FRIDA
Our Services
Our Services
- About
- Submitting Requests
- Format of Requests
- Requests for Law School Library Material
- Material from other Harvard Libraries
- Types of Requests
- Renewals and Recalls
- Syllabus assistance
About
FRIDA (Faculty Research & Information Delivery Assistance) or now known as FRSS (Faculty Research and Scholarly Support Services) is the primary service for faculty members to obtain delivery of known documents, from the Law Library or other sources.
Hours
- Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Closed during all Law School holidays.
- Requests sent on weekends or holidays on the next business day.
Submitting Requests
Harvard Law School Faculty members may request office delivery of books and other materials by any of the following methods:
- E-mail a request to frida@law.harvard.edu
- Call us at (617) 496-2147
- Use our FRIDA request form
Rush Requests
Requests submitted before 3:00 p.m. should be filled by the end of the day. Anything submitted after 3:00 p.m. should be filled by the end of the next business day.
Format of Requests
While filling out the form, please include the following:
- Please indicate “rush” and specify the time constraints of the request.
- Any special instructions, e.g. two pages per copy, this edition only, etc
- Any format preference, e.g. electronically (PDF), print out, etc.
- Acceptable databases, e.g Westlaw, LexisNexis, etc.
Requests for Law School Library Material
FRIDA accepts requests for the following Law Library materials:
| Material | Estimated Turnaround |
| Books and bound journals held on-site | 1 business day |
| Books and bound journals held at the Harvard Depository | 2 business days |
| Articles available online in PDF | 1 business day |
| Articles from print sources | 2 business days |
Material from other Harvard Libraries
FRIDA can borrow circulating materials from the following Harvard Libraries:
| Andover-Harvard Theological | Harvard- Yenching |
| Baker | Lamont |
| Cabot Science | Loeb Design |
| Fine Arts | Tozzer |
| Gutman | Widener |
| Harvard Kennedy School |
Types of Requests
If an item is not available in one of the Harvard Libraries we will request the item via Inter-library Loan or Borrow Direct.
| Borrow Direct | 4-6 business days |
| Inter-Library Loan | 7-14 business days |
Contact Anne-Marie Taylor, Access Services Resource Sharing Coordinator, at 617-495-5093 for additional information.
Renewals and Recalls
Renewals
Harvard Books:
- Items can be renewed five times.
- Items can be renewed online using the “My Account” features in HOLLIS.
- If an item can no longer be renewed, please bring it to Langdell Circulation. If no other patron is waiting for the item, we can discharge it and check it out to your account again.
Inter-library Loan Books:
- Renewals are granted at the discretion of the lending library and may not be available for all ILL books, so we urge you to use ILL material promptly.
- We will request up to two renewals for an ILL book.
- ILL material should be returned as soon as it is due.
Recalls
All items borrowed through FRIDA and ILL are subject to recall. You will be notified by e-mail if a book has been recalled for another library patron. Please return recalled items as soon as possible or expect fines. Either bring them to the Library Circulation Desk or drop them in the Library
Syllabus assistance
Hard linking for material available through our database collections:
- Articles
- Cases
- E-Book (whole titles and chapters)
- Government documents