About the Content & Scope Workstream
The Content & Scope workstream is part of the grassroots community collaboration working towards creating a workplan and prototype for the Digital Public Library of America. There are six workstreams. The Conent & Scope workstream consists of collaborators, or “conveners,” from all over the country, with a variety of interests and specializations. Conveners will help draw in participation from their respective communities.
As stated on the DPLA Content & Scope webpage:
“This workstream will identify content and articulate a collection development policy for the DPLA by confronting questions regarding management of and access to distributed materials, research, and data curation. It will undertake research that is relevant to core objectives, collect data concerning how many books and other materials exist in US libraries and their copyright status, and conduct analysis of already-digitized collections in the US and abroad. It will also work with the Technical Aspects workstream to recommend guidelines on bibliographic data, metadata, interoperability, and international cooperation. Questions to address include the creation of data models and how best to address user-generated, local, historical, and other largely non-commercial forms of content.”
Our Role
Digital Library Federation Director, Rachel Frick, is teaming up with Amy Ryan, President of the Boston Public Library, to co-chair the Content & Scope workstream for the Digital Public Library of America. Digital Library Federation Administrative Associate, Jena Winberry, will also proved administrative support as workstream coordinator.
Project Updates
Sign up for DPLA announcement, discussion, and workstream listservs at: http://dp.la/get-‐involved/
We will post updates on workstream activities here.
Events
10/21/11: Digital Public Library of America Plenary Meeting
2/2/12: 1st Content & Scope Workshop
4/27/12: Second DPLA Plenary Meeting
Resources
Content and Scope Wiki
Co-chair Bios
Convener Bios
DPLA Website
DPLA Wiki
Recent News
- DPLA Listserv Recaps: December 2011
21 December 2011DLF has been working to coordinate and co-chair the Content & Scope Workstream for the Digital Public Library of America since mid-October. Part of this process involves lengthy discussion of key issues and goals with the workstream conveners and public m...
- Paid Internship Opportunity: Research Assistant - DPLA
5 December 2011Interested in helping to launch a large-scale digital public library in the United States? Excited about the future of online access to information? Want to collaborate closely with innovative partners in public and research libraries, government, publish...
- The Kojo Nnamdi Show Discusses the DPLA
1 December 2011Today, December 1, 2011, on the Kojo Nnamdi Show, Maura Marx, Director of the Digital Public Library of America Secretariat at the Berkman Center at Harvard University, Martin Kalfatovic, Associate Director of Digital Services at the Smithsonian Libraries...
- A New Vision for Public Libraries
21 November 2011In a recent post on the PLA blog, Nate Hill of the San Jose public library recapped his experience at the recent National Digital Public Library meeting at the Los Angeles Public Library, and took this opportunity to suggest a new direction for public lib...
- A Digital Library for Everyone - Audio and Slides from a DLF Forum Panel
16 November 2011With projects like the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and HathiTrust at the forefront of the digital library conversation, and representing a potential direction of digital library efforts, it is vital to incorporate the perspective of librarian...
