The DPLA Board of Directors held their monthly call yesterday. The meeting included a discussion of a new draft of the proposed DPLA metadata policy. This draft was developed by the Berkman Center Cyberlaw Clinic and DPLA Secretariat. We’ve embedded the full text draft policy below. You can access it here as a MS Word [...]
DPLA Announces Inaugural Board of Directors
Filed by on September 11, 2012
From a DPLA Announcement: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of five members to the inaugural DPLA Board of Directors. The inaugural Board will support the DPLA’s goal of creating and maintaining a free, open, and sustainable national digital library resource. The inaugural DPLA Board is [...]
All Media and Materials from DPLA West Event Now Available Online
Filed by on June 11, 2012
The two day event took place on April 26, 2012 (workstream meetings at SFPL) and public plenary April 27, 2012 (at Internet Archive). All materials are linked on the DPLA Blog. What’s Available: Meetings Notes Steering Committee Meeting Notes Video (Also Available on YouTube) Graphics Podcast Interviews Photos Direct to Complete Blog Post/Links to Materials
David Spadafora, President and Librarian of the Newberry in Chicago, Joining Digital Public Library of America Steering Committee
Filed by on April 24, 2012
From an e-Mail Announcement by John Palfrey, DPLA Steering Committee Chairman: I am writing with the good news that David Spadafora, President and Librarian of the Newberry in Chicago, will be joining the Digital Public Library of America Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is working to bring together representatives from the educational community, public and [...]
New Issue of JISC Inform Features Interview with Harvard’s Robert Darnton About Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Filed by on March 28, 2012
Issue 33 (Spring 2012) of JISC Inform was released earlier today. Direct to Complete Table of Contents Articles Include: Digital Public Library of America “Robert Darnton, director of the University Library at Harvard, explains his vision of the Digital Public Library of America” The article also includes links to video of Darnton’s JISC/SCONUL Lecture in [...]
Interview: Martin Gomez (Formerly Director at LA Public) on "Creating the Public Library of the Future"
Filed by on March 4, 2012
Martin Gomez spoke at the U. of Toronto last week and also chatted with Michael Posner from The Globe and Mail about the Digital Public Library of America. From the Interview: For several years, Martin Gomez has been actively promoting the Digital Public Library of America – a campaign to digitize inventories of cultural and [...]
Harvard's John Palfrey Accepts a New Job But Will Continue to Chair Digital Public Library of America Steering Committee
Filed by on November 15, 2011
John Palfrey has accepted a job to become the 15th Head of School at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. You can learn more about Palfrey and his new job here. In an email to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) mailing list, Palfrey and Doron Weber from the DPLA Steering Committee, let us know [...]
Now Available: Video of Last Friday's Digital Public Library of America Plenary
Filed by on October 24, 2011
Full Text of Remarks by Amanda French at DPLA Plenary Event in DC
Filed by on October 21, 2011
Kudos Amanda! Definitely one of the highlights from today’s event. Direct to Full Text: “Aubade: The Soul and Body of a Library” Here’s a Small Portion of What of Amanda Had to Say: I think the DPLA must manifest itself as more than just a website. There must also be many largely hidden, quiet services, [...]
Full Text of Carl Malamud's Remarks at DPLA Plenary Event in DC
Filed by on October 21, 2011
Here’s the Full Text of Mr. Malamud’s remarks. “Bridges, Reservoirs and Other Metaphors for a Digital Public Library of America” (5 Pages; PDF) October 21, 2011 Two Paragraphs From the Text: Our opportunity is to build a bridge to Washington and that means we need to get much more serious about public works projects for [...]
