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Last Updated: Nov 15, 2022     Views: 134

The HathiTrust is a digital library whose goal is to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. It began in 2008 and now has over 90 partner libraries including Washington University Libraries.

To date, there are +3.3 million volumes of eBooks and eJournals in the public domain. WU faculty, students, and staff can view and download these volumes. You can search for these from WU Libraries homepage or from the HathiTrust catalog.

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