Universities Launch Collective Digital Library, 78 Terabytes Large

via ResourceShelf by ResourceShelf on 10/14/08

Universities Launch Collective Digital Library, 78 Terabytes Large

Twenty three universities have agreed to share and combine their digitized content, including millions of scanned books and documents, in one gigantic, 78-terabyte library that launched Monday.

Called the HathiTrust, the depository contains digital content from 11 University of California libraries and a 12-university consortium that forms the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, which includes the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.

+ Major Library Partners Launch HathiTrust Shared Digital Repository

Source: Wired Blog Network

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