We are pleased to announce that Carmelita Pickett, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Content Strategy at UVA Library, has been elected to a three-year term with the HathiTrust Board of Governors. Pickett has been active with HathiTrust for many years, serving in the Program Steering Committee and functioning as the Shared Print Program Liaison. Read the full announcement from HathiTrust.
HathiTrust was founded in 2008 as a collaborative of academic and research libraries. The HathiTrust Digital Library preserves and offers access to more than 18 million digitized items, and HathiTrust programs seek to protect and expand access to library materials.
Pickett says:
“I am excited to be part of the Board of Governors and look forward to supporting HathiTrust's strategic goals while strengthening its long-term sustainability. I am proud to have played a role in bringing UVA Library into the initial pilot of the Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS) during the early stages of the pandemic. This service offers continuous support to member libraries during significant disruptions when physical collections are inaccessible. I am eager to work alongside HathiTrust and its member libraries to promote its mission, broaden legal access, and safeguard the preservation of the HathiTrust collection.”
Learn more about HathiTrust’s mission and history, or search their collections online at hathitrust.org.