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Exhibitions and Loans

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Exhibitions and Loans Overview On this page, library staff performing registrarial functions will find links to guidelines to assist with organization and planning of on-campus exhibitions as well as incoming and outgoing loans with other campus locations...

Exhibitions and Loans Overview

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On this page, library staff performing registrarial functions will find links to guidelines to assist with organization and planning of on-campus exhibitions as well as incoming and outgoing loans with other campus locations or organizations outside the...

Guidelines for Exhibition Processing & Recommended Timelines

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On this page, library staff will find an overview of processing and recommended timelines for on-campus exhibitions as well as links to timelines for specific exhibition sizes and factors that may lengthen the timelines. Please note that these timelines...

Guidelines for Exhibition Processing and Recommended Timelines (Library Staff)

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On this page, library staff will find an overview of processing and recommended timelines for on-campus exhibitions as well as links to timelines for specific exhibition sizes and factors that may lengthen the timelines. Please note that these timelines...

Guidelines for Course Exhibitions and Temporary Teaching Exhibitions (Faculty and Students)

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Faculty and students may occasionally organize exhibitions in Harvard libraries as part of an applied curriculum. These types of exhibitions are generally completed on either a two-semester or one-semester model, as detailed in the Course Exhibition...

Guidelines for Incoming Loans Processing and Recommended Timelines

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Recommended timelines for loan processing were designed to help libraries make an incoming loan request for inclusion of a work from another campus location or external institution in a library-organized exhibition. The timelines are structured to ensure...

Glossary

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BORROWER The borrower is the institution requesting the loan of collections from another owner. For an outgoing loan, the borrower is the institution or other campus location requesting materials from a Harvard library. For an incoming loan, the borrower...

Frequently Asked Questions

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The following FAQs address questions that may arise when using the guidelines and templates in the Exhibitions & Loans Documentation offered by Preservation Services. If your question is not answered here, please contact HL_PreservationInfo@harvard.edu...

Guidelines and Forms for Exhibitions and Loans

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GUIDELINES EXHIBITIONS Exhibition Factors That May Require More Time Exhibition Review Guidelines for Course Exhibitions & Temporary Teaching Exhibitions Selecting Materials in Good Condition Guidelines for Creating a Facility Report Guidelines for...

Guidelines for Creating a Facility Report

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When a Harvard library requests to borrow collections (for exhibition or teaching purposes), the potential lender may require the library to prepare a facility report. The report provides detailed information about the library building and exhibition...

Incoming Loan Agreement

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The Incoming Loan Agreement is a standard agreement between a library and a private individual, another campus location, or an external institution. It should be used when the library is being lent works for an onsite exhibition and the lender has no...

Incoming Loans Overview

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Incoming loans are often undertaken to augment an exhibition or to assist in teaching, research, and instruction conducted at a Harvard library. Whether the incoming loan is from another campus location or from an external institution, the process...