Introduction and Research Contacts
Use this research guide to become familiar with the basic library resources available for researchers in Celtic studies.
If you are also a teaching fellow, consult the library's Resources for Instructors page for information on how to create links to articles in the library's databases directly from your course web page.
There are more than ninety libraries supporting research throughout Harvard University. The Harvard College Library is one component of the University Library, and it is really nine separate libraries supporting research among the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Widener Library is the single largest library at Harvard. It holds one of the world's most comprehensive research collections in the humanities and social sciences, and it is a key resource for the study of Celtic Languages and Literatures.
Located within the Widener Library building is the Fred N. Robinson Celtic Seminar Library. The Robinson Room is on the 3rd floor of Widener Library in Room K. Collections are available for consultation by members of the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures and others by permission of the Celtic department. See contact information below for more information.
If you need assistance with using library resources at any point, or would like to schedule a research consultation, contact:
Elizabeth McKeigue, Research Librarian and Library Liaison to the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures, via e-mail or 617-496-4023.
For questions about the Celtic collections or to suggest materials for purchase, contact:
Daryl Boone , Bibliographer for the Humanities, via e-mail or 617-496-7406.
For access to the collections in the Fred N. Robinson Celtic Seminar Libary, contact:
Patricia Malone , Curator of the Robinson Celtic Seminar Library, via e-mail or 617-495-8771 or Margo Granfors, Celtic Department Administrative Assistant, via e-mail or 617-495-1206.