HKS Library Newsletter September @ HKS Library Next week, the fall semester will officially arrive! We in the HKS Library have loved welcoming all the incoming student cohorts, seeing familiar faces, and gearing up for the many learning opportunities we have to offer to HKS students, staff, faculty, and beyond. In this newsletter, you'll find: Sign Up for a Cambridge Public Library Card: Right on the HKS campus, on September 16. Key Library Resources for New Students: HOLLIS, free news, research guides, and more. Zotero Workshops: Register to learn how to organize your research materials and automatically cite your sources. Let's Get (Student) Printing: Pizza and ice cream social to get students set up to print from their own devices. Data Office Hours: Get expert, weekly support on finding, cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing your data. New Book Display: Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month. National Library Card Signup Month Sign Up for a Cambridge Public Library Card Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | 11:30AM-1:30PM ET | Sunshine Lobby (HKS) September is National Library Card Signup Month! During the month, public libraries across the US mark the beginning of the school year with a campaign to ensure everyone has a library card and can take full advantage of the many resources and services public libraries have to offer. This September, the HKS Library and Cambridge Public Library invite you to sign up for your local library card right on the HKS campus! A card will get you free access to print books, audiobooks, e-books, museum passes, and more. Any Massachusetts resident, even a temporary one, can get a public library card. You don't have to be a Cambridge resident. Just bring a photo ID and proof of MA residency (like a lease, utility bill, or piece of official mail) to the event. We're also encouraging HKS community members to send a letter of appreciation to your favorite public library, anywhere in the world. We'll pay for postage! Fill out a postcard at the event, stop by the HKS Library whenever we're open, or submit this online form. Event Details Key Library Resources for New Students HOLLIS: Harvard's online library catalog, where you can order print books for pickup at the library of your choice and access online resources like e-books, journal articles, databases, and more. Explore HOLLIS » Zotero: Keep all your research materials in one place, generate automatically formatted citations, insert citations directly into Word and Google Docs, and more. Start using Zotero » Free Access to News Sources: Set up individual subscriptions to news outlets like The New York Times and Bloomberg, and use library databases to read content from The Boston Globe, The Economist, and more. Get free news access » Research Guides: Over 40 expertly curated guides on HKS research topics like Economics, Human Rights, International Development, and more. Use these to find recommended resources for starting papers and projects. Explore research guides » Meet with Librarians: HKS librarians can help you find secondary sources and data, conduct literature reviews, use AI responsibly, clean data and use data analysis software, create data visualizations, and more. Schedule an appointment » Library Access & Borrowing for Spouses / Partners: HKS affiliates can apply for their spouses / domestic partners to access all Harvard libraries and borrow print books. Apply for spousal / partner access » Running September through October Zotero Workshops Automatically generate citations, keep your sources in one place, & more Zotero is a free and user-friendly tool that takes the stress our of citing sources and managing research materials, ensuring you have more time for research and writing. The HKS and Harvard Libraries are hosting many Zotero workshops throughout September and October. At the workshops, you'll learn how to use Zotero to keep all your research materials and sources in one place, generate automatically formatted citations and bibliographies, download online resources directly from the web, insert citations directly into Word and Google Docs, and more. Zotero workshops will take place on: Tuesday, September 9, 10:30-11:30AM ET, Online Tuesday, September 9, 3:00-4:00PM ET, Online Wednesday, September 10, 12:00-1:00PM ET, Online Thursday, September 11, 4:30-5:30PM ET, Lamont Library Tuesday, September 16, 1:30-2:30PM ET, Lamont Library Wednesday, September 17, 3:00-4:00PM ET, Cabot Library Thursday, September 18, 9:00-10:00AM ET, Online Wednesday, September 24, 4:30-5:30PM ET, Online Thursday, September 25, 12:00-1:00PM ET, Cabot Library Tuesday, October 7, 12:00-1:00PM ET, Online Wednesday, October 8, 10:30-11:30AM ET, Lamont Library Wednesday, October 15, 9:00-10:00AM ET, Online Thursday, October 16, 1:30-2:30PM ET, Online Register for a Zotero Workshop Let's Get (Student) Printing   Pizza and ice cream social Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 3:00-5:00PM Join HKSIT and the HKS Library to set up student printing on your own device, and enjoy a slice or a scoop. Don't be on an assignment deadline later this semester and still have to install Crimson Print! Take 10 minutes with us now to avoid the stress of last-minute printing setup later. Register for the Event Data Office Hours   Get help finding, cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data Wednesdays, Sept. 10-Dec. 10 | 4:00-5:00PM Get customized, expert support from HKS and Harvard librarians every Wednesday in the HKS Library. We can help you find and download data, clean data to prepare it for analysis, write and de-bug code for analyzing data, implement analytical methods, use GIS tools to make maps and conduct spatial analysis, create effective data visualizations, and more. Office Hours Details New Book Display: Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month is an annual celebration of the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Latin America and other Spanish-speaking countries. The US first observed the occasion in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week, which was expanded in the 1980s into a month-long celebration from September 15 to October 15. These dates encompass the anniversaries of independence for many Latin American countries. In this book display observing Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month, you'll find literary nonfiction, novels, memoirs, poetry, and nonfiction about the identities, experiences, politics, history, and activism of people with roots in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking countries. Explore the Display Acknowledgment of Land and People Harvard University is located on the traditional and ancestral land of the Massachusett, the original inhabitants of what is now known as Boston and Cambridge. We pay respect to the people of the Massachusett Tribe, past and present, and honor the land itself which remains sacred to the Massachusett People. From the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP). 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