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DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA DP.LA. “Benjamin Sewall Blake jumping,” 1888, Massachusetts Historical Society . contact: info@dp.la @dpla. A PORTAL FOR DISCOVERY. A PLATFORM TO BUILD UPON. A STRONG PUBLIC OPTION. A PORTAL FOR DISCOVERY. A . EXPLORE THROUGH TIME
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DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA DP.LA “Benjamin Sewall Blake jumping,” 1888, Massachusetts Historical Society contact: info@dp.la @dpla
A PORTAL FOR DISCOVERY A PLATFORM TO BUILD UPON A STRONG PUBLIC OPTION
EXPLORE THROUGH TIME • BROWSE BY PLACE • EXPLORE CURATED EXHIBITS • SAVE SEARCHES, CREATE LISTS
WHERE DOES THE CONTENT COME FROM?
A PLATFORM TO BUILD UPON • THE API: ACCESS TO MILLIONS OF ITEMS FOR ANY PURPOSE • INNOVATIVE APPS • FREE DATA Open Pics
EXPLORING A DISTRIBUTIVE MODEL • Current Statewide Efforts • Cal Digital Newspaper Collection • Audiovisual Preservation Project • Community Digitization Centers • Aggregation Centers
CALIFORNIA DIGITAL HUBS PILOT • Explore regional service hubs for LAPL and SFPL • Launch California Digital Library as new Content Hub • Provide access through DPLA to 250,000+ new metadata records
MAKING IT HAPPEN • Project timeline: March 2014-March 2015 • Identifying resources to harvest collections • Project management