Lesson plan

HathiTrust

HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries, administered by the University of Michigan. Its holdings include content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries.

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Article summary

HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries, administered by the University of Michigan. Its holdings include content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. members: 2024, members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 1896 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the members is "2024, members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "1896". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376127338

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.