Academic and research libraries founded HathiTrust in 2008 to cooperatively advance the collective mission of academic and research libraries and to enrich the common good of its members. Today, HathiTrust members serve more than 200 campuses and enable a global community of curious minds to engage the scholarly record.
\uD83D\uDCD8 Eligibility
HathiTrust currently accepts members from each of these three categories:
Academic and research libraries (government and specialized institutions may be considered)
University systems of libraries
Consortia of libraries
We welcome membership inquiries from non-profit, non-U.S. research libraries to review on a case-by-case basis.
HathiTrust does not consider memberships from:
Libraries associated with for-profit organizations
Public libraries without a clear research mission
Public or private K-12 or secondary school libraries
Non-libraries, including publishers
\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions
In order to receive more information about the process and whether you meet the criteria for membership:
Please fill out a HathiTrust Membership Intake Form. Once you have submitted the request form, staff will review your request and will contact you with questions or information about next steps.
More information regarding HathiTrust membership and what is required to be eligible can be found at https://www.hathitrust.org/how-to-join
More information about our fee model, as well as what we require to calculate an estimate, can be found here: https://www.hathitrust.org/how-to-join#four
We are not able to provide memberships to individuals. We partner with libraries in order to take advantage of their existing login systems and to support their research needs.