The DPLA is working with several large digital content providers \u2013 including the National Archives and Harvard University \u2013 to share digitized content from their online catalogs for the project\u2019s two-year Digital Hubs Pilot Project<\/a>.\u00a0 This pilot project is scheduled to launch on April 18-19, 2013<\/a> at the Boston Public Library, which will host an array of festivities, including presentations and interactive exhibits showcasing content from the DPLA\u2019s content partners.\u00a0 The DPLA will include 1.2 million digital copies from the National Archives catalog, including our nation\u2019s founding documents, photos from the Documerica Photography Project of the 1970\u2019s, World War II posters, Mathew Brady Civil War photographs, and documents that define our human and civil rights.<\/p>\n Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero said: \u201cI am proud of the work done collaboratively by the National Archives and participating institutions to make the vision of the Digital Public Library of America a reality. The ability to seamlessly search across the collections of major cultural, historical, and research institutions improves democracy through education, and furthers the principles of Open Government.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the distinctive features of the DPLA is that it has developed as a true public-private partnership,\u201d said John Palfrey, chair of the DPLA Board of Directors.\u00a0 \u201cThe active and engaged support of the Archivist of the United States and the National Archives as an institution has been a crucial building block in a truly national platform for libraries and digital materials.\u00a0 We are deeply fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Mr. Ferriero and his team and excited about this announcement today.\u201d<\/p>\n The Digital Public Library of America<\/strong> is taking the first concrete steps toward the realization of a large-scale digital public library that will make the cultural and scientific record available to all. This impact-oriented research effort unites the leaders from all types of libraries, museums, and archives with educators, industry, and government to define the vision for a digital library in service of the American public.\u00a0 More information is online at http:\/\/dp.la<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The National Archives<\/strong> is an independent Federal agency that preserves and shares with the public records that trace the story of our nation, government, and the American people. From the Declaration of Independence to accounts of ordinary Americans, the holdings of the National Archives directly touch the lives of millions of people. The National Archives carries out its mission through a nationwide network of archives, records centers, and Presidential Libraries, and online at www.archives.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dplaalpha\/files\/2013\/03\/Untitled1.png\" "\\"Untitled1\\"")
<\/a>The DPLA is a large-scale, collaborative project across government, research institutions, museums, libraries and archives to build a digital library platform to make America\u2019s cultural and scientific history free and publicly available anytime, anywhere, online through a single access point.<\/p>\n