HathiTrust has opened emergency temporary access to copyrighted material in their digital library to member institutions with copies of those items in their physical collections.
Books available through HathiTrust which are also in The Ohio State University Libraries collections have been made available online without the additional step of requesting a digital scan. This action from HathiTrust allows digital access to nearly two million volumes, corresponding to approximately 46% of the print collections held at Ohio State.
To take advantage of this resource:
- Visit https://www.hathitrust.org and click the yellow “LOG IN” button.
- Select “The Ohio State University” and log in using your university credentials.
- Use the site to locate the item you wish to view.
- Click on the Temporary Access link at the bottom of the record to check out the item through the Emergency Temporary Access Service.
Users will have 60 minutes of access to the book during a session. If you remain active in the book during a session, access time will be extended. Users are not permitted to download a book in any way and may only read materials online in an active session while using HathiTrust in order to protect the author’s rights.
Click here for a general service overview. Information and frequently asked questions for users can be found here.
The Emergency Temporary Access Service will be available to members of our campus community for as long as University Libraries facilities are closed and circulation of print materials is suspended.