Logging In
- Val Waldron
You can do the following without logging in:
Search across the entire collection
Read and view works that are “full-view”
Search within works that are “limited (search-only)”
Download a single page at a time from works that have download restrictions (e.g., works that are in the public domain but were digitized by Google or other vendors with contractual limitations)
Download an entire work that doesn’t have download restrictions (e.g., works digitized by Internet Archive and other organizations, or works that have been opened with a Creative Commons license)
If you log in with a guest account, you can:
Create, save and share your own public or private collections
If you are affiliated with a member library, you get access to the largest number of volumes and features by logging in through your institution. Logging in enables you to:
Download public domain works, even the ones that have download restrictions
Create, save and share your public or private collections
Access copyrighted works lawfully in appropriate situations (see our Accessible Text Request Service or Emergency Temporary Access Service for more information)
Being affiliated with a member library does not allow you to download items that are still under copyright, which are listed as “limited (search-only).”
Instructions
If you are not affiliated with a member library, you can create a guest account in the following ways:
Log in on this page using Google, LinkedIn or Microsoft credentials
If you are affiliated with a member library, you can log in by selecting your institution’s name from the menu.
If you are from a member library that uses Google Apps, you should login by selecting your institution’s name from the menu. Do not log into HathiTrust with a Google account. Logging in with a Google account will give you limited guest access, not full member access.
If your university or college isn’t listed in the menu, they have not joined HathiTrust. Contact a librarian at your institution to request that they become a member. Find out more about member benefits.
You should not use a web proxy server to access HathiTrust. Many libraries require their users to use a proxy server (e.g., EZProxy) or VPN client to access licensed databases from off-campus locations. Using a proxy service like EZProxy will interrupt your connection to HathiTrust and result in slow response times or pages that do not load. VPN clients will not interrupt your connection, but are not required for member access. For the best experience, ensure that you have not connected to HathiTrust via a proxy server. See the "Note on Proxy Servers" section on this page for more information.