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.

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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.”

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Press: “Georgetown libraries director joins national committee”

“Georgetown County Library Director Dwight McInvaill has joined the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee.”

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Digital Library Digest: August 19, 2011

The Beta Sprint Review Panel, a new project using linked open data to visualize the news, and more.

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Press: “Librarian-Publisher Dialog: Katie Dunneback Talks to Josh Marwell of HarperCollins”

From Kate Dunneback’s article on LibraryJournal.com.

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Digital Public Library of America Steering Committee Announces the Beta Sprint Review Panel

After a careful selection process, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee is thrilled to announce the eight members of the Beta Sprint Review Panel.

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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.”

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Digital Library Digest: August 12, 2011

Dwight McInvaill joins the DPLA Steering Committee, digitizing historical Tennessee newspapers, and more.

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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.”

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Digital Library Digest: August 5, 2011

The OverDrive Digital Bookmobile tour, LibLabapalooza, and more.

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