MORE 'DPLA' POSTS
Full Text of Remarks by Amanda French at DPLA Plenary Event in DC
| Data Files, Libraries, Open Access, Preservation, Resources
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
| Digital Preservation, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
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 […]
Europeana and DPLA Will Collaborate to Offer Virtual Exhibition On Migration From Old World to New World
| Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
Europeana and DPLA Announce Virtual Exhibition on Migration from Old World to New World Letters, photographs, and other records. Opportunities for users to share stories and materials. No time was provided as to when the exhibition will become available. UPDATE: Digital Public Library of America and Europeana Announce Collaboration (Official Announcement) From the Announcement: Another […]
More Money for Digital Public Library of America: Sloan Foundation and Arcadia Fund Announce $5 Million in New Grants For Project
| Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
$2.5 Million from Sloan Foundation $2.5 Million from Arcadia Fund Funding for about another 18 months of development. UPDATED: Official Announcement: Sloan Foundation and Arcadia Fund Announce Funding for the Digital Public Library of America The Sloan Foundation and Arcadia Fund today announced a major contribution for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) in […]
Info About Digital Public Library of America Public Conference on October 21st & New DPLA Web Site
| Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
The conference is open to the public and will be held in DC on October 21, 2011. If you can’t make it, it will be streamed live. Also, the Digital Public Library of America has a new web site. It’s live at Dp.la. The first Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) conference will bring together […]
Digital Public Library of America “Beta Sprint” Review Panel Announces Results
| Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Resources
From a DPLA Announcement: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee* has invited the creators of the following submissions to the DPLA Beta Sprint, an open call for code and concepts defining how the DPLA might operate, to present at the public plenary meetingtaking place on October 21, 2011 in Washington, DC: Digital […]
New: Review More Than 60 "Statements of Interest" Submitted For Digital Public Library of America "Beta Sprint"
| Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Preservation, Public Libraries, Resources
Six weeks ago we posted info about the Digital Public Library of America [DPLA] project announcing plans for a “Beta Sprint” to “encourage the development of demonstrations of what such a service might look like.” The deadline to submit a “Statement of Interest” ended last week and now you can review the 60+ submissions on […]
