DPLA to bring together workstreams, public, and top Beta Sprinters in DC
On October 21, 2011, the DPLA will hold a plenary session at the National Archives in Washington, D.C that will bring together the project’s major players.
Author Archive
Press: “ShelfLife, LibraryCloud, and DPLA”
From David Weinberger: “Our small team at Harvard , with generous internal support, built ShelfLife and LibraryCloud on top of the integrated catalogs of five libraries, public and university, with a combined count of almost 15 million items, plus circulation data.”
Amazon and OverDrive launch lending program
Amazon and OverDrive, the most prominent distributor of ebooks to libraries in the United States, will be teaming up to provide access to Amazon’s Kindle book collection for some 11,000 public and school libraries.
Press: “Ingenious beta catalog interface—good for academics and other serious users—in newest Beta Sprint video from DPLA”
David Rothman, writer and founder of Teleread and LibraryCity, gives his take on Harvard Innovation Lab’s ShelfLife beta sprint submission.
Press: “A Digital Public Library of America: Perspectives and Directions”
The Fourth Annual International Conference hosted by ILIAC (International Library Information and Analytic Center), the Harriman Institute and Columbia University Libraries, and the U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian will take place at Columbia University on October 11, 2011.
Press: “SC Public Librarian Appointed to National Steering Committee”
“On August 11, 2011, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) chair, John Palfrey, announced the newest member of the DPLA Steering Committee…Dwight McInvaill.”
Press: “Georgetown libraries director joins national committee”
“Georgetown County Library Director Dwight McInvaill has joined the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee.”
Press: “Librarian-Publisher Dialog: Katie Dunneback Talks to Josh Marwell of HarperCollins”
From Kate Dunneback’s article on LibraryJournal.com.
Press: “How e-libraries and other tech could fit in with literacy efforts: Stellar local priorities from DPLA’s newest steering committee member”
From David Rothman: “Sometime in the next few weeks I’ll review Saving Our Public Libraries: Why We Should. How We Can, by Janet Jai—’must’ reading for participants in the Digital Public Library of America.”
Press: “Newest DPLA steering committee member is small-town librarian in rural South Carolina: Smart appointment by Harvard-based digital library initiative”
From David Rothman: “A small-town public librarian has been missing from the steering committee of the Digital Public Library of America—a troubling omission we’ve noted several times since the DPLA’s founding last year.”
