J. Stephen Downie, GSLIS professor and associate dean for research, recently presented "Unlocking the Secrets of 3 Billion Pages: Introducing the HathiTrust Research Center," at the Centre for Information Technology in Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. Downie is co-director HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC).
In his presentation, Downie outlined the mission and goals
of the HTRC, a collaborative research
center launched jointly by Indiana University, the University of Illinois, and
the HathiTrust Digital Repository. The HTRC enables advanced computational
access to the growing digital record of human knowledge and ensures that this
cultural record is preserved long into the future. Downie also shared current
and planned projects, including work on enabling the nonconsumptive analyses of
copyrighted materials. He concluded with a discussion of the ways in which
scholars can work with and through the HTRC, which is open to institutions
worldwide.
"GSLIS has a long and rich history of working with scholars in China, so I was very pleased to introduce the HTRC to this group of Hong Kong scholars," said Downie.
The Centre for Information Technology in Education promotes the use of information technology for quality education in Hong Kong, supporting several academic programs offered by the Faculty of Education to teachers, educators, and education-related professionals to enhance their knowledge and skills. It also offers in-service professional development training to educators and consultancy services to the community concerning the educational use of information technology.