Comments on: Session Proposal: The Digital Public Library of America

By: Micah Vandegrift

Micah Vandegrift — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:45:01 +0000

A question I have that has been asked before, and not yet sufficiently responded to that I’ve seen, is what role DPLA will play in scholarly publishing. Especially with the push toward open access/open data for scholarly journal articles and federally funded projects, will this grand Digital Public Library bridge the public and academic worlds once and for all by collecting Knowledge from libraries of many stripes? What role will LOD play there?

By: richardurban

richardurban — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:43:22 +0000

Robert,

I’d be up for a separate LODLAM session, too, but didn’t want to flood the blog with ideas. 🙂

In the context of digital humanities, I think it would be helpful to orient a conversation about LODLAM as “more than cataloging.” How can we use LOD to do more than find, identify, select, and obtain (all still important)? What are the tasks needed to support humanities scholarship?

By: Roger Whitson

Roger Whitson — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:25:02 +0000

This is an amazing idea, Richard! I wanted to propose a session on Linked Open Data, but had difficulty grounding the discussion in any practical way (no surprise there). I think considering the impact of libraries as not only repositories of texts but also as institutions that deal with and advocate for open data would be a great way to DPLA.

By: Emily Gore

Emily Gore — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:45:39 +0000

Emily Gore is Associate Dean for Digital Scholarship and Technology Services at Florida State University. Prior to joining FSU, Emily held positions at Clemson University, NC ECHO and East Carolina University. During the course of her career, Emily has received over $2.5 million in grant funding for technology/digital initiatives. Emily is a member of the Frye Leadership Institute Class of 2011 and is the 2009 Lyrasis NextGen Librarian Award winner for Technology. Emily is a convener of the Digital Public Library of America Technical Aspects workstream and is an active DPLA cross-streamer. Emily’s mobile scanning “scannebago” concept is being adopted by DPLA. When not working, Emily loves to spend her time on the North Carolina beaches visiting family and friends.