Category Archives: DPLA in the Media

With one week left to go in the Beta Sprint, two DPLA interns release a video about several Boston-area Beta Sprinters. “We’re interns at the Berkman Center working on the Digital Public Library of America initiative. We’re really fascinated by … Continue reading →

The DPLA Steering Committee announces the Beta Sprint Review Panel. “The Beta Sprint process is core to the principles of the DPLA,” said John Palfrey, chair of the DPLA Steering Committee. “This library cannot be built without intensive collaboration and … Continue reading →

John Palfrey announces the addition of Dwight McInvaill, Director of the Georgetown County Library, to the DPLA Steering Committee. “I am writing with the good news that Dwight McInvaill, Director of the Georgetown County Library (South Carolina), will be joining the … Continue reading →

David Burleigh announces the OverDrive Digital Bookmobile tour. “To help libraries and schools educate consumers about the growing eBook explosion, The Digital Bookmobile will return to the road for a national tour allowing readers across the country to discover free downloads from … Continue reading →

Gregory Crane explains the University of Massachusetts, Amherst/Tufts University, Perseus Digital Library Beta Sprint project. “We’re really looking at one aspect of the DPLA, and that is the ability or the goal to support learning from childhood throughout…the DPLA should … Continue reading →

Sasha Nyary profiles Steering Committee member Maura Marx. “What has remained the same, and essential, [Marx] says, is access. ‘Access to information has always been the basis of all innovation and creativity. It’s necessary for innovation. And people get that; … Continue reading →

Ben Alpers updates on the DPLA. “Since we’ve discussed this exciting initiative in the past, I thought I’d update readers of this blog on the status of the Digital Public Library of America. Based at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet … Continue reading →

David Curry writes about the larger mission of digital libraries. “However, in the larger sector I argue for here, one perceives that efforts to bridge institution-type silos and the professional traditions supporting them are ‘faltering’ at a time when ‘flourishing’ … Continue reading →

John Palfrey presents an update on the DPLA. “The idea is that we’ll have a DPLA by the spring of 2013. Obviously much stands between here and there in terms of hard work, building consensus, talking to lots of people, … Continue reading →

Mike Kelly writes about a new ebook service. “The Freading service will offer library patrons unlimited, simultaneous access to the available titles. There’s no access fee for libraries (although there’s a $150 setup fee for first-time customers of Library Ideas), … Continue reading →