This is a non-exhaustive listing of college-wide resources relevant to various aspects of the thesis writing process, organized by department/program.
ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER
Advice for Thesis Writers
https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/senior-theses
Accountability Groups (may be more relevant for the writing phase of a thesis project)
https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/accountability-groups-0
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
In addition to course-related support, ATC demonstrates assistive technology software and hardware like keyboards, mice, and dictation software.
https://atc.fas.harvard.edu/
DISABILITY ACCESS OFFICE
Formerly the Accessible Education Office, the DAO “works in collaboration with Harvard faculty, students, and staff to create equitable educational experiences through the promotion of universal design in learning, reasonable accommodations in inaccessible environments, and the reframing of disability as a valued aspect of the human experience.”
https://aeo.fas.harvard.edu/
HOUSES
Writing Tutors and Support (Houses not listed here may offer similar support not noted on public-access webpages)
Adams - https://adamshouse.harvard.edu/people/teams/writing-tutors
Cabot - https://cabot.harvard.edu/people/advising-areas/writing
Currier - https://currier.harvard.edu/people/kristen-starkowski
Eliot - https://eliot.harvard.edu/writing
Kirkland - https://kirkland.harvard.edu/people/resident-tutors/writing-tutors
Mather - https://mather.harvard.edu/resident-tutors/writing
Pforzheimer - https://pfoho.harvard.edu/people/advising-area/writing
HARVARD LIBRARIES
Ask a Librarian (chat, email, appointments)
https://ask.library.harvard.edu/
Overall Research Support Page
https://library.harvard.edu/how-to/get-remote-support-research-publishing#university-resources
Overall Library Services and Tools (wide-ranging; worth a skim)
https://library.harvard.edu/services-tools
Research Consultations
https://library.harvard.edu/services-tools/research-consultations
Library Liaisons
https://library.harvard.edu/services-tools/library-liaisons
Research Workshops and Related Events
https://libcal.library.harvard.edu/?_gl=1*7opaeh*_ga*NDUyNTgxMzYyLjE2NjQzODc2MTQ.*_ga_3CXC97RWEK*MTY2NjM4NDU2Ni42LjEuMTY2NjM4NjI0Ny4wLjAuMA..
Harvard Library Guide to Citation Management Software
https://guides.library.harvard.edu/cite/home
Visualization Support
https://library.harvard.edu/services-tools/visualization-support
Disciplinary Library Research Guides
Anthropology (includes Human Evolutionary Biology) - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/anthro
Biology: Web of Science Databases for Biological Research - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/webofscience
Computer Science - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/cs
Health Data Resources - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/healthus (United States) and https://guides.library.harvard.edu/healthinternational (International)
History of Science - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/HistSciInfo and https://guides.library.harvard.edu/histsci
Mind, Brain, and Behavior - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/mindbrain
Social Sciences Data (Datafest 2018) - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/datafest2018
Other Harvard Library Resources
Beginner's Guide to Locating and Using Numeric Data - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/data
HOLLIS (includes Scan and Deliver service) - https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/search?sortby=rank&vid=HVD2&lang=en_US
Finding Manuscripts and Archival Collections - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/archives
Google: A Scholar’s Guide - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/googleguide
Other Online Resources
Philosopher’s Index - http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:philoind
Psyc Info - http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:psycinfo
Pub Med - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/PubMed
APA Formatting/Style Guide (Purdue OWL) - https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
Statistics Consulting (free stats consulting for all forms of data analysis and interpretation of results, including causal inference, experimental design, classification and prediction/machine learning, statistical issues arising from big data’ sets, time series, model fitting, and data visualization; see https://statistics.fas.harvard.edu/harvard-statistics-consulting-service for details)
Fall 2022 Drop-In Hours, through November 29th
Science Center 316.06 (zoom option also available)
Spring Drop-In Hours through May 1st
Mondays 4-6 p.m.
Tuesdays 2-4 p.m.
Fridays 10 a.m.- 12 noon
WRITING CENTER
Writing Center Thesis Tutoring
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/senior-thesis-tutoring
Writing Center Drop-in Hours for Fall 2022
Mondays through Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Barker 19
Sundays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Lowell Dining Hall (writing tutors will have a sign)
Writing Center English Grammar and Language Tutor
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/egl-tutor
Departmental Writing Fellows (currently includes linguistics and psychology)
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/dwf
Brief Guides to Writing in the Disciplines (currently includes guides for philosophy and psychology)
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/brief-guides-writing-disciplines
Disciplinary Writing Guides (currently includes guides for life sciences, philosophy, and psychology)
https://writingproject.fas.harvard.edu/pages/disciplinary-writing-guides
Science Writes, Harvard Toolkit for Writing in the Sciences
https://www.sciencewrites.org/