CDLINFO News: Mass Digitization

HathiTrust – It Just Gets Better

July 29, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

HathiTrust full-text search now leverages the richness of bibliographic data, and building and searching collections just got easier!  Read on for more details of what this means for researchers.  Full-text … More

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HathiTrust Mid-Year Review of Achievements & Activities

June 27, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

The HathiTrust Communications Working Group has prepared a summary of HathiTrust achievements and activities for the first part of 2011.  Learn details about this year’s activities, including orphan works, new … More

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Perspectives from HathiTrust: John Wilkin on discovery

June 24, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

HathiTrust has launched a new blog, Perspectives from HathiTrust.    The first post comes from John Wilkin, Associate University Librarian, University of Michigan, and Executive Director, HathiTrust, on the topic … More

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HathiTrust May 2011 Update: Orphan Works, New UC Members on Advisory Board and More

June 13, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

The May 2011 HathiTrust update has been posted on the HathiTrust website.  This month’s top news items include research on orphan works and new UC members on the Strategic Advisory … More

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CDL HathiTrust Staff in the News: Heather Christenson and Paul Fogel

June 9, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter,Staff News  |  Author: 

In an in-depth interview with CDL’s Heather Christenson, Mass Digitization Project Manager and HathiTrust Project Manager, and Paul Fogel, technical lead for mass digitization and the co-technical lead for the … More

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University of Michigan to Identify Orphan Works in HathiTrust

May 16, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

The University of Michigan Library’s Copyright Office is launching the first serious effort to identify orphan works among the in-copyright holdings of the HathiTrust Digital Library, which is funding the … More

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HathiTrust Makes Progress in April 2011

May 13, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

An update on HathiTrust Activities has been posted at http://www.hathitrust.org/updates_april2011 In addition to new functionality for its PageTurner application in April, improving the way volumes in the repository can be … More

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Viewing HathiTrust Books Just Got Better

Would you like to scan the contents of a book at a glance?  This is now possible with HathiTrust’s upgrade to its pageturner functionality.  The recent enhancements were developed collaboratively … More

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HathiTrust Webinar Available Online

May 5, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter  |  Author: 

Is your 52 volume set of Voltaire checked out but someone else needs to use it?  HathiTrust to the rescue! Want to learn more about HathiTrust, how it’s governed, what … More

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Heather Christenson In Print

April 22, 2011  |  Category:  Collection Development,Mass Digitization,Newsletter,Staff News  |  Author: 

CDL’s Heather Christenson has published an article in Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) entitled, “HathiTrust; A Research Library at Web Scale.”  The article,  in vol. 52 (2), pages 93-102, discusses the challenges digitized … More

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