Services for Doctoral Students

Baker Library can help you negotiate favorable contract and license terms, reach deals for best possible pricing, and identify cost-share partners both within HBS and at other schools within Harvard University.

Do you want to schedule a research consultation with a Baker librarian? Find out more about how we can help.

Baker Library can help you in the early stages of a research project to test your concepts and streamline your research process or computer programs.

Baker Library's deep expertise with the licensed and publically available databases, as well as print collections, enables us to efficiently and effectively download, scrape, merge, and clean data from disparate sources

For data that is to be distributed, reproduced, or scraped, we offer services for evaluating terms of use for websites and datasets, obtaining permissions for copyrighted datasets that are openly accessible, and identifying the proper person for the researcher to contact for permissions and questions about data.

Reproduction and permissions information

Harvard Library tools and services that facilitate the access & delivery of books and articles from Harvard libraries and interlibrary loan (borrowing from other libraries).

Currently enrolled HBS MBA, doctoral and cross-registered students may request HBS "A" cases and background notes using our request form. Most cases are emailed within 1 business day.

Deposit your research data and documentation into HBS Dataverse, our secure online repository.

Staffed by a small team of experienced journalists, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge publishes accessible feature articles about faculty research (and practice) for an audience of business practitioners.  We also publish brief summaries of every working paper published through HBS. Our goal: to explain the practical relevance of economic research to a non-academic audience. 

Baker Library publishes a range of industry highlights newsletters every week for different HBS audiences. 

Baker Library offers access to a vast array of information resources. It also connects you to the broader resources of the Harvard University Libraries. With so many resources available, sometimes it's not easy to find and evaluate the information you need. Don't hesitate to ask for assistance.

Baker Library facilitates secure storage and easy access to research data and related materials (both paper and electronic).

Information on fellowships that include support for research at Baker Library.

Baker Library provides workshops, presentations and information sessions for faculty, students and alumni; as well as directly to students in the classroom. Learn more about our presentations, including how to schedule one for your course or club.