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Digital Public Library of America and Europeana launch joint migration...
Cambridge, MA, USA / The Hague, Netherlands To mark the beginning of a unique digital collaboration the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and Europeana are pleased to announce the launch of...
View ArticleDPLA Announces Executive Director Search Committee
Cambridge, MA - The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is pleased to announce the formation of a small search committee to review a slate of candidates suggested by Spencer Stuart, an executive...
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Meet the Hubs! : Digital Commonwealth
Over the next few weeks, I will be exploring the collections of the DPLA’s seven Digital Service Hubs — looking for hidden treasures and getting to know our Hubs a bit better. For the first of this...
View ArticleMeet the Hubs!: Minnesota Digital Library
The Minnesota Digital Library began in 2004 with the Minnesota Reflections project, a digitization effort that, over the past eight years, has grown to encompass some 150 historic and cultural...
View ArticleDPLA participates in 2013 American Council of Learned Societies Public...
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is pleased to announce a fellowship opportunity through the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS invites applications for the third...
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Meet the Hubs!: Mountain West Digital Library
Another week, another digital hub! This week, I’ve spent some time searching through the collections of the Mountain West Digital Library. The MWDL serves as a portal to content from 60 partner...
View ArticleDPLA releases version 3 of the DPLA Metadata Application Profile (DPLA MAP V3)
The DPLA is pleased to share version three of the “Digital Public Library of America Metadata Application Profile” (DPLA MAP V3). >> http://dp.la/about/map << This version is designed to...
View ArticleNew Orphan Works Research from Berkeley Law
Orphan works—i.e., copyrighted works whose owners cannot be located—present some of the most persistently difficult challenges for libraries and archives that seek to digitize and provide digital...
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Meet the Hubs!: Kentucky Digital Library
Over the course of a very snowy weekend here in Boston, I spent a few house-bound hours searching through the awesome collection of the Kentucky Digital Library (KDL). The KDL includes some 800,000...
View ArticleDPLA Nominating Committee soliciting recommendations for Board candidates
The DPLA Nominating Committee was established by the DPLA Board of Directors during a December 2012 meeting to recommend two additional members for the DPLA Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee...
View ArticleAccessing Art, Up Close and Online
What do you with art when it’s not hung on the pristine white walls of a museum? Public art — works of sculpture, murals, and other pieces that exist in freely-accessible, community-centered spaces —...
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Dan Cohen Named Founding Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of...
March 5, 2013 Cambridge, MA—The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) announced today the appointment of Dan Cohen as the DPLA’s founding Executive Director. Cohen, currently a tenured professor in...
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National Archives to Help Launch the Digital Public Library of America’s...
March 12, 2013 Washington, DC. . . Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero announced today that the National Archives, as a leading content provider to the Digital Public Library of America...
View ArticlePress: Q&A with Dan Cohen on His Role as the Founding Executive Director of DPLA
From Matt Enis’s article for Library Journal, Q&A: Dan Cohen on His Role as the Founding Executive Director of DPLA “The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) last week appointed Dan Cohen as...
View ArticleSmithsonian Institution Announces Partnership with Digital Public Library of...
The Smithsonian Institution will join with the Digital Public Library of America to provide links to a wealth of the Institution’s cultural and scientific content. The DPLA pilot project, which...
View ArticleNew York’s Underground Libraries
I’ve spent a good deal of time on the subway, perpetually frustrated by the lack of wifi and cell service, waiting for twitter to buffer between stops until my train finally resurfaces just enough for...
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ARTstor to help launch the Digital Public Library of America
March 28, 2013 New York, NY / Cambridge, MA – ARTstor is partnering with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to provide access to more than 10,000 high-quality images from six leading...
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The New York Public Library to Help Launch the Digital Public Library of America
April 4, 2013 New York, NY / Cambridge, MA — The New York Public Library (NYPL) is partnering with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to provide additional online access to thousands of...
View ArticleBiodiversity Heritage Library Announces Partnership with Digital Public...
April 9, 2013 Cambridge, MA – The Biodiversity Heritage Library is pleased to announce that it will serve as a digital content hub within the Digital Public Library of America. The DPLA pilot project,...
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University of Virginia Library To Join Digital Public Library of America
April 11, 2013 Digital items from the University of Virginia will be available at the first nationwide online public library, an ambitious new venture that provides a single point of access to digital...
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