DPLA in the Media: July 22, 2011
Sasha Nyary profiles Steering Committee member Maura Marx. “What has remained the same, and essential, [Marx] says, is access. ‘Access to information has always been the basis of all innovation and...
View ArticleDPLA Listserv Recap: July 29, 2011
This was a low volume week on the listserv; we hope you’re enjoying the summer and an excuse to be away from your computers! Karen Coyle linked to Michael Gurstein’s blog post on the data divide....
View ArticleDPLA in the Media: July 29, 2011
Gregory Crane explains the University of Massachusetts, Amherst/Tufts University, Perseus Digital Library Beta Sprint project. “We’re really looking at one aspect of the DPLA, and that is the ability...
View ArticleDPLA in the Media: August 5, 2011
David Burleigh announces the OverDrive Digital Bookmobile tour. “To help libraries and schools educate consumers about the growing eBook explosion, The Digital Bookmobile will return to the road for a...
View ArticleDPLA in the Media: August 12, 2011
John Palfrey announces the addition of Dwight McInvaill, Director of the Georgetown County Library, to the DPLA Steering Committee. “I am writing with the good news that Dwight McInvaill, Director of...
View ArticleDPLA in the Media: August 19, 2011
The DPLA Steering Committee announces the Beta Sprint Review Panel. “The Beta Sprint process is core to the principles of the DPLA,” said John Palfrey, chair of the DPLA Steering Committee. “This...
View ArticleDPLA in the Media: August 26, 2011
With one week left to go in the Beta Sprint, two DPLA interns release a video about several Boston-area Beta Sprinters. “We’re interns at the Berkman Center working on the Digital Public Library of...
View ArticleBeta Sprint Sneak Peek
Last Thursday marked the close of the Digital Public Library of America Beta Sprint, an open call for code and concepts defining how the DPLA should operate. By the 11:59pm deadline, we had received...
View ArticleDigital Library Digest: September 23, 2011
Claire Davenport announces European-wide Mass Digitization Deal. “Books that have been gathering dust on library bookshelves can now be transformed into eBooks, according to a pan European agreement...
View ArticleDigital Library Digest: September 30, 2011
The DPLA Beta Sprint Review Panel announces results, invites creators of nine projects to present at the October 21st Plenary Meeting. “The [nine] selected projects were invited on the basis of...
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