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DPLA Announces New Assistant Director for Content
Cambridge, MA — The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Secretariat is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Rudersdorf as the DPLA Assistant Director for Content, beginning January 1, 2013....
View ArticleDigitizing the Culture of Print: The Digital Public Library of America and...
Steering Committee member Robert Darnton recently participated in a panel for the MIT Communications Forum. The topic of the panel, “Digitizing the Culture of Print: The DPLA and Other Urgent...
View ArticleDPLA Executive Director Job Description
One crucial marker of the DPLA’s transition from a planning initiative to a fully independent 501(c)(3) organization will be the hiring of a brilliant, driven, and visionary Executive Director. We...
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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...
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...
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...
View ArticleDPLA at Code4Lib 2013
The DPLA was in Chicago earlier this week for Code4Lib 2013, a large annual conference of library technologists. On Monday, February 11, the DPLA convened a small hackathon in which participants hacked...
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...
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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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DPLA, LibraryBox and SXSWi
A LibraryBox is an open source, portable digital file distribution tool based on inexpensive hardware that enables delivery of educational, healthcare, and other vital information to individuals off...
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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 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...
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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...
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Partners with the Digital...
April 15, 2013 Urbana, Illinois / Cambridge, MA – The Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is joining with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to provide online access to...
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