Sunday, July 29, 2012

Exciting News for the Digital Public Library of America

‘Library of the Future’ Gets $1-Million Boost From Humanities Endowment

An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education announces an NEH grant for the Digital Public Library of America. The DPLA project, scheduled to launch in April 2013, has struggled with complex issues of copyright, collaboration, and content.  The NEH grant will help a pilot project to engage state (or regional) level "hubs" according to the director of the governing body for the Digital Public Library, Maura Marx.