This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore the Black Women's Suffrage Collection of 200,000+ artifacts related to the history of Black women's #activism. This image of the Womanpower Unlimited steering committee, 1961, is from .
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Coming up on Wednesday, February 15, an online discussion of Frederick Douglass & his work by historian David Blight, editor of the edition of his writings.
Reserve a (free) space below
Check out "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom"
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We're kicking off #BHM2023 with the launch of newly digitized audio recordings from acclaimed African American film scholar, author, filmmaker, and producer, Pearl Bowser: transcription.si.edu/articles/bhm-2. #SmithsonianBHM
📸 Pearl Bowser, Fulton Ferry Trims and Outtakes, c. 1960s
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Why is #BlackHistoryMonth in February?
Douglass Day!
Feb 14 was the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass. After he passed, Mary Church Terrell called for a day of reflection & collective action. Her work inspired #BHM
Come celebrate with us! DouglassDay.org
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What's new in #PalaceBookshelf, our collection of more than 16,000 #free #ebooks? Find out by browsing here: ow.ly/TUPK50MGYsU
Or download the Palace #ereader app for iOS or Android and choose "Palace Bookshelf" as your library.
Are you a librarian interested in DPLA's mission of maximizing access to knowledge? You might be a good fit for our Curation Corps. Find out more and get in touch here: dp.la/news/dpla-seek
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In case it's useful for anyone else: I wrote a little python script that takes a list of identifiers and outputs the collection title for each item, using the DPLA API:
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Tuesday, Feb 7 at 3p ET: join our Collaborating for Access webinar, presented w/ . We'll host speakers from@BlackstoneAudio about increasing digital access for patrons. RSVP: bit.ly/dpla-events
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We are currently sharing records from over 600 #galleries #libraries, #archives & #museums, alongside communities and individuals.
We've updated our design & functionality to make it easier to view and access them.
digitalpasifik.org/content_partne
👋🏽to &
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📣 SIGN UP TO BE AN NHD JUDGE! 📣
Interested in judging at a regional, affiliate, or NHD National Contest? For more information, visit buff.ly/3GGPh9t.
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Love #mysteries? Check out the new #PalaceBookshelf mystery collection--including works by Anna Katherine Green, Agatha Christie + more, all for #free! Browse here: ow.ly/YU3b50MCcvo
Or download the free app and choose "Palace Bookshelf" as your library.
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On Tues, Feb 7 at 3p ET, join us for our next Collaborating for Access webinar, presented w/ . We'll be talking w/ an exciting lineup of speakers about innovative ways to increase digital access for patrons. Find out more + join us: bit.ly/dpla-events
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Join us for upcoming events!
🗓 An Open Access Future: Leveraging Wikimedia for Increased Visibility at ALA LibLearnX - Jan 28 at 3p CT
🗓 Collaborating for Access: Digital Success Stories - Feb 7 at 3p ET
🗓 Curation Corps Open House - Feb 9 at 3p ET
ow.ly/HviM50MAfZv
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Are you a librarian interested in DPLA's mission of maximizing access to knowledge? You might be a good fit for our Curation Corps. Find out more and get in touch here: dp.la/news/dpla-seek
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TODAY: Need techniques to help students explore Asian Pacific American history, art, culture, & more? At 4–5pm ET, join for a LIVE & interactive “Cultivating Learning” session & leave with 30+ classroom-ready activities: youtube.com/watch?v=s6WrXn #SmithsonianEdu
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Headed to ALA? Join DPLA board chair , director of community engagement , data fellow and from for An Open Access Future: Leveraging Wikimedia for Increased Visibility on Sat 1/28 at 3p. ow.ly/9RYb50My20t
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Tuesday, February 7, at 3p ET: At our next Collaborating for Access webinar, presented with , we'll be talking with colleagues about the innovative ways they're finding to provide greater digital #access for patrons. Register: ow.ly/wc5s50MxS8x
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The North Star, one of the most influential antislavery newspapers in the pre-Civil War U.S, was published by Frederick Douglass between 1847 and 1851.
A newly digitized issue from 1848, held , is now available to transcribe: transcription.si.edu/project/48606.
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Join us on Feb 7, at 3p ET for our next Collaborating for Access webinar with and . This time, we'll talk about digital success stories and hear from colleagues who have found innovative ways to increase access for patrons. More: bit.ly/dpla-events
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Thanks to everyone who joined us this week for our Palace 101 introductory webinar. In case you missed it, a recording is now available here: youtu.be/Y1_1oE_mngI
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Get all the latest from DPLA in our January newsletter, available now: mailchi.mp/dp.la/january-
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TOMORROW at 1p ET! Join us for Palace 101, and get all your questions answered about how can help your #library increase #access for patrons. Get more info and register: bit.ly/palace101
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King in his Atlanta, Georgia, office, 1962, from and via dp.la.
Explore Dr. King's legacy with more artifacts from his life and career here: dp.la/search?q=marti
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Join us Tuesday, Feb 7, at 3p ET for the fifth in our series of Collaborating for Access webinars with and . We'll hear short presentations from colleagues who have found innovative ways to increase #access for patrons. Register: ow.ly/Rfsc50MpbVE
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Jeff Beck, 1968, photographed by Peter Simon, from and via dp.la. Find more: dp.la/search?q=jeff+
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Want to find out more about The Palace Project? Join us next Wednesday, January 18, at 1p ET to find out how librarians across the country are using #Palace to increase #access for patrons and maximize acquisition budgets. Join us: bit.ly/palace101
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An updated version of our free #ebook, January 6th on the Record: The Investigation into the Attack on the U.S. Capitol, is now available. Find it, and all of our free DPLA publications, here: ebooks.dp.la/dpla-publicati
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Keep your mind right this New Year with over 20,000 self-help and improvement titles always available on the Palace Marketplace!
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Thank you to everyone who attended our Open Board + Community Mtg yesterday, where we talked about the expansion of our Wikimedia work + its potential to vastly increase the visibility of library collections. ICYMI, the recording is now available here:
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Join us TODAY at 2p ET for our Open Board + Community Mtg to talk about the recently announced growth of our Wikimedia work and the vast potential of Wikimedia and Wikipedia to dramatically increase the visibility and use of library collections. RSVP: bit.ly/dpla-events
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to make cultural treasures freely available on Wikipedia with new support 🎉
We’re very proud that WSL’s Digital Repository Librarian, Evan Robb, is involved in this exciting project!
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Thrilled to announce that we are continuing support for 2 long-time grantees, & , to make 15 million files of culturally rich materials from thousands of DPLA's libraries, museums & other partners accessible to all on
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Congratulations Brooklyn Public Library! Brooklyn Library's 'Books Unbanned' Team Wins Accolade - The New York Times - goo.gl/alerts/kGCfL7 #GoogleAlerts
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Today, we've released Version 2 of January 6th on the Record, our easy-to-read compendium of transcripts, videos, and legal + investigative reports from the #January6th congressional investigation. Download it + all of our DPLA publications for FREE here: ebooks.dp.la/dpla-publicati
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January 19! Dorothy Berry (), Digital Curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, joins us for "Digital Humanities & Black Digital Heritage."
January 19, 5pm
Max Cade Center
3401 Walnut Street, 329A
tinyurl.com/3vundzwn
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Find out more at our Open Board + Community Meeting on Monday at 2p ET, with and #LeighJeremias. Register: bit.ly/dpla-jan9-23
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Millions of cultural treasures from hundreds of US libraries, archives, and museums will be freely available on Wikimedia Commons, thanks to a partnership between @DPLA, @SloanFoundation, and the Wikimedia Foundation.
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Join us Monday at 2p ET for our Open Board + Community mtg. We’ll talk about the recently announced growth of our Wikimedia work + hear from partners about the potential of this work to dramatically increase the visibility and use of library collections. bit.ly/dpla-events
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Two of our wonderful grantees & will partner to make 15 million files of culturally rich material from 1000 of dpla’s libraries, archives, museums & galleries freely available on .
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