[OPLINLIST] State Library's Application to become a DPLA (Digital Public Library of America) Service Hub in Ohio Approved

[marshams at library.ohio.gov]

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The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce the application to become a DPLA (Digital Public Library of America) service hub has been accepted and the "Ohio Digital Network" was approved October 4, 2016.



In 2015, the four digitization hubs, in collaboration with the State Library, OPLIN, OhioLINK, Ohio History Connection and several other institutional partners, began the process necessary to become a Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) service hub.  DPLA is an online portal that brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world, with a particular emphasis on providing resources to students and teachers.  DPLA's goal is to have one service hub per state; the State Library of Ohio submitted Ohio's application in August 2016.



The process to become a service hub began in June 2015 with an LSTA planning grant awarded to Columbus Metropolitan Library.  The planning grant, led by consultants from the Bishoff Group, brought together the various partners to begin the discussion of what a DPLA service hub for Ohio would look like and through six working groups began to address issues such as technical infrastructure, metadata requirements, governance, and sustainability.  The State Library agreed to submit the application and administer the project for a minimum of three years.  The planning grant culminated with a service hub application submitted to DPLA on August 5, 2016.



DPLA Service hubs are state or regional digital libraries that aggregate information about digital objects from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions within its given state or region.  It is the goal of DPLA to have one service hub in each state to aggregate digital content, provide training, and to promote DPLA and local content.



Staff at DPLA indicated that, although the application has been approved, configuring the technology, developing and signing data exchange agreements, and the onboard process will take time.  It will be approximately nine months before Ohio content is available through DPLA.



So what should the Ohio library community know at this time?

*        The Ohio Digital Network governance structure has been established.  The Executive Committee is comprised of Beverly Cain, Stephen Hedges, Gwen Evans, and Stacia Kuceyeski.  They will be working to select two representatives from their respective community type to serve on the Advisory Committee.

*        Three working groups have been established:  Technical, Metadata and Advocacy.  Look for calls in the next few weeks for membership on these committees.

*        The State Library is beginning the process of hiring three staff to coordinate the implementation of the Ohio Digital Network.

*        You can start exploring the riches of DPLA at https://dp.la.





For more information on DPLA go to:  https://dp.la/info/.  For more information about the Ohio service hub go to http://www.dplaohio.org/  or contact Missy Lodge, mlodge at library.ohio.gov<mailto:mlodge at library.ohio.gov>.

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