Harvard Library staff are available for consultation, instruction, and full-service creation of standards-based metadata for research data. Specific programs at Fine Arts, the Harvard Kennedy School, and Countway Library at Harvard Medical School are available for researchers working within specialized disciplines.
Metadata Creation
Eligibility information is outlined below based on providers with offerings that are available to the entire Harvard community or a specific unit/appointment.
University-wide
Fine Arts Library
Fine Arts Library offers metadata creation for images in Harvard's historical collections.
Audience
- All Faculty
- All Graduate Students
- School Undergraduates
- All Affiliates
- Departments
Service Provider
Fine Arts Library
Service Fee
Other
Service Website
https://library.harvard.edu/collections/digital-images-and-slides-collection
Contact Information
William Connor: wsconnor@fas.harvard.edu
Unit/Appointment-specific
Countway Library (Longwood Medical Area)
Countway Library provides a variety of RDM services to biomedical researchers within the context of projects conducted by members of the Longwood Medical Area community, including data finding and acquisition, metadata creation, and ontology management. These services require funding provided by the project (e.g. grant sources). The Countway Library also instructs students and other users who need assistance with describing their research data. Metadata support offered in collaboration with the Archives and Records Management Program of the Center for the History of Medicine.
Audience
- School Affiliates
- School Faculty
- School Graduate Students
Service Provider
Countway Library
Service Fee
Yes
Service Website
https://countway.harvard.edu/services/publishing-data-services/data-services
Contact Information
Julie Goldman: julie_goldman@hms.harvard.edu
Harvard Kennedy School
Audience
- School Faculty
- Graduate School Fellows
Service Provider
Harvard Kennedy School Library
Service Fee
None
Service Website
https://guides.library.harvard.edu/hks/data_resources