• Lee Library Association’s Digitization Project, Part II

    This is the second part of the Lee Library blog posts that examine their recent digitization projects. Part I is available here: http://digitalcommonwealth.org/blog/?p=125 This month, we are following up with Lee Library Association Trustee Mary Philpott. Mary has had access to the forthcoming new Digital Commonwealth Repository’s Administrative pages to help test the new repository…

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  • October / November 2013 Newsletter

    All the latest news from the Digital Commonwealth of Massachusetts! Updates for October/November, 2013              New Officers and Bylaws Ratified The votes are in! The new Board of Directors members are official and the Bylaw changes ratified. With that step out of the way, Digital Commonwealth can now officially apply…

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  • BPL receives award for Digitization Work with Digital Commonwealth

    The Boston Public Library received an award for its digitization work for Digital Commonwealth members at last month’s Griffin Museum of Photography’s eighth annual Focus Awards ceremony. The Focus Awards recognize contributions to the promotion, curation, and presentation of photography. The BPL received the Commonwealth Award, which is given to an organization that brings prominence…

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  • DPLAfest Wrap-up: Digital Commonwealth: the Lake

    The following is a guest post from Molly Stothert-Maurer from the Perkins School of the Blind who attended the recent DPLA gathering at the BPL and provided this report: DPLAfest On October 24-25, 2013 Northeastern University, Simmons College, and the Boston Public Library hosted the first annual DPLAfest, in honor of the successful launch in…

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  • September 2013 Newsletter

    All the latest news from the Digital Commonwealth of Massachusetts! Updates for September, 2013 Vote!  Vote!  Vote! Emails were sent this week asking designated members who represent their institutions to vote for the new slate of officers on the Board of Directors plus revisions made to the Digital Commonwealth By Laws. A minimum of 15…

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