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The Launch of the Digital Public Library of America

March 30, 2026April 18, 2013 by John Palfrey

My favorite tweet in a long time, courtesy of @electriclit: It’s going to be a good day. The Digital Public Library of America opens at noon: j.mp/15hTf0w // @dpla Today is launch day for the DPLA.  Hooray!  So many people have worked so very hard in the past two years to get the plan down, … Read more

Categories DPLA, Libraries, Robert Darnton, Sloan Foundation Tags digital, DPLA, launch, Libraries, metadata 4 Comments

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