Digital Technology Opens Harvard's Library Collections to the World

The Harvard University Library, the largest university library in the world, is a system of more than 80 libraries with overall collections of more than 15.8 million volumes, as well as journals, primary source materials, images, audio and video recordings, and digital resources that span a wide range of subjects, languages, and dates. These include a vast number of rare-and often unique-books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, ephemera, and other materials that constitute Harvard's special collections.