Oberlin Joins HathiTrust Digital Library

May 19, 2023

Launched in 2008, HathiTrust has a growing membership comprising more than two hundred libraries and holds the largest set of digitized books managed by the academic, research, and library community. Members have contributed more than 17.4 million volumes to the digital library, digitized from their library collections. More than 6.5 million of the contributed volumes are in the U.S. public domain and freely available online.

HathiTrust serves a dual role. First, as a trusted repository, it guarantees the long-term preservation of the materials it holds, providing the expert curation and consistent access long associated with research libraries. Second, as a service for members and the public good, HathiTrust offers persistent access to the digital collections. This includes viewing, downloading, and searching public domain volumes, and searching access to copyrighted works. Notably, specialized features are also available for members that facilitate access by persons with print disabilities, and allow users to gather subsets of the digital library into “collections” that can be searched and browsed.

Oberlin students, faculty, and staff can now access member features by clicking on the “LOG IN” button at hathitrust.org, choosing “Oberlin College and Conservatory,” and using their ObieID to authenticate.