Borrowing Materials

To borrow materials from Baker Library | Bloomberg Center:

You will need a valid Harvard ID, HCL Research Assistant card, HBS Student Partner card, or Baker Access Card with borrowing privileges (accompanied by photo ID).
A valid Harvard ID can be used to check out items at other Harvard libraries.
No other library users may borrow Baker materials. HBS alumni cards allow on-site access, but do not allow borrowing privileges.
Many items in Historical Collections must be used on-site. Please see Historical Collections General Information and Services for more information.

Type of Item	Loan Period
Books (Core Collection, stacks, and some Old Class), theses	Four weeks*
Audio books, videos, working papers	Two weeks*
Reserve items	Up to two hours inside the library
Journals, microfiche, microfilm, pamphlets	Non-circulating

* HBS faculty and doctoral candidates may request an extended loan.

To place a recall on a checked-out item, use the HOLLIS Catalog to look up the desired item and click Request Item, or ask us a question .
A recall will shorten the due date and reserve it for the next borrower.
You will be notified by e-mail when the book is returned.

To renew an item, use the HOLLIS Catalog—My Account button, or ask us a question.
Items can be renewed up to five times if no one recalls them.

Overdue item fine: 50 cents/day ($20 max).
Recall item fine: $2.00/day in addition to the 50 cents/day ($48 max).
Lost book fees: $120 (includes $100 replacement and processing fee plus $20 for overdue fines). With Recall, this fine could total $148.
Non-receipt of overdue notices does not exempt the borrower from fines.

RAs and FAs may borrow books on the behalf of faculty. Print the Proxy Patron Registration Form on faculty letterhead and send the completed letter via interoffice or bring to the Stamps Reading Room Service Desk, Baker Library | Bloomberg Center.

When checking out books, be sure to specify if they should be checked out to you or to the professor for whom you are a proxy.