For the complete article: http://blog.libraryjournal.com/tennantdigitallibraries/2010/11/19/the-hathi-trust-is-our-national-digital-library/
Roy Tennant:
But for my money, the Hathi Trust
is the closest thing we have to a National Digital Library, and it’s fairly
close from a variety of perspectives:
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It
has the goods. There are now well over 7 million volumes (and over
4 million book titles) in the Hathi Trust collection. And it continues to grow. -
It
has the vision. See the Hathi Trust mission and goals. -
It
has the technical chops. See this. -
It’s
working on the governance. In a recent press release,
a “constitutional convention” was announced for 2011 at which the members “will
define HathiTrust’s next phase of governance and shape future directions for
the partnership.”
Note: There is considerable commentary on this article worth
reading.
