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April 2012 DPLA Update From John Palfrey

April 2012 DPLA Update From John Palfrey

In this video, John Palfrey gives a short update on the work currently underway within the DPLA effort and efforts yet to come.

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DPLA Hackathon Gives Developers First Look at DPLA Platform

DPLA Hackathon Gives Developers First Look at DPLA Platform

A Hackathon held both in Cambridge, MA and virtually encourages developers to explore the functionality of the prototype DPLA platform.

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What We Can Learn from DIY Libraries

DPLA research assistant Allie Morgan weighs in on the lessons DIY libraries hold for the DPLA.

DPLA research assistant Alessandra Morgan weighs in on the lessons DIY libraries hold for the DPLA.

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Orphan Works: Mapping the Possible Solution Spaces

A new paper from the Berkeley Digital Copyright Project examines prominent approaches to the orphan works problem.

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Request For Comment: Draft report on technical considerations for large-scale digital libraries

Request For Comment: Draft report on technical considerations for large-scale digital libraries

Submit comments, questions, and other feedback by February 17

Geneva Henry has put out an open call for comments and feedback on a recently published draft report for CLIR-DLF discussing infrastructure considerations for large-scale digital libraries.

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What does the future hold for YesWeScan?

David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States, addresses the recent YesWeScan petition and poses questions about how the government should proceed.

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October 2011 Plenary: Beta Sprint Lightning Round

October 2011 Plenary: Beta Sprint Lightning Round

The Beta Sprint Lightning Round includes presentations from Bookworm, DPLA Collection Achievements and Profiles System, and Wikicite - A Universal Citation Platform.

Watch the Beta Sprint Lightning Round presentations from the October 2011 plenary meeting in Washington, DC.

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October 2011 Plenary: Beta Sprint Presentations, Part II

October 2011 Plenary: Beta Sprint Presentations, Part II

The second installment of the Beta Sprint presentation videos includes Government Publications —Enhanced Access & Discovery through Open Linked Data & Crowdsourcing, Metadata Interoperability Services, and ShelfLife/Library Cloud.

Watch presentations from three Beta Sprinters at the DPLA’s October 2011 Plenary Meeting in Washington, DC.

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October 2011 Plenary: Beta Sprint Presentations, Part I

October 2011 Plenary: Beta Sprint Presentations, Part I

The first installment of the Beta Sprint presentation videos includes the Digital Collaboration for America's National Collections, the CLIR-DLF / IMLS DCC Beta Sprint, and extraMUROS.

Watch presentations from three Beta Sprinters at the DPLA’s October 2011 Plenary Meeting in Washington, DC.

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