HistoryPin Features the DPLA in its Pin of the Day
Not only is this week the official launch of the DPLA, but it’s also National Library Week! In celebration, HistoryPin will be featuring an image from the DPLA’s channel as it’s Pin of the Day.
Author Archive
New York’s Underground Libraries
“The Underground New York Public Library” brings e-books to commuters, while a blog of the same name documents which books straphangers are reading on the subway.
Records Held Hostage: Bringing the National Archives to the Public
Many of the records in the National Archives are “held hostage by their format.” Facilitating wider public access might mean something more than digitization: engagement.
Accessing Art, Up Close and Online
The Public Art Archive seeks to catalog public art throughout the US, and to provide art enthusiasts with a data-rich, comprehensive source to locate and learn about works of public art.
Meet the Hubs!: Digital Library of Georgia
This is the sixth post in a weekly series highlighting the DPLA’s service hubs
The newest post in a series introducing the DPLA’s service hubs looks at the Georgia Digital Library, and explores some of the hidden treasures — from historic postcards to oral histories — found in its collections.
Meet the Hubs!: Kentucky Digital Library
This is the fifth post in a weekly series highlighting the DPLA’s service hubs
The newest post in a series introducing the DPLA’s service hubs looks at the Kentucky Digital Library, and explores some of the hidden treasures found in its collections.
Meet the Hubs!: Mountain West Digital Library
This is the fourth post in a weekly series highlighting the DPLA’s service hubs
The fourth post in a series introducing the DPLA’s service hubs looks at the Mountain West Digital Library, and explores some of the hidden treasures found in its collections, from the sounds of the West to historic cookbooks.
Meet the Hubs!: South Carolina Digital Library
This is the third post in a weekly series highlighting the DPLA’s service hubs
The third post in a series introducing the DPLA’s service hubs looks at the South Carolina Digital Library, and explores some of the hidden treasures found in its collections, from Civil War propaganda to photos of historic buildings.
What do you read at a bookless library?
Bexar County, Texas will soon be home to BiblioTech, the nation’s first bookless public library. The proposed tech-centered space will allow users to access computers, e-books, tablets, and more. Is that what library visitors want?
Meet the Hubs!: Minnesota Digital Library
This is the second post in a weekly series highlighting the DPLA’s service hubs
The second post in a series introducing the DPLA’s service hubs looks at the Minnesota Digital Library, and explores some of the hidden treasures found in its collections, from streetcars to mules in mines.
