• 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 provide access to digital collections from Digital Commonwealth members is currently underway and will soon…

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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 full schedule and program descriptions, view this PDF document 9:45 – 10:45       …

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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 source materials within the classroom?  Please consider attending a free workshop on June 24th!  The…

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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 were charged to attendees! A recent LSTA grant awarded to the Boston Public Library (BPL)…

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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   Keynote Speakers: Amy Rudersdorf, Assistant Director for Content, Digital Public Library of America Butch Lazorchak,…

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  • January 2013 Newsletter

    All the latest news from the Digital Commonwealth of Massachusetts! Updates for January, 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 Last week Digital Commonwealth released its new open-source Omeka repository system as a temporary…

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