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Latest Update on the new Digital Commonwealth Repository developments at the BPL

Here is the latest update from Eben English, Web Services Developer at the BPL, who is helping develop the new Fedora/Hydra repository for the Digital Commonwealth: The initial development phase for the new digital object management system to store and … Continue reading

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2013 Conference: Two Superb Keynote Presentations

7th Annual Digital Library Conference May 1, 2013, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at the Devens Commons Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, Massachusetts. Registration Fees: Digital Commonwealth Members: $95 Students: $95 Non-Members: $110 Advanced Registration Deadline: April 20, 2013 Register Today! For … Continue reading

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Developing Lesson Plans with Digital Content from Digital Commonwealth

Are you a teacher (4th grade to 12th grade) who is interested in developing lesson plans featuring digital content?  Could you benefit from a half-day workshop focused on learning about digital collections and ideas about how to use digitized primary … Continue reading

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Digitization Training Sessions 2012 Wrap-up

During 2012, Digital Commonwealth of Massachusetts offered 8 digitization training sessions for staff from libraries, archives, and cultural institutions who were interested in issues relating to the creation and enhancement of digital collections.   Thanks to grant funding, no registration fees … Continue reading

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7th Annual Digital Library Conference

7th Annual Digital Library Conference May 1, 2013, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at the Devens Commons Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, Massachusetts. Registration Fees: Digital Commonwealth Members: $95 Students: $95 Non-Members: $110 Advanced Registration Deadline: April 20, 2013 Register Today! … Continue reading

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January 2013 Newsletter

All the latest news from Digital Commonwealth of Massachusetts!   January Newsletter 2013 This Issue highlights three reports about repository projects involving Digital Commonwealth and the Boston Public Library Digital Commonwealth announces the release of its new Omeka repository system … Continue reading

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Digital Commonwealth releases new Omeka system

Digital Commonwealth is pleased to announce the release of an Omeka replacement for the digital harvesting Portal. Now when you navigate to http://digitalcommonwealth.org, instead of accessing the old Portal you access a new site built on the open-source Omeka repository … Continue reading

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New BPL Digital Commonwealth Repository: a technical overview

As a previous blog post has noted, Digital Commonwealth and the Boston Public Library have embarked on a partnership that will soon result in a new state-of-the-art digital repository that will provide a range of vastly improved hosting and presentation … Continue reading

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Launching of the DPLA at the BPL April 18 and 19

On April 18 and 19, 2013, the Boston Public Library will host an event at which the Digital Public Library of America will be formally launched. The underlying system of the DPLA will both aggregate and re-expose metadata drawn from … Continue reading

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November Newsletter 2012

All the latest news from the Digital Commonwealth of Massachusetts! Updates for November, 2012 Digital Commonwealth chosen as “Service Hub” for Digital Public Library of America The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is working to establish the first truly … Continue reading

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