Building a Digital Public Library of America
This is the first in an occasional series of articles that will explore issues surrounding the efforts to launch and expand the Digital Public Library of America. John Palfrey Above the front...
View ArticleDPLA, Europeana Launch Joint Virtual Exhibition Detailing Immigration...
Image: Emigrants at Ellis Island – two Italian Children, from Bibliotheque Nationale de France The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and Europeana today announced the official launch of Leaving...
View ArticleWhat the DPLA Can Mean for Libraries
One of the concerns expressed about the planning initiative to create a Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is that its very existence might threaten public libraries. While I credit this...
View ArticleThe DPLA and School Libraries: Partners Focused on Digital-Era Learners
This is the third in an occasional series of articles that will explore issues surrounding the efforts to launch and expand the Digital Public Library of America. In the most successful public and...
View ArticleInnovative Interfaces Announces Plans to Integrate DPLA into Encore, and...
Innovative Interfaces Inc. today announced a new development initiative that will integrate access to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) into its Encore Synergy platform. Scheduled for...
View ArticleWhy We Miss the First Sale Doctrine in Digital Libraries
This is the fourth in an occasional series of articles that will explore issues surrounding the efforts to launch and expand the Digital Public Library of America. Publishers, ebook vendors, and...
View ArticleQ&A: Dan Cohen on His Role as the Founding Executive Director of DPLA
Dan Cohen was appointed founding Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America last week. The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) last week appointed Dan Cohen as its founding...
View ArticleWhat is the DPLA?
See also: Q&A: Dan Cohen on His Role as the Founding Executive Director of DPLA The question that has most frequently come up in the course of the two-year planning process for the Digital Public...
View ArticleLibrarians Respond to DPLA Launch
Launched yesterday, the Digital Public Library of America’s portal offers browsing and search access to a still growing aggregation of cultural heritage records from dozens of US cultural heritage...
View ArticleBegins Today: A HathiTrust and DPLA Partnership
From the DPLA Blog: The HathiTrust Digital Library will partner with the recently launched Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to expand discovery and use of HathiTrust’s public domain and other...
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