This is a guest post from Ana Enriquez, Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian at Penn State University. Last month, along with several PA Digital colleagues, I attended DPLAfest 2019. Given DPLA’s reorganization of last fall, I had some hesitation about going, but I ultimately decided it would be better to be Read more…
This is a guest blog post from Hillary Kativa, Chief Curator of Audiovisual & Digital Collections at the Othmer Library of Chemical History at the Science History Institute. “So, what do you have, pictures of chemical formulas or something?” Such is the common refrain when I introduce myself as the Chief Curator of Read more…
As a Pennsylvania native (Kittanning, PA), educated by our flagship institution (Penn State), and current resident (Erie, PA), I can’t help but be a little partial to the PA Digital Hub. So I am delighted to have the opportunity to discuss collections, description, and access at DPLA on this blog, Read more…
This guest blog post is written by Tara Murphy, Assistant Director of Digitization and Instructional Services @ Free Library of Philadelphia, and PA Digital Metadata Team Rights Subgroup member This was my second time attending the DPLAfest representing the Free Library of Philadelphia. Last year DPLAfest was held in DC Read more…
This guest blog post is written by Brandy Karl, Copyright Officer and Affiliate Law Library Faculty @ the Pennsylvania State University, and PA Digital Metadata Team Rights Subgroup Member I attended DPLAfest in April on behalf of the PA Digital DPLA Hub & PSU Libraries and spoke on a panel Read more…
This guest blog post was written by Martina Soden, Collection/Metadata Manager of the Lackawanna Valley Digital Archives Scranton Public Library takes a large role in our community in Northeastern Pennsylvania. We have a strong competent, skilled staff who jump at the chance to create or organize something first. Read more…