CDLINFO News: Authored by Heather Christenson

HathiTrust June 2012 Update

The University of California libraries added another 3,446 volumes into HathiTrust this month, making UC’s total 3,340,228 of the 10,408,905 in HathiTrust.  Of these, more than 3,000,000 volumes are in … More

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CDL Joins Copyright Review Project

By Heather Christenson, CDL HathiTrust Project Manager The HathiTrust Digital Library contains millions of digital volumes that are not available to users, but could potentially be in the public domain … More

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HathiTrust May 2012 Update

June 8, 2012  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

Just in time for summer reading, the May 2012 update has been posted. So grab a comfortable chair and a refreshing beverage, and read on about the activities of our new … More

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HathiTrust Instructional Materials

May 29, 2012  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

The HathiTrust Communications Working Group has just announced a new HathiTrust Resources and Guides Web page.  Here you can find overviews, instructional materials, and guides covering HathiTrust and its services.   … More

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Putting the P in DPLA

May 1, 2012  |  Category:  Opinion and Commentary,Uncategorized  |  Author: 

By Heather Christenson I don’t work in a public library; I work in an academic library, and specifically, an academic digital library. In recent years academic libraries have been grappling … More

HathiTrust March 2012 Update – New Board of Governors, CDL Zephir testing and more

April 19, 2012  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

In March, the new members of HathiTrust’s Board of Governors were announced; working group and committee reports are included. The California Digital Library achieved a milestone in March, loading all … More

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HathiTrust Collection Exceeds 10 Million Volumes

January 6, 2012  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

HathiTrust reached a major milestone on January 5, 2012, exceeding 10 million volumes in its digital collections. More than 2.7 million of these volumes are in the public domain. Read … More

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Who are Trevor, Darrell, Katie, Chloe, Lisa, Stacy, and Xiaowen?

Thanks to the HathiTrust User Experience Advisory Group, we now have a set of “personas” representing HathiTrust users.   For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, personas are … More

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HathiTrust Constitutional Convention Ballot Proposals and More

September 26, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

As reported in August, a HathiTrust Constitutional Convention will be held in Washington, D.C. from October 8-10, 2011. The Constitutional Convention will consist of a series of sessions over three … More

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UC HathiTrust Update & News

September 9, 2011  |  Category:  Discovery & Delivery,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

by Heather Christenson, HathiTrust Project Manager, CDL August Activities As the academic year begins, the HathiTrust Update on August Activities provides a report on what the HathiTrust partnership has been … More