Digital Public Library of America Announces Partnership with David Rumsey Map Collection April 30, 2013 Cambridge, MA — The Digital Public Library of America is pleased to announce it is partnering with the David Rumsey Map Collection to provide online access to tens of thousands of significant historical maps and images. As part of the relationship, David Rumsey will [...]

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March 12, 2013 Washington, DC. . . Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero announced today that the National Archives, as a leading content provider to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), will help launch its first pilot project. The DPLA is a large-scale, collaborative project across government, research institutions, museums, libraries and [...]

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From the DPLA website: April 18-19, 2013 Boston Public Library Boston, MA Mark your calendars! On April 18-19, 2013, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) will bring together librarians, technologists, creators, innovators, students, government leaders, and others interested in building a national digital library to the Boston Public Library in Boston, MA to celebrate [...]

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DPLA ANNOUNCES NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR CONTENT November 20, 2012 Cambridge, MA — The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Secretariat is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Rudersdorf as the DPLA Assistant Director for Content, beginning January 1, 2013. As the Assistant Director for Content, Rudersdorf will be responsible for digitization partnerships and related [...]

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The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is delighted to announce our first Appfest, an informal, open call for both ideas and functional examples of creative and engaging ways to use the content and metadata in the DPLA back-end platform. The first Appfest will take place on November 8-9, 2012, at the Chattanooga Public Library [...]

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From an email on the DPLA listserv: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Secretariat is delighted to release a request for proposals (RFP) for the design and development of a prototype front-end portal for the DPLA. The DPLA seeks a skilled interactive agency to design and develop a website to facilitate the creative discovery, [...]

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