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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's not a stretch to say the September news trunk is the best ever. Big news all around! #digitallibraries #trusty buff.ly/xq3fcOX

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A Mellon Foundation award to HathiTrust, in collaboration with @northeasternlib and @authorsalliance.bsky.social, enables responsible, equitable, and transparent AI services for the public good and scholarly exploration of the 19M-item corpus within reach. bit.ly/3SyW9hB

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Thanks to HathiTrust, you can research without leaving your AC—unless you’re off for a quick pool break! In this summer update: apply to join the new Collection Advisory Committee and welcome new members in PSC and user support. #trusty #digitallibraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Come see us in Chicago later this week! We're bringing merch and a group of HathiTrust staff ready to chat. And Trusty for photo ops! ALA Connect lounge Friday, June 26, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM CT Saturday, June 27, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM CT Sunday, June 28, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CT

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Prices & Wages by Decade database, designed by superuser Marie Concannon of the U of Missouri, links to prices and wages from primary sources dating back to the 1700s. 70% of its links point to HathiTrust. Check out this interview with Marie. 🐘 🧡 #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/LF7FhjA

Catalog pages from an automobile catalog displaying 1910s-era automobiles by Chevrolet on a backdrop of US currency.

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

May news trunk: looking ahead — a new collections committee and ALA — and what's powering us: our new app developer and progress toward a corpus built and sustained for the public good, not corporate interests. #trusty #digitallibraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Whether you're a HathiTrust newbie or old-timer, you've always got more to learn! Get the basics in this webinar and hear firsthand accounts from member library leaders on how HathiTrust enhances their teaching, learning, and research missions. #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/JhoT9OK

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Whether you’re new to HathiTrust or a seasoned supporter, there’s always more to learn. A favorite in years past, this webinar starts with the basics, then in conversations with members of the new…

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Welcome to Eugene Malin, HathiTrust’s new Applications Developer — he’ll help push our strategic vision forward! “I’m most excited to strengthen the software engineering practices that make modernization sustainable.” #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/p39PXeQ

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We could barely fit all the HathiTrust news in this month's trunk! Or is it a bucket? a washbasin? Check out our new collection strategy and register for our most popular webinar. #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/PP4iw58

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy Birthday to the OG Bard! HathiTrust holds 25 volumes of the Art Nouveau Red Letter Shakespeare series (1904–09). E.K. Chambers and Talwin Morris created small volumes highlighting key scenes and quotes in red ink. #trusty #digitallibraries #ShakespeareDay buff.ly/v5ngKge

The Merchant of Venice cover between two pages of the text. Published in 1904-09 highlights Art Nouveau stlye.

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

HathiTrust's new collection strategy focuses on active collection management, member engagement, metadata, discovery, and collection activation to serve library needs and scholarship. #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/cjEV7VY

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Happy Spring! Trusty emerged from hibernation with a trunkful of flowers and the latest news from HathiTrust. The March issue is out now! #digitallibraries #trusty buff.ly/0Ni9JJd

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

So much to love in the February news trunk! Preserving a beloved resource for ongoing access, celebrating Love Data Week, a pulpy romance rag, and a new member from California! #digitallibraries #trusty buff.ly/XC4C3SU

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Welcome California State University San Bernardino to the HathiTrust community of 200+ academic and research libraries! 🐘 🎉 buff.ly/TiTcHFc

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

From scanners' hands to scholars' research, HathiTrust data travels! We recognize @lovedataweek in two blogs posts (thank you Janet!) with links to derived datasets from our collection. #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/851qg7A #LoveData26

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Still need the CIA's World Factbook, which ceased to exist this week?!? We got you, we got your students. This collection includes volumes from 1981-2017 as well as its earlier version from 1975-1980. buff.ly/hyIO32K #govdocs #digitallibraries #trusty#digitalpreservation

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We're so happy to welcome the University of Auckland, Eastern Washington University, and University of Maine to the HathiTrust community of 200+ academic and research libraries! 🐘 🎉 buff.ly/Q7qVd2l

Logos for University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Eastern Washington University; and University of Maine.

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

New year, new members, new milestones! The first HathiTrust news trunk is packed with exciting updates. Keep each other close on these frosty days! #digitallibraries #trusty buff.ly/WERuvq2

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Reading recommendation from @umichlibrary.bsky.social MLK Day lecture by Brian Jones (author of "Black History is for Everyone"): "John Brown" by W.E.B Du Bois, available in HathiTrust: buff.ly/eqYO1MF #MLKDay #trusty

John Brown by W.E.B. Du Bois. Title page of the book on the right with black and white drawing of John Brown on the left side with a signature by John Brown. American Crisis Biographies

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

On January 16, 1919, the U.S. Congress ratified the 18th amendment prohibiting alcohol's sale, distribution, and production. The 21st amendment ended Prohibition as evidenced in the gleeful 1933 title, "Cocktail Parade." #TGIF #Trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/saL2pOe

Drawing of two hands holding cocktail glasses and toasting. Caption: Depression, suppression, forget it all now/Inflation, elation, to you, here's how.

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Thanks for your excellent work @jmarkockerbloom.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy promoting materials in the #publicdomain and on HathiTrust. We're a super fan! #trusty #digitallibraries onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This mystery by Dorothy Sayers is among the U.S. public domain titles now available in HathiTrust. Amateur investigator Lord Peter Wimsey navigates hapless infatuation with his paramour and suspected killer, Harriet Vane. buff.ly/iFVMxIg #digitallibraries #trusty #publicdomain

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

😆 more of these, please @thisismattmiller.com! What other "interesting volumes" are folks finding in the 1930 US PD collection? bit.ly/49GVVLa

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Delve into newly opened Public Domain collections! Explore 78k titles published in 1930 and now open in the U.S. bit.ly/49GVVLa (some available worldwide) and over 57k titles published in 1899 (in Canada & Australia) and 1900 in other regions. bit.ly/3YZ5pew #PublicDomain #digitallibraries #Trusty

three books covers side by side: Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes, The Mystery at Lilac Inn and The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

And we're out! HathiTrust staff and our member-led user support team are off to enjoy holidays with friends and family. See you January 2! #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/ccYAsUz

People in black coats on an ice rink with snow covered mountains in the background play a game of curling.

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

oh what a festive find! Here is a better copy (without that pesky moiré pattern) thanks for sharing @denisekiernan.com! hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark...

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We're quickly sliding into the end of 2025, but we've got a final news trunk with #publicdomain titles, a #sharedprint initiative, and a hot tip on downloading a range of pages in a title. #digitallibraries #trusty buff.ly/VTEvVK0

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Party like it's still Jane Austen's 250th birthday! Explore her works preserved in HathiTrust and marvel at the volumes illustrated by C.E. Brock. "She felt the awkwardness of having no party to join." 😭 😭 😭 buff.ly/5XfxYBJ

Drawing of well-attired partygoers in the 19th century. A woman stands alone in the center of the crowd. Caption: "She felt the awkwardness of having no party to join." From "Northanger Abbey"

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

22 Canadian academic and research libraries are HathiTrust members, collaborating to preserve and provide access to the HathiTrust collection, mostly from North American libraries. Explore this Special Edition Canada for highlights buff.ly/XG0Emfe #trusty #digitallibraries #libraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

We're teaming up with @caldiglib.bsky.social and WEST on a pilot initiative to enhance shared print collaboration in libraries. #trusty #digitallibraries Read more: buff.ly/ENCwLCT

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Authors Alliance @authorsalliance.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of our final planning workshop and anticipates release of our final deliverable later this month.

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Gone curling! HathiTrust staff and our member-led user support team will be off during upcoming U.S. holidays. We’re available between Dec 1 and Dec 20, but otherwise, find us sweeping stones at the rink or after the New Year. #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/XDQij2O

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Comin' atcha with a trunk full of updates! November 2025 edition features the latest buzz in the Resource Sharing pilot, 19 million items, the Member Meeting recording and more. #trusty #digitallibraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Blerg! Our website is having intermittent issues loading pages due to a widespread Cloudflare outage. We are monitoring the issue, and hopefully access can be restored soon. In the meantime, we apologize for any inconvenience caused by this outage. buff.ly/3PCQ0uE

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Wrapping up #UPWeek2025 with this digital collection of scholarly and university press publications from ACUP, AEUP, AUP, EULAC, and African UP data. More than 250,000 titles, including 35,000 in the Public Domain. #TeamUP #digitallibraries buff.ly/dO9PnNn

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

HathiTrust Resource Sharing is midway through a pilot with 30 ppl registered to lawfully access digitized, in-copyright titles for lending excerpts via ILL - matching their libraries print titles, of course. Nov project update: buff.ly/ksyNMgi #trusty #digitallibraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Honoring #WDPD2025 every single day at HathiTrust! We steward over 19 million digitized and preserved items on behalf of our 210 member libraries. #WhyPreserve? Stephen Abrams of @harvardlibrary.bsky.social brings it home. Check it out: buff.ly/SoPyrwD

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Thanks to the University of Michigan Library for contributing this ghoulish 1963 #Halloween title with truly spooky, awesome illustrations by Gil Miret. #trusty #digitallibraries buff.ly/OLZA3SY

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

To all who celebrate, #Trusty bids you a Happy #Halloween from HathiTrust! #digitallibraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

HathiTrust staff and #trusty recently gathered to create appreciation packages for members serving on the user support team, which handles 5,000 inquiries annually! More info: buff.ly/0b4AyEy #digitallibraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

We join others in mourning the loss of Dr. Greg Newby, Project Gutenberg’s leader. We are indebted to @gutenberg.org 's essential and historic role to make published materials available online and to Greg's leadership for helping digital libraries evolve and thrive throughout the decades.

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

HathiTrust members overwhelmingly approved our 2026 budget and elected Lorrie McAllister (Hofstra University) and Mary-Jo K. Romaniuk (University of Calgary) to serve terms on the Board of Governors starting in January. 2026 is looking good! buff.ly/yq9dwqh #digitallibraries #trusty

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Find journals and serials like "American Potato Journal," NAACP's official publication, "The Crisis," or the 1917 Harper's Bazar run [sic] in HathiTrust. Check out this help article for tips! buff.ly/Vl8thmH #digitallibraries #trusty

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

We're crushing it this season! In this month's News Trunk: HathiTrust members approve the 2026 budget to support our mission and elect two new board members! #digitallibraries #trusty buff.ly/LGg4yyS

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

HathiTrust Resource Sharing has launched a pilot with nine member libraries, including NYPL, UMich, UChicago, UND, Brown, Cornell, Berkeley, UMass-Amherst, and OSU. Full service for U.S. members is expected in early 2026. More details at: buff.ly/yy2RAIk #trusty #digitallibraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Curious about accessing HathiTrust's 19 million items? What you can download depends on copyright, login, and library affiliation. Visit the Help Center for more info #digitallibraries #trusty: buff.ly/7HYKXhw

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Find the context and check the facts on today's topics: Search nearly 1 mil U.S. federal documents incl Congressional Reports, historical data from EPA, and U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearings #digitallibraries #trusty babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=lis...

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Happy National Elephant Day! Their brains are the largest of any land animal weighing @11 lbs! Researchers attribute their long memories to survival. #Trusty - find a book on HathiTrust next time! #digitallibraries

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

We're in our Get Things Done era! With support from Mellon, we've assembled a new team to optimize operations, enhance data analysis, and develop strategies to help us grow and fulfill our mission. Meet the team in this Community Week video: buff.ly/H4CWlBL #digitallibraries #trusty

Building Resilience at HathiTrust. July 14, 2025 Andrea Cote, Erin Russell, Priyanka Selvaraj

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HathiTrust @hathitrust.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Toast, Nuncio, Gargoyle, Dante, Bobolink, Morro: shades from the 1922 Fall Season Color Card of America. Who knew the color of Caprice is ... ?#digitallibraries #trusty buff.ly/9FCkSBb

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