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What is HathiTrust?
HathiTrust (pronounced 'hah-tee') is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. The goal of the partnership is to both preserve and provide access to print works, mainly by digitizing materials from library collections and making them available in the HathiTrust Digital Library.
Relevant HathiTrust Pages
Below are some useful resources to help you with your research:
- Help Using the HathiTrust Digital LibraryIncludes help logging in, searching and viewing books, printing, downloading, and more.
- Copyright HelpInformation about determining copyright in HathiTrust.
- Access and Use PoliciesExplains HathiTrust's copyright attribution policies.
- HathiTrust U.S. Federal Government Documents ProgramInformation about an initiative to identify U.S. Federal Government Documents in the HathiTrust.
- University of Michigan Friend AccountProvides additional access for researchers not affiliated with the University of Illinois or another HathiTrust partner.
- Introduction to HathiTrust Research CenterThis guide provides an introduction to the HathiTrust Research Center and its research tools.
- Plot lexical trends using HathiTrust+BookwormLearn how to use the HathiTrust+Bookworm tool, which allows you to visualize trends in language over time.
Contact Information
For more specific assistance, contact a HathiTrust expert:
- John Laskowski – User Experience & Web Strategist at the U of I Library, supports services for print disability
- HathiTrust Research Center - for research use of the HathiTrust corpus