Module 4: Online Resources Tutorials, Part 2
One of the most exciting projects to come out of libraries and archives in recent years is the Digital Public Library of America (http://dp.la Links to an external site.). This vast digital library is a portal that "brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world."
The Digital Public Library of America: An Introduction
A host of key figures in the world of libraries and archives introduce you to the DPLA. (8:19)
This video was produced by the Digital Public Library of America and is used here under the CC NC-BY license. Links to an external site.
How to search the Digital Public Library of America
This in-depth, 12-minute tutorial from Rebekah Cummings at the Mountain West Digital Library will teach you "how to search the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) by basic search, timeline, map, exhibition, and app library," as well as "what resources are available in DPLA." (11:44) View this tutorial Links to an external site.
Digital Public Library of America: Screencast Tour
This short screencast tutorial offers an overview of DPLA’s functionality, including search, map, timeline, exhibitions, and more. (16:57)
This video was produced by Linda W. Braun for School Library Journal and is used here under the license outlined in the Vimeo Terms of Service.
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