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HathiTrust Research Center Accepting Proposals for Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) Program
The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) requests proposals for its Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) Program, a scholarly service offering collaboration between researchers and HTRC staff to solve challenging problems related to computational analysis of the HathiTrust corpus. Previous ACS awardees are not eligible. Such proposals should demonstrate: A well-developed research question  Identified analysis methods A feasible […]
November 21, 2023
Welcome to UX Designer Gayathri Ramesh
Gayathri Ramesh joined HathiTrust in October in a new role as UX Designer to conduct user research and design new components for our digital library and web interfaces. She recently completed a Master’s in UX Research and Design and has a Bachelor’s in computer science and engineering with experience in higher education and accessibility design. […]
November 8, 2023
Welcoming New Members: November 2023
We are pleased to announce that Occidental College has joined the HathiTrust member community. See the full list of member libraries.
November 8, 2023
Andrea Cote to Join HathiTrust in New Business Process Role
HathiTrust is pleased to announce that Andrea Cote will become HathiTrust’s first Business Process Consultant Lead. Reporting to the Associate Director, Jennifer Vinopal, Cote will develop a team focused on business analysis and operational excellence. This position is funded by the Building Resilience for Access and Preservation grant from the Mellon Foundation, a multi-year effort […]
November 8, 2023
We’re Hiring! DevOps Engineer Position
We are currently seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our team of developers to build infrastructure for a broad array of applications. We are looking for an engineer to help improve our automated workflows for developing, testing, deploying, and monitoring our applications. Applications are being accepted until November 5, 2023. HathiTrust, administered by the University […]
October 24, 2023
Call for Projects in Metadata Quality Improvement Program
The third round call for participants in the  Metadata Quality Improvement Program  (MQIP) is now open! HathiTrust member libraries that currently contribute content (or have in the past) are eligible to access this program to improve, correct, and enhance their own catalogs – the source records for all HathiTrust items. This MQIP Program application period […]
October 12, 2023
From the Executive Director: Follow-Up on August’s Service Interruption
In late August, HathiTrust experienced a multi-day service interruption stemming from a network outage at the University of Michigan. We have since begun internal reviews to identify ways we can improve our response and improve service continuity in the future. We, and our members, consider integrity and reliability of systems and data on a regular basis.
September 25, 2023
Focus group participants needed for paid ebook study
We are seeking participants for a UC-led focus group on the use of eBooks as part of our role in the LEND grant aimed at understanding faculty, staff, and student needs for expanded access to digital titles.
September 14, 2023