PBS’s Lucy Bernholz on the Digital Public Library of America

PBS commentator and philanthropy blogger Lucy Bernholz writes a largely positive column at PBS, although she also notes the current limitations of the DPLA. Some of her main points bear noting here:  Ownership and Intellectual property: “Instead of a stand-alone collection, it is the set of common software codes and processes that connect existing collections… Continue reading PBS’s Lucy Bernholz on the Digital Public Library of America

Digital Public Library of America: Some announcements and reviews (updated)

Probably the best third-party article on the Digital Public Library of America appeared in Arts Technica, with the not-so-good title of “The Digital Public Library of America: adding Gravitas to your Internet Search.” In the coming years, the DPLA has a few evident goals: getting contemporary works into the database, working with state and regional… Continue reading Digital Public Library of America: Some announcements and reviews (updated)

DPLA Launch event canceled but DPLA to go live on Thursday April 18

The Digital Public Library of America‘s launch event, to have taken place at the Boston Public Library where a bomb exploded on Monday during the Boston Marathon, has been canceled. The DPLA will still go live on Thursday April 18. Article here. The DPLA will have a larger event in the fall which will evolve… Continue reading DPLA Launch event canceled but DPLA to go live on Thursday April 18