Utilizing the HathiTrust Digital Library for Family History Research
Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS, FTxSGS
Content
Welcome
2m 24s
Presenter's Introduction
1m 21s
Introduction
4m 57s
Scope
7m 22s
Access
4m 10s
Examples
13m 57s
Discovery Tools
10m 11s
Navigation
10m 40s
Member vs public access
2m 39s
Strategies
9m 43s
Announcements / prizes
8m 54s
Questions / answers
11m 14s
About this webinar
This robust digital repository, underutilized by many genealogists, is packed with digitized publications from academic and research institutions that are relevant to your family history. This lecture walks you through HathiTrust’s discovery and access tools, showcases U.S. and international collections that are particularly relevant to genealogists, and demonstrates search strategies to help you find those valuable sources.
\nAbout the speaker
Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS, FTxSGS is an academic librarian, college educator, and tech nerd who has been researching her family history since 1997. She is the Digital Scholarship Librarian at Calif...
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Comments (5)
This is a fantastic presentation. HathiTrust is an amazing resource (admittedly sometimes a bit intimidating or hard to manage) which isn’t as widely known in the genealogy community as it should be. If you’re a serious researcher who believes in going beyond names and dates and learning about your ancestors’ lost worlds, you will love HathiTrust!
thanks found all kinds of articles on my father on HathiTrust\n\nThe class was very interesting. i learned some new skills that I can't wait to use.\n\nThe conversation was nice and clear. (Easy to listen to)\n\nTop-notch!! Excellent!! Invite her to offer future webinars. \n\nVery clear to follow and understand. Thank you so much!\n\nVery detailed presentation with some good search hints. Handout was outstanding.\n\nVery fast and a little over my head..\n\nVery good\n\nVery good and full of information\n\nvery good content and delivery\n\nVery good ideas for effective use of HathiTrust in genealogy research!\n\nVery good presenter - she really knew her subject and I learned a lot.\n\nVery good webinar explaining a hard to learn subject.\n\nVery good!\n\nVery helpful since I just started using this resource.\n\nVery helpful webinar. Thank you.\n\nvery informative about a topic that expands our reach\n\nVery informative and well done!!\n\nVery informative. Thank you.\n\nVery informative. I have tried to use the site with some small success. This gives me hope to try again.\n\nvery interesting, lots of great information and strategies\n\nVery interesting. Good info.\n\nvery interesting. I have used Hathi before, but found it too complicated to use. Now I feel I can use this wonderful resource.\n\nVery useful info!\n\nvery very informative!!\n\nVery well done. \n\nVery well presented.....eager to begin!\n\nVery well-organized presentation. Thanks to all.\n\nWell presented. Useful overview.\n\nWhat a ton of useful information!\n\nWonderful webinar on using HathiTrust.\n\nWonderful Webinar. Complicated but very interesting. \n\nWonderful! Very helpful. Thanks\n\nWow! This was packed with information. Can't wait till I can watch again. Thank you!\n\nWow!\n\nWow, great. Head's spinning. Have had some "experience/success" with Haithi Trust findings, but this presentation showed me I haven't even begun to know what's there and how to use it. Onward and upward.
Jam-packed with info. will have to listen again using two computers so I can practice as I go.\n\nJust discovered another source to explore.\n\nJust too much info for one hour, however, presenter certainly knows her subject.\n\nLearned a lot abt HathiTrust - Thanks very much! \n\nLearned a lot and found family information using Hathitrust during the webinar. Thanks!\n\nLearned a lot of new things about Hathi Trust. Thank you!\n\nLearned a lot of things I didn't know about Hathi Trust Materials. Had done only surface searching before.\n\nlearned something new\n\nLooking forward to trying some research\n\nLots of good information\n\nLots of great info and syllabus rocks. She has so much, she talks very fast, so I'll probably listen bit by bit in the video. \n\nlots of helpful information\n\nLots of helpful information!\n\nLots of info but engagingly presented with good examples. Thanks!\n\nLots of info to process. Colleen did an excellent job.\n\nLots of information covered. Thankful for the 9-page handout to review at my own pace.\n\nLove the detailed how to effectively use approach!\n\nMy day has been cancelled I am now spending it with Hathi :)\n\nNever knew of Hathi Trust before this. Feel Colleen gave a good presentation that left me equipped to take on the challenge. Looking forward to giving it a try.\n\nNew area to search. Thank You\n\nNow I know what HathiTrust is all about. I've heard it mentioned, but didn't know what it was. Thank you!!!!\n\nNow I've got to get to work!!!!!!!\n\nOne of the most informative webinar's I've attended. Thank you! And now I'm going back to some of the wonderful resources I've already found at HathiTrust.\n\nOutstanding!\n\nPacked full of info, so the 9-page syllabus was more than welcomed. Excellent presenter.\n\nPleasant voice, great attitude, and lots of excellent info.\n\nRating it high even though I forgot and tuned in late. Look for ward to watch the entire recording in the library. \n\nReally enjoyed this!\n\nReally good presentation with excellent examples to illustrate the search discovery tools. Thank you Legacy and Colleen Robledo Greene.\n\nShe gave a lot of info, but I'm just not familiar with Hathi Trust, so will need to play with it. I did see several things that I do definitely want to check out though. She did a good job presenting. \n\nShe was great at giving detail and has provided a wonderful step by step handout. Thanks!\n\nso good need more\n\nSo much great info!!! Time to go do some research . . . Thanks so much!\n\nSo much great information!\n\nso much information.\n\nSo much information...excellent presentation\n\nTerrific!!! This may be one I watch again so I really understand how to use this wonderful resource!\n\nThank you for an excellent webinar on a resource of which I was totally unaware. The syllabus is excellent.\n\nThank you for the information about HathiTrust, can't wait to try my searches!\n\nThank you! Lots of great information. \n\nThank you! Great presentation & handout! : )\n\nThanks for all the great info. \n\nThanks for opening doors!
Great job of introducing library secrets to genealogists. Kudos to Colleen for sharing one of our librarian super-powers!\n\n¡Fantastico! Gracias por las referencias Mexicanas.\n\n2 discoveries!!! thanks - love the reading format of Hathitrust - plan to join legacy as soon as I go on holidays\n\n5 PLUS! This resource is new to me. I am on it now! Also great handout.\n\na great new source to check out!\n\nA lot of information, covered in a great amount of detail, by a wonderful expert. I know I will need to watch this again to get the full benefit from this webinar since there was more than one hour's worth of information packed into it!\n\na lot of useful information - thank you!!\n\nA lot to cover in the hour, but enjoyed the enthusiasm of the presenter.\n\nA valuable underused tool for genealogists. Have hear of but haven't utilized HathiTrust Digital Library. Can't wait to start searching there! Thanks.\n\nAmazing presentation! Plan to attend as many webinars/lectures by Colleen as possible in the future. Thank you\n\nAmazing. My brain has fallen out of my head with all this info!!\n\nAn amazing amount of well presented information. Thank you.\n\nAnother excellent webinar, I enjoyed all the examples Colleen used. Thank You.\n\nanother great one \n\nAnother great presentation with a lot of helpful information! Keep up the good work!\n\nAs always. Colleen was very knowledgeable and provided great information. Thank you for this platform.\n\nAwesome - lots of things to try.\n\nAwesome material!\n\nBrilliant webinar which gives me a different way to use Hathi Trust Library to the way I have been using it.\n\nCan't wait to start exploring and using some of the things I learned today!\n\ncan't wait to use HathiTrust\n\nColleen always cover so much ground in a short time but her comprehensive syllabus makes it easier to follow and is an indispensable resource afterwards.\n\nColleen covered so much good material so quickly. It's obvious that practice at HathiTrust will be in order!\n\nColleen did an awesome job!\n\nColleen is an excellent speaker and knows her subject matter well. \n\nColleen is obviously an outstanding researcher and provided many good reminders of searching techniques plus a wealth of knowledge about HathiTrust I can pout to use.\n\nColleen provides so much information about HathiTrust!\n\nColleen was great!\n\nColleen was very clear but as she said, she threw out a lot at us. I need to get the information printed and review it. I am new at genealogy. Thank you.\n\nConvinced me to purchase a webinar subscription.\n\nEXCELLANT\n\nExcellent\n\nExcellent\n\nExcellent - covered LOTS of ground. \n\nExcellent layout of how to search. \n\nExcellent presdentation and great handout. It was like drinking from a firehose! Lots of good tips to follow up on. \n\nExcellent presentation - learned so much!\n\nExcellent presentation - loads of info to follow up with\n\nExcellent presentation plus detailed handout!\n\nexcellent presentation, a lot of information, however easy to follow...will review the presentation again, probably several times...thank you\n\nExcellent presentation. I'm now gonna watch everything she's done.\n\nExcellent presenter Outstanding syllabus\n\nExcellent presenter. Thank you.\n\nExcellent speaker and the topic she presented!\n\nExcellent speaker with terrific information!! Thanks!\n\nExcellent speaker, covered so much material efficiently -- we all need to use HathiTrust!\n\nExcellent thanks!\n\nExcellent webinar & handout! But waaaay too much stuff to absorb in only an hour and a half!\n\nExcellent!\n\nExcellent! Thank you!\n\nExcellent! But I'll need to listen another few times to absorb even more. I've used this source before and I'm very happy to have such a detailed handout so I can get even more from my search results. Thank you very much. \n\nExcellent! I will try this resource.\n\nExcellent! Love to find out about "new" resources that are available online. Thanks!\n\nExcellent. Thanks!\n\nExcellent...I have used Hathi Trust, but used it badly! I look forward to being much more productive! Have you considered a webinar on JSTOR? Thanks!\n\nExtremely interesting. Plan to use in the coming days for my research.\n\nfabulous handout!\n\nFabulous information!!! Thank you so much for this webinar!\n\nFabulous! I love HathiTrust and was so glad to learn more of the fascinating ways to use it.\n\nFantastic presentation\n\nFantastic to learn about academic specific websites. Well-organized presentation with great examples and pace just right. Thank you.\n\nFound webinar very informative. Thank you.\n\nFull of information. I'll have to listen to it again as it was so much information given so quickly that it was difficult to absorb it all. It certainly piqued my interest and will definitely explore the HathiTrust Digital Library. Thanks!\n\nFull of really helpful information. Excellent. Although somewhat difficult to follow the examples in Spanish! \n\ngood explanation of using HathiTrust.
Good information. Very well presented. A tool that can be useful.\n\nGood presentation. I use Hathi Trust almost everyday.\n\ngreat\n\ngreat full content with clear well thought out slides and that is a brave woman who goes live on the Internet to make sure we understand. Brava.\n\nGreat handout. Also, how to access and utilize this website was very valuable. Now I'm not so confused. Thanks\n\nGreat info\n\nGreat info on this amazing resource. Loved all the search and tips on using the the site!\n\nGreat info!\n\nGreat info. I'm anxious to search the site.\n\nGreat information\n\nGreat information\n\nGreat information!\n\nGreat information, but perhaps too much for the time. Moved very quickly.\n\nGreat job - lots of wonderful information. As a fellow librarian, I was happy to see the emphasis on subject headings.\n\nGreat new resource. Thanks\n\nGreat overview!\n\nGreat presentation, however I need a Hathi Trust 101 for beginners. I will go to their site and try to learn it from scratch.\n\nGreat presentation. Very informative for me\n\nGreat source!Hand-outs very complete. Engaging speaker.\n\nGreat to get more familiar with what is in HathiTrust.org and the levels of access. Answered some of my long-standing questions about access. Thank you. \n\ngreat webinar\n\nGreat webinar - I could listen to Colleen any time.\n\nGreat webinar. Very knowledgeable & kept her talk interesting.\n\nGreat! Now I finally know how to navigate HathiTrust.\n\nGreat! I have heard of Hathi Trusts, but did not know much about it. Excited to start using it, thanks.\n\nHad not known about this resource before\n\nI am sure this will help with my searching\n\nI didn't know about Hathitrust so I definitely learned something today. \n\nI have used HathiTrust because Judy Russell mentions it all the time, but today I learned how to use it more efficiently and effectively. Thanks for bringing a wonderful presentation to us. Colleen Green did a great job. \n\nI learned a lot about a previously unknown resource. Thank you.\n\nI learned lots today about something I have rather bypassed before. Thank you\n\nI look forward to doing some HathiTrust searches. I didn't know they have some city directories. Plus I had rarely inspected the catalog page for a item; will check that out going forward. Thanks for a great webinar!\n\nI needed a webinar solely on Hathi Trust, thank you.\n\nI thought see did a really good job of explaining what is there and how to find it. \n\nI visited HathiTrust for the first time last weekend, and I did my best to find records. I was amazed at all they have in there, but I wasn't sure how to move around, and the best way to search. Many thanks to Colleen Robledo Greene for sharing how to find and document our findings on HathiTrust. Thank you.\n\nI will need to listen to this again soon. Very glad she had this super handout. Thank you Colleen.\n\nInteresting topic, something different than I'm use to.\n\ninteresting. I learned a lot. Thank you!\n\nIt's great to find a new source & come out of the gate knowing how to utilize it!\n\nI've dabbled in Hathitrust some, but found out so many more ways to use it! So much information, it's really great to have the syllabus! Thanks.\n\nI've used Hathi Trust before, but Colleen's webinar was well worth watching for the organizational explanation and how-to-use tips she gave. Thanks, Colleen!