hathitrust.org
HathiTrust Digital Library
The HathiTrust Digital Library is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering millions of digitized books and other materials. The site provides access to a vast collection of scholarly works, historical documents, and cultural artifacts, enabling researchers, students, and the public to explore and discover knowledge across disciplines.
55
Partly agent-ready
Agent-readiness score out of 100
- ✓ Clear description of the site
- ✓ Several pages described
- ✓ Actions agents can take
- ✓ 3 or more actions
- ○ Publishes its own LAWP (/.well-known/lawp.json)
- ○ Actions agents can execute
- ○ Business details (address, hours, phone)
How to improve this score
Up to +45 points:
+15 · Publishes its own LAWP (/.well-known/lawp.json)
Publish your starter lawp.json at
Publish your starter lawp.json at
/.well-known/lawp.json. WordPress: install the Actuent plugin. Cloudflare: use the one-click Worker.+15 · Actions agents can execute
Give an action an
Give an action an
endpoint on your domain so agents can do it for the user, not just link to it. See LAWP Actions.+15 · Business details (address, hours, phone)
Add schema.org business data to your homepage (the starter snippet). Google uses it too.
Add schema.org business data to your homepage (the starter snippet). Google uses it too.
Starter lawp.json for hathitrust.org
Made from what Actuent already knows. Edit it, then publish it at
https://hathitrust.org/.well-known/lawp.json. Check it with the LAWP Checker, or edit it in the LAWP Generator.{
"lawp_version": "0.3",
"domain": "hathitrust.org",
"name": "HathiTrust Digital Library",
"language": "en",
"pages": {
"/": {
"title": "Just a moment...",
"content": "The HathiTrust Digital Library is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering millions of digitized books and other materials. The site provides access to a vast collection of scholarly works, historical documents, and cultural artifacts, enabling researchers, students, and the public to explore and discover knowledge across disciplines."
},
"/about": {
"title": "Welcome to HathiTrust | HathiTrust Digital Library",
"content": "HathiTrust cookie settings Close modal Close modal HathiTrust uses cookies to ensure you have the best experience on our website. You control which cookies you want to allow. Disabling some cookies may impact your experience on our site and the services we provide. More information about each type o"
},
"/contact": {
"title": "Contact – HathiTrust Digital Library",
"content": "HathiTrust cookie settings Close modal Close modal HathiTrust uses cookies to ensure you have the best experience on our website. You control which cookies you want to allow. Disabling some cookies may impact your experience on our site and the services we provide. More information about each type o"
}
},
"actions": [
{
"id": "search",
"name": "Search Catalog",
"input": {
"type": "text",
"required": true
},
"intent": [
"search",
"catalog"
],
"description": "Search for books, journals, and other resources in the HathiTrust collection."
},
{
"id": "login",
"name": "Login",
"input": {
"type": "text",
"required": true
},
"intent": [
"login",
"authentication"
],
"description": "Authenticate to access restricted content and personal library features."
},
{
"id": "download",
"name": "Download Resource",
"input": {
"type": "text",
"required": false
},
"intent": [
"download",
"resource"
],
"description": "Download a selected resource in PDF or other available formats."
},
{
"id": "contact",
"name": "Contact",
"description": "Send a message to HathiTrust Digital Library",
"intent": [
"contact",
"message",
"email",
"get in touch"
],
"input": {
"type": "object",
"required": true,
"fields": [
{
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "email",
"type": "email",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "message",
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
]
}
}
]
}Starter schema.org snippet
Replace the example values, then paste into your homepage's <head>.
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"name": "HathiTrust Digital Library",
"url": "https://hathitrust.org",
"telephone": "+00 0000 0000",
"priceRange": "€€",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "Street 1",
"postalCode": "0000",
"addressLocality": "City",
"addressCountry": "DK"
},
"openingHoursSpecification": [
{
"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
"dayOfWeek": [
"Monday",
"Tuesday",
"Wednesday",
"Thursday",
"Friday"
],
"opens": "09:00",
"closes": "17:00"
}
]
}
</script>What AI agents can do here
Search Catalog
Search for books, journals, and other resources in the HathiTrust collection.
searchcatalogLogin
Authenticate to access restricted content and personal library features.
loginauthenticationDownload Resource
Download a selected resource in PDF or other available formats.
downloadresourcePages
Just a moment... /
The HathiTrust Digital Library is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering millions of digitized books and other materials. The site provides access to a vast collection of scholarly works, historical documents, and cultural artifacts, enabling researchers, s
Welcome to HathiTrust | HathiTrust Digital Library /about
HathiTrust cookie settings Close modal Close modal HathiTrust uses cookies to ensure you have the best experience on our website. You control which cookies you want to allow. Disabling some cookies may impact your experience on our site and the services we provide. More informati
Contact – HathiTrust Digital Library /contact
HathiTrust cookie settings Close modal Close modal HathiTrust uses cookies to ensure you have the best experience on our website. You control which cookies you want to allow. Disabling some cookies may impact your experience on our site and the services we provide. More informati
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