How to Search HathiTrust

Page Contents:

  1. Search by Title
  2. Search by Subject
  3. Search by Author

Search by Title

1. Navigate to https://www.hathitrust.org/

2. Click on the log in button.

Screenshot example of HathiTrust login button

3. Select the University of Florida as the partner institution and click Continue.

Screenshot example of partner institution selection

4. Log in with your Gatorlink credentials.

Screenshot example of HathiTrust Gatorlink login screen

5. Click on the Advanced catalog search option.

Screenshot example of HathiTrust advanced catalog search

6. Choose Title from the first drop-down menu and type the title in the text box (see example below). Click on the Advanced Search button with the magnifying glass below the last drop-down menu.

Screenshot example of a title search

7. On the results page under Filter Your Search, All Items is the default option and displays the total number of items related to this title in the HathiTrust Database (including Limited (search only) items where access is restricted). Select Full View to display results with full text access.

Screenshot example of title search results

8. All items, both full view and Limited (Search only) items can be requested by patrons who are registered with the University of Florida Disability Resource Center (DRC). Patrons that are registered with the DRC may make requests for materials by submitting the HathiTrust ADA Compliant Files request form. Once library staff have verified the patron is registered with the Disability Resource Center, staff will contact HathiTrust, obtain the material as an ADA-compliant file, and email the file to the patron.

Search by Subject

1. Follow steps 1-5 for Search by Title, then continue to step 2 below.

2. Choose Subject from the first drop-down menu and type the title in the text box (see example below). Click on the Advanced Search button with the magnifying glass below the last drop-down menu.

Screenshot example of a subject search

3. On the results page under Filter Your Search, All Items is the default option and displays the total number of items related to this title in the HathiTrust Database (including Limited (search only) items where access is restricted). Select Full View to display results with full text access.

Screenshot example of subject search results

4. All items, both full view and Limited (Search only) items can be requested by patrons who are registered with the University of Florida Disability Resource Center (DRC). Patrons that are registered with the DRC may make requests for materials by submitting the HathiTrust ADA Compliant Files request form. Once library staff have verified the patron is registered with the Disability Resource Center, staff will contact HathiTrust, obtain the material as an ADA-compliant file, and email the file to the patron.

Search by Author

1. Follow steps 1-5 for Search by Title, then continue to step 2 below.

2. Choose Author from the first drop-down menu and type the title in the text box (see example below). Click on the Advanced Search button with the magnifying glass below the last drop-down menu.

Screenshot example of an author search

3. On the results page under Filter Your Search, All Items is the default option and displays the total number of items related to this title in the HathiTrust Database (including Limited (search only) items where access is restricted). Select Full View to display results with full text access.

Screenshot example of author search results

4. All items, both full view and Limited (Search only) items can be requested by patrons who are registered with the University of Florida Disability Resource Center (DRC). Patrons that are registered with the DRC may make requests for materials by submitting the HathiTrust ADA Compliant Files request form. Once library staff have verified the patron is registered with the Disability Resource Center, staff will contact HathiTrust, obtain the material as an ADA-compliant file, and email the file to the patron.