Category: Blog
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Nominating Committee Members Announced
The DPLA Steering Committee has approved members of a five-person Nominating Committee that will recommend members for the inaugural DPLA Board.
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DPLA joins US Ignite Partnership
The DPLA will participate in the Mozilla Ignite challenge as part of the White House’s newly announced US Ignite Partnership.
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ENUMERATE project conducts survey report on digitization efforts in Europe
In a survey of 2,000 cultural heritage institutions the ENUMERATE project’s 2012 report reveals Europe’s current state of digitization.
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Technical Development Update
Steering Committee Chair John Palfrey thanks the Interim Technical Development team for their incredible work and outlines plans moving forward in this blog post.
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Unglue.it’s innovative model hopes to resolve sticky situation of e-book access
A new startup in the library universe is “ungluing” already-published works and turning them into free, legal e-books, one campaign at a time.
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Update on DPLA-Europeana Virtual Exhibition
Work on the joint DPLA-Europeana virtual exhibition continues apace, with a launch anticipated in December 2012.
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ReadersFirst Initiative Joins Movement to Improve E-book Access
A joint statement issued by library systems across the United States and Canada advocates for improved e-book access for library patrons.
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June 2012 DPLA Update From John Palfrey
Steering Committee Chair John Palfrey checks in with a video update about the April 2012 DPLA West plenary meeting and future plans for the DPLA.
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Take a walk with me
One library science student gives his take on DPLA West.
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Graphic notes from DPLA West
We invited two artists from ImageThink to join us at DPLA West last week to create a visual record of the day’s discussions.