Dan Cohen Presents "Inside the Digital Public Library of America" at OCLC March 7 – Attend in Person or Online

Submitted by Amigos on Thu, 2014-02-20 10:36

You're invited to attend this OCLC Research Distinguished Seminar Series presentation in person or online in which DPLA Founding Executive Director Dan Cohen goes behind the scenes to discuss how the DPLA (Digital Public Library of America) was created, how it functions as a portal and platform, what the staff is currently working on, and what's to come for the young project and organization.

"Inside the Digital Public Library of America" by Dan Cohen
Friday, 7 March 2014
9:00-10:30 a.m. Presentation and Discussion
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OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Kilgour Building—Jordan Auditorium
6565 Kilgour Place
Dublin, OH 43017-3395

About the Speaker
Dan Cohen is the Founding Executive Director of the DPLA, where he works to further the DPLA's mission to make the cultural and scientific heritage of humanity available, free of charge, to all.

Prior to his tenure, Dan was the Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. At the Center, Dan oversaw projects ranging from new publishing ventures (PressForward) to online collections (September 11 Digital Archive) to software for scholarship (the popular Zotero research tool). His books include Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web (with Roy Rosenzweig) and Equations from God: Pure Mathematics and Victorian Faith.

Dan was an inaugural recipient of the American Council of Learned Societies' Digital Innovation Fellowship. In 2011 he received the Frederick G. Kilgour Award from the American Library Association for his work in digital humanities, and in 2012 he was named one of the top "tech innovators" in academia by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Dan received his bachelor's degree from Princeton, his master's degree from Harvard, and his PhD from Yale.

Registration Details
This presentation is free and open to all.

  • To attend in person, contact Susanne Krouse at krouses@oclc.org or (614) 764-6079 and indicate your name, affiliation and telephone number. A map to OCLC is available here.
  • To attend online via WebEx, register here. After you register to attend online, you will receive an e-mail message that contains instructions for logging on to WebEx, where you will view the meeting slides online through your Web browser. The audio will automatically stream through your computer speakers or you may dial in to the teleconference to listen by phone. If this is your first time using WebEx, please log on a few minutes early to download the required software.

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A recording of this webinar will be posted on our website, on YouTube and in iTunes later in March.

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