The DPLA seeks a part-time research assistant for the spring. This position would be a great opportunity for college or graduate students.
John Palfrey’s keynote presentation at the Los Angeles Public Library’s conference on building a national digital public library.
DPLA Secretariat Director Maura Marx gave a short update on the DPLA at last month’s Europeana Tech Conference.
Two major digital library networks have reached an agreement to collaborate in ways that will make a large part of the world’s cultural heritage available to a large part of the world’s population.
The Sloan Foundation and Arcadia Fund today announced a major contribution for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) in the form of combined $5 million in funding. The DPLA Steering Committee is leading 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.
The Digital Public Library of America Steering Committee met briefly today to check in before tomorrow’s plenary meeting.
The first Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) conference will bring together government leaders, librarians, technologists, makers, students, and others interested in building a national digital library at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Conference participants will share their visions for the DPLA effort and explore multiple points of entry for public participation in the initiative’s work.
Welcome to the new home of the Digital Public Library of America planning initiative! We hope this site will serve as an interactive repository of information, research, and conversations related to the building of a national digital library. Come take a look!
The Beta Sprint Review Panel met on September 19, 2011; nine projects were invited to present at the DPLA plenary meeting on October 21, 2011 in Washington, DC.
Steering Committee Chair John Palfrey gives an update on the DPLA’s work over the summer.
