A New Vision for Public Libraries
In a recent post on the PLA blog, Nate Hill of the San Jose public library recapped his experience at the recent National Digital Public
November 21, 2011
A Digital Library for Everyone – Audio and Slides from a DLF Forum Panel
With projects like the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and HathiTrust at the forefront of the digital library conversation, and representing a potential direction
November 16, 2011
DPLA Receives New Support at Plenary Meeting
During the public Plenary Meeting for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) at the National Archives and Records Administration on October 21, 2011, a
October 25, 2011
Digital Public Library of America website now live!
The official website for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) went live on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Read about this exciting project, and
October 7, 2011
DLF/DCC DPLA Beta Sprint Effort to be Presented at DPLA Plenary
Washington, DC, and Urbana-Champaign, IL, October 5, 2011 The Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) at the Graduate School of Library and
October 5, 2011
Small-town Public Librarian Added to DPLA Steering Committee
On August 11, 2011, DPLA chair John Palfrey announced the newest member of the Digital Public Library of America Steering Committee: “I am writing with
August 16, 2011
CLIR/DLF Receives Mellon Foundation Funding for Digital Public Library of America Prototype
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded CLIR/DLF a $46,000 planning grant to develop a prototype for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The
June 2, 2011
DLF Funds Project on Business Cases for New Service Development
DLF has awarded $50,000 to fund research on business cases for new service development in research libraries. The project will develop guidance for academic libraries
May 24, 2011
New Affiliation with centerNet
The Digital Library Federation program today announced its formal alliance with centerNet. Established in 2007, centerNet is an international network of digital humanities centers formed
March 15, 2011
Data Conservancy NSF Data Management Plan Template
The Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins is the lead organization for Data Conservancy, one of the two current awards through NSF’s DataNet program. They have
February 23, 2011
Data management planning tool in development
A group of major research institutions is partnering to develop a flexible online tool to help researchers generate data management plans. This effort is in
February 15, 2011
Project Update: ILS-DI
A short project update at DLF Fall Forum 2010 highlighted new collaborative efforts building upon the work of DLF’s original ILS Discovery Interface Task Group.
February 3, 2011
