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.
July 2012: High-Level Technical Development Plan
The Technical Development team has produced a high-level document outlining the integrated development plan for the DPLA platform and front-end.
Technical Development Update
A guest post from John Palfrey, DPLA Steering Committee Chair
Steering Committee Chair John Palfrey thanks the Interim Technical Development team for their incredible work and outlines plans moving forward in this blog post.
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.
Update on DPLA-Europeana Virtual Exhibition
Work on the joint DPLA-Europeana virtual exhibition continues apace, with a launch anticipated in December 2012.
Digital Library Digest: June 8, 2012
The first Digital Library Digest of the summer features the ReadersFirst Initiative for improved ebook access, plans for a national digital summer reading program, and a major addition to Bhutan’s National Library.
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.
PLA receives IMLS grant to plan for a national digital summer reading program
The Public Library Association has been awarded $50,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support the research and design of a national digital summer reading program app.
Digital Library Digest (Double Edition): May 4, 2012
This week’s DigLibDig covers ALA’s post on DPLA West, Internet Archive’s letter to publishers, the role of libraries in the digital age, and more.
