HathiTrust adds new members, goes global | Current Issue | Montage | Montage

"Two years after its launch, the HathiTrust Digital Library is raising the bar for collaboration among research libraries. Containing over 7 million volumes from member library collections, HathiTrust is now jointly owned and operated by 52 institutions from the U.S. and Europe, all focused on a common goal – to build an extraordinary digital library that preserves and provides access to the cultural record ... The 52 partner institutions will participate in a constitutional convention and formal review of HathiTrust in 2011. At the convention, these institutions will define HathiTrust’s next phase of governance and shape future directions for the partnership ... Partnering institutions in the HathiTrust include ..."