , John Carter Brown Library 863-2725 .
    

Harvard University

• Harvard University Libraries

  • Harvard OnLine Library Information System (via telent).
  • Search For HOLLIS Plus Resources (Web-based).
  • Location : Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA.
    
  • Directions : MBTA Red line to Harvard Square.
    
  • Hours : Hours vary among libraries, please call the appropriate libraries for the hours of operation.
    
  • Phone Numbers : Too many to list here. Please check on the Gopher Menu LIBRARIES section for the particular libraries.
    

• Marine Biological Laboratory (Web-based Catalog)

  • Locaiton : Woods Hole, MA 02543.
    
  • Directions : From the Bourne Bridge follow Route 28 to Falmouth, then Woods Hole Road to Woods Hole. Cross the drawbridge on Water Street. The MBL/ WHOI Library offices are located in the Lillie Building which is the first red brick building on your right after the bridge. Bus transportation into Woods Hole is available from most areas.
    
  • Hours : Weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    
  • Phone Numbers : (Area code 508) Fax 540-6902 , Reference 289-7002 , Interlibrary Loan 289-7435 , Clark Reading Room 289-2865 (WHOI, Quisset Campus) , Data Library 289-2269 (WHOI, Quisset Campus).
    

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• M.I.T. Libraries

  • Locaiton : Cambridge, MA 02139-4307.
    
  • Directions : MBTA Red Line to Kendall Square and follow the signs to MIT. Also, MBTA Massachusetts Avenue bus stops at 77 Massachusetts Avenue (MIT building 7).
    
  • Hours : Hours vary among libraries and from term to term, please call the appropriate library or check the library home page for the hours of operation .
    
  • Phone Numbers : Fax 253-8894 , Hayden Circulation 253-5671 , Humanities Reference & Institute Library Catalog 253-5683 , Aeronautics and Astronautics Library (33-316) 253-5665 , Barker Engineering Library (10-500) 253-5663 , Dewey Library (E-53-100) 253-5677 , Humanities Library (14S-200) 253-5683 , Institute Archives and Special Collections (14N-118) 253-5136 , Lindgren Library (54-200) 253-5679 , Document Services (14S-0551) 253-5668 , Music Library (14E-109) 253-5689 , Rotch Library (7-238) 258-5599 , Schering-Plough Library (E24-131) 253-6366 , Science Library (14S-100) 253-5685.
    

Northeastern University

• Northeastern University Libraries / Snell Library

  • Locaiton : 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.
    
  • Directions : The Boston campus is accessible by the Orange Line [Ruggles Station], Green Line [E trolley, Northeastern stop], the #39 bus from Copley Square, or by Commuter Rail [Ruggles Station].
    
  • Hours : Hours vary among libraries and from semester to semester, please call 373-4976 or check the library home page for the hours of operation .
    
  • Phone Numbers : Catalog Information/Reference 373-2354 , Circulation 373-2353 , Burlington Campus Library (South Bedford Street, 01803 ext. 17) 272-5500 , Marine Science Center Library (East Point, Nahant, MA 01810) 581-7370 , African-American Institute Library (40 Leon Street) 373-3141 , Berkowitz Law Library (310 Knowles) 373-3332 .
    

• State Library of Massachusetts (via telnet)

  • Locaiton : 341 State House, Boston, MA 02133.
    
  • Directions : MBTA to Park Street. Walk across Boston Common to Beacon Street and the State House.
    
  • Hours : Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.(Closed on legal holidays)
    
  • Phone Numbers : Circulation Desk 727-2590/2591 , Information/Reference Desk 727-2590/2591 , Interlibrary Loans 727-2590/2591 , Newspapers/periodicals 727-2594 , Special Collections (Room 35) 727-2595 , State Government Publications 727-6279 , State Librarian's Office 727-2592 .
    

Tufts University

• Tufts University Libraries

  • Locaiton : Medford, MA 02155.
    
  • Directions : Medford Campus : From Davis Sq. Station take a Medford Sq. Bus [#94 or #96], or from Lechmere Station take an Arlington Ctr. Bus [#80] to the inter-section of College Ave. and Professors Row, follow the latter to the first building on the right, Wessell Library. Boston Campus : from T stations Boylston, New England Medical Center, or Downtown Crossing walk to Chinatown; from Kneeland Street proceed south on Harrison Ave. past St. James Church to the Sackler Center [4th floor]. Grafton Campus : From Rt. 495 take the West- borough Exit; proceed west 2 miles on Rt. 9, take Rt. 30 west toward North Grafton. Four miles beyond Westborough Ctr. take a right and park behind the Veterinary Education Center which houses the Veterinary Library on the second floor.
    
  • Hours : Hours vary among libraries, please call the particular libraries or check the library home page for the hours of operation .
    
  • Phone Numbers : Tisch Library (Professors Row, Medford) 627-3930 , Music Library (Leir Hall, Medford) 627-3594 , Edwin Ginn Library (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford) 627-3852 , Health Sciences Library (Arthur M. Sackler Center for Health Communications, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston) 956-6705 , Veterinary Library (Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton) 508-839-7957.
    

University of Massachusetts Amherst

• University Libraries

  • Locaiton : University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.
    
  • Directions : The only public transportation to the University and the library is via bus. Visitors driving from Boston may choose the rapid Mass Pike, exiting at Palmer and following Routes 181 to 202 to 9 through Belchertown to Amherst, or the less hectic Route 2-202 through Pelham to Amherst. The 28-story W. E. B. Du Bois Library Tower is in the center of the campus. Begin your library search there. Parking is at the Campus Center Parking Garage [$0.70/hour].
    
  • Hours : Hours vary among libraries, please call (413) 545-0414 or check the library home page for the hours of operation .
    
  • Phone Numbers : (Area code 413) Circulation Desk 545-2622 , Interlibrary Loan 545-0553 , Reference 545-0150 , Biological Sciences Library (214 Morrill Science Center) 545-2674 , Music Library, temporarily (18 & 19, University Library) 545-2870 , Physical Sciences Library (Graduate Research Center) 545-1370 .
    

University of Massachusetts Boston

• Joseph P. Healey Library

  • Location : University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393.
    
  • Directions : Take the MBTA Red Line [either an Ashmont or Braintree train] to JFK/UMASS [formerly Columbia]. Free shuttle bus service to the campus is available from the station parking lot. It runs every few minutes during the week and every half hour on weekends.
    
  • Hours : Please call 287-5903 or check the library home page for the hours of operation .
    
  • Phone Numbers : Catalog Information 287-5940 , Circulation 287-5900 , Library Information 287-5902 , Reference Desk 287-5940 .
    

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

• University Libraries

  • Locaiton : 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300.
    
  • Directions : From Boston and points north, by car : Route 128 to Route 24 south, Route 24 south to Route 140 south, Route 140 south to Route 195 west, Route 195 west to Exit 12A; by public transportation : American Eagle Bus Lines from South Station to New Bedford. SRTA #9 bus to UMass Dartmouth.
    
  • Hours : Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. , Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. , Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. , Sunday 12:00 noon.-11:00 p.m ( Hours vary among libraries and during holidays, please call (508) 999-8675 or check the library home page for the hours of operation ).
    
  • Phone Numbers : (Area code 508) Circulation 999-8677 , Interlibrary Loan 999-8684 , Library Office 999-8663 , Reference 999-8678 , Slide Library (Group VI) 999-8701 .
    

University of Massachusetts Lowell

• University Libraries

  • Search library catalog (via telent).
  • Locaiton : University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854.
    
  • Directions : O'Leary Library is on the South side of the Mer-rimack River near the corners of Wilder and Paw-tucket streets. Lydon Library is about one mile away, on the North side of the river near the corner of University Avenue and the VFW Highway. The Center for Lowell History houses non-circulating special collections and is located in the Mogan Cultural Center near the Boott Mills in downtown Lowell. Call for directions and visitor parking information for each library.
    
  • Hours : During Spring and Fall semesters, the usual library hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.- midnight; Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 1:00 p.m.-midnight. During intersessions, the libraries close at 5:00 p.m. weekdays and are closed on weekends. The libraries may be closed on the Saturday preceeding a Monday holiday.
    
  • Phone Numbers : (Area code 508) O'Leary Library : Circulation 934-4550 , Reference 934-4554 , Interlibrary Loan 934-4572 ; Lydon Library : Circulation 934-3205 , Reference 934-3213 , Interlibrary Loan 934-3206 , Center for Lowell History 934-4998.
    

University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester

• The Lamar Soutter Library

  • Search library catalog (via telent) :
    Logon Commands : Available Services: PAC ; Please identify your terminal as choice #5: VT100 ; Select file #4 from the CARL menu ; Select file #35. CARL Systems Libraries - Eastern U.S. ; Select file #8. from the C/W MARS ; Select file #64 for University of Massachusetts Medical School--Worcester.
  • Locaiton : 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655.
    
  • Directions : From Mass Pike, Exit 10 : take I-290 east to exit 21, turn right onto Plantation Street south. From Mass Pike, Exit 11 : turn left onto Route 122, right onto Sunderland Road, left onto Lake Avenue until you cross Route 9. From I-495, Exit 23 : take Route 9 west. After crossing the Lake Quinsigamond bridge, take the second right onto Plantation Street. From I-495, Exit 25 : take I-290 west to exit 22,turn right at end of ramp, at second traffic light turn left onto Plantation Street and proceed south. Public Transportation : Worcester is served by Am- track and by Greyhound, Fox Travel and Peter Pan bus companies. Locally, the Worcester Regional Transit Authority's #24 bus [Belmouth Street/Lake Avenue] provides service to the UMass Campus. Please call the WRTA at 508-701-9782 for the route and schedule.
    
  • Hours : Hours vary during holidays, please call 508-856-2511 or check the library home page for the hours of operation .
    
  • Phone Numbers : (Area Code 508) Circulation & Renewals 856-6099 , Reference 856-6857 .
    

Wellesley College

• Wellesley College Libraries / Margaret Clapp Library

  • Locaiton : Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02181-8275.
    
  • Directions : Public transportation : the Framingham Commuter Rail Line leaves South Station and Back Bay for Wellesley Square. Few trains run outside commuter hours, and there is no service on holidays or weekends. Call 617-722-3200 for information. By car : the campus is west of Wellesley Center be-tween Routes 135 and 16, with an entrance on each route.
    
  • Hours : Monday-Thursday 8:15 a.m.-12:00 midnight , Friday 8:15 a.m.-9:00 p.m. , Saturday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. , Sunday 10:00 a.m.-12:00 midnight. (Hours vary among libraries, please check the library home page for the hours of operation ).
    
  • Phone Numbers : Circulation 283-2110 , Reference and Catalog Information 283-2097 , Art Library, Jewett (Use of materials in library only) 283-2049 , Astronomy Library, Observatory (Use or borrowing by individual arrangement only) 283-2726 , Music Library, Jewett (Use allowed, borrowing by individual arrangement only) 283-2075 , Science Library, Science Center (Use allowed, borrowing by individuals registered at Clapp) 283-3083.