The AHAS copy center provides free photocopying services (black and white only) for course-related or departmental materials, as well as back-up or overflow copying when department photocopiers are out of order or at capacity use.
AHAS follows all Harvard and Federal copyright guidelines and laws when copying published materials. For more information on copyright laws, please visit our AHAS Copyright Guidelines page, or the US Copyright Office website. For more detailed questions regarding copyright laws, please contact the Harvard University Office of the General Counsel for assistance.
AHAS is able to provide the following print, copy, and scanning services:
- Print copies from docs or PDFs via e-mail, for teaching and development curriculum
- Copy and/or scan articles or books to PDF, within fair use copyright restrictions (Please see the Copyright section of this website for more information)
- We can make copies using the following paper sizes: 8.5”x11”, 11”x14” (legal), 11”x17”
You can request photocopying services through AHAS via the following methods:
- Faculty may send materials to be printed directly to AHAS via email. AHAS is able to print documents of most file types including Word, Excel, and PDF formats. If you email documents to be printed after business hours, please allow at least 1 hour for production the following business morning. We encourage submitting materials as far in advance as possible in order to ensure timely order completion. Please submit e-mail requests to ahas@fas.harvard.edu.
- Drop off your bound or flat originals at our Barker or Bolyston satellite locations, or our main AHAS copy center. If the original copy is a book, please include the specified range(s) of pages with the other details of your request (see below for what to include).
Please specify the following information when placing your request:
- An exact deadline for when copies need to be ready (if via e-mail, state this in the subject line)
- Number of copies required
- Format Instructions: 1- or 2-sided printing, stapled or loose pages, 3-hole punching, booklet, paper size, etc.
- Location for pickup (1414 Massachusetts Avenue, 5th Floor, Barker, Boylston)
- If your order contains tests or other confidential items that need to be kept locked away
- Any additional or special requests
AHAS also provides shredding of confidential or sensitive business, class and department related materials.
Please reach out to AHAS at ahas@fas.harvard.edu to coordinate a shredding request. Please note, if you are from a small department, we also can coordinate pickup of large shredding requests as follows: For orders larger than 3 boxes, or orders containing hardcover-bound or plastic spiral-bound documents, please contact us to coordinate DataShredder pickup services. If you have any uncertainty as to whether your documents can be processed in our office or if they necessitate DataShredder services, please contact us in order to discuss the details of your shredding needs.
If boxed, documents to be destroyed should be clearly labeled. Please note that documents to be shredded cannot be left in a drop box nor picked up without a faculty or staff member present for confirmation.
