Category: Mass Digitization
UC Libraries partner with DPLA via HathiTrust
As announced today, HathiTrust Digital Library collections, including over 400,000 UC volumes, will be discoverable within the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) project. Of HathiTrust’s nearly 11 million volumes, the 3.5 million that are in the public domain or […]
HathiTrust May 2013 Update
May brings changes and challenges to HathiTrust as you can read in the May newsletter. This issue includes the following: A message from Executive Director John Wilkin on his appointment as the Dean of Libraries at the University of Illinois. […]
HathiTrust April 2013 Update
By Heather Christenson, Project Manager, Mass Digitization The HathiTrust April 2013 Update is now available. Several important new developments are announced in the newsletter: Service to support access for users with print disabilities at partner institutions Updated, enhanced HathiTrust web presence […]
HathiTrust Services for Users With Print Disabilities
By Heather Christenson, Project Manager, Mass Digitization In an important new development, HathiTrust now provides a way for the UC campuses to offer full view of some of the in-copyright books in HathiTrust to our print disabled patrons. A designated […]
10,000,000 HathiTrust Records Now Have Clear Labels in Melvyl
In response to user feedback from the UC community, OCLC has relabeled more than 10,000,000 Melvyl (WorldCat Local) records making it easy to distinguish if a digitized work in HathiTrust is available in full text or for limited viewing only. […]
Two Enhancements from HathiTrust: Interface Redesign and Research Center Tools
Redesigned Website By Heather Christenson, Project Manager, Mass Digitization HathiTrust has released an updated, fresh design and new features for its website. The latest design incorporates feedback submitted by HathiTrust users and input from HathiTrust’s User Experience and Communications working groups. We encourage […]
HathiTrust March 2013 Update
By Heather Christenson, Project Manager, Mass Digitization Spring is here and the March HathiTrust update is hot off the press. The news includes: A reminder about submitting nominations for the Program Steering Committee A report on the HathiTrust Research Center’s […]
HathiTrust February 2013 Update
By Heather Christenson, Project Manager, Mass Digitization The HathiTrust update on February activities is now available. Top News: the HathiTrust Research Center plans a release of software infrastructure at the end of March, loaded with the latest and greatest service components and […]
HathiTrust January 2013 Update
By Heather Christenson, Project Manager, Mass Digitization The January HathiTrust update was released on 2/15/13, and, in addition to the regular updates on ingest, projects, working groups and new development, the new bylaws have been adopted by the HathiTrust partners. As our year begins, […]
CDL Welcomes Matt Pearson
By Heather Christenson, Project Manager, Mass Digitization CDL is delighted to announce that Matt Pearson began work in the Mass Digitization Team of the Collection Development and Management Program on January 14, 2013 as our new Digitization & Services Coordinator. […]