Hi,

 

I’m just looking into pre-copyright (1922 and older) periodicals, of which we have quite a hodgepodge. Different subjects and from one/two volumes, to largish runs, and anywhere in between. Many were gifts and not something the institution bought outright. CC was founded in 1874 and we received a lot of materials from the founders and early faculty/supporters.

 

HathiTrust grants full free viewing access to pre-copyright materials, but you can only download one page at a time, unless you’re at a participating institution. Some post-copyright materials are available but you have to be a member and get special permissions on 1923 and later items. Either you can prove you have the book and it’s brittle and falling apart, or for users with disabilities to be able to access in online format (presumably with software that enlarges the text and so on). That’s my understanding anyway.

 

We already have been withdrawing pre-copyright monographs in some cases and will put HT records in the catalog. All this weeding is prompted by our upcoming major renovation; the building will have less room for library collections.

 

Thanks,

 

Diane Westerfield, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian

Tutt Library, Colorado College

diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu

(719) 389-6661

(719) 389-6082 (fax)

 

 

 

 

 

Does membership in HT give you access to other members' copyrighted material?  Wouldn't that be a copyright violation?

Thanks
Mark

Hi everyone,

 

My institution is considering joining HathiTrust and it’s very likely we will, if we can work through the Shibboleth issue.

 

Question to you all is, what do you think about withdrawing periodicals covered by HT? I mean, not art-intensive or otherwise valuable titles, but your general pre-copyright, very dusty and deteriorating volumes that it seems nobody will ever look at. The old literary review type magazines, especially.

 

I know that HT is an on-going subscription rather than a purchase, but we’ve had them run analysis on our holdings and the price isn’t that bad.  Colorado College is solid when it comes to financial situation. So I’m not too worried about having to cut that subscription in the future.

 

We would obviously check HT for coverage when considering withdrawing a title. I don’t know about trying to check for every single volume since HT doesn’t list them conveniently.

 

So I’m just appealing to the collective wisdom here and if anybody else has undertaken such a project please share your experiences and workflow.

 

Thanks,

 

Diane Westerfield, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian

Tutt Library, Colorado College

diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu

(719) 389-6661

(719) 389-6082 (fax)

 

 

 

 

 

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