HathiTrust: WU users can now download fulltext books

As of January 1, 2012, the WU Libraries joined the HathiTrust Digital Library, whose goal is to digitize, preserve, and increase online access to library collections. The trust derives its name from hathi (pronounced "HAH-tee"), the Hindi word for elephant.

HathiTrust began in 2008 and has grown to over 10 million volumes. Content covers subjects and disciplines in the Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences in over 425 languages.

WU faculty, students, and staff can:

• Download 2.7 million+ volumes in the public domain. About 30,000 full-view titles are in biomedical science subjects. Most of these are pre-1923.
• Search the full text of 10 million+ volumes. Search page (including fulltext search). You can also search within the full text of a specific item.
• Create personalized collections of items in HathiTrust

You can search for HathiTrust Catalog directly from the WU Libraries' website using the eBooks tab. Note: Hathi books are not included in the WU catalog except by request. Please let Ruth know if you need something added, for example, for convenient student access.