Tag: BPL
Repository development at the BPL: September update
Over the last month or so, the development of the new Digital Commonwealth repository currently ongoing at BPL has focused on refining the batch upload process. The repository developers have been working closely with the BPL Digital Services metadata team to create a standardized spreadsheet format for ingest that will offer institutions the ability to…
BPL Announces Beta Release of the New Digital Commonwealth Repository
The BPL is pleased to announce that they have now moved into the “beta launch” phase of the rollout of the Hydra-based Digital Commonwealth repository platform. The new URLs are: Search (public discovery): http://search.digitalcommonwealth.org/ Admin (ingest & management): http://admin.digitalcommonwealth.org/ Features Not all features are fully implemented as yet. Here is what’s available: Public Search app:…
Funding approved for continued digitization for Digital Commonwealth members
Earlier this month the Governor approved the inclusion of $147,532 in the state FY14 budget to continue digitization for Digital Commonwealth members under the BPL’s Library for the Commonwealth program. This money will continue the digital-imaging services that the BPL has provided in partnership with Digital Commonwealth since 2011 through funding provided by a LSTA…