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Robert Darnton Lecture and Discussion

The Digital Public Library of America: Current Plans and Future Prospects

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12:00-15:15

Venue:

The Royal Society
London
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About

JISC and SCONUL hosted a lecture by Professor Robert Darnton, Director of the Harvard Library. He spoke on the development of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and how the US experience can inform developments here in the UK.

The event will be chaired by Professor David Baker, Deputy Chair of Jisc.

Programme

  1. Agenda

    11:30 

    Registration opens

    12:00
    Lunch

    13:00 
    Welcome and background
    Ann Rossiter (SCONUL) and Rachel Bruce (Jisc)

    13:15
    Chair's Introduction 
    The Chair, Professor David Baker will provide an introduction to the lecture and discussion.

    13:20
    Lecture by Professor Robert Darnton (Harvard University)
    The Digital Public Library of America: Current Plans and Future Prospects

    14:10
    Question, answer and discussion session

    15:00
    Concluding remarks from the Chair

    15:15 
    Close

    • Rachel Bruce
      Rachel Bruce

      Innovation director, digital infrastructure

    • Professor Darnton
      Professor Darnton

      Professor Darnton has been a driving force behind the development of the DPLA. He is a pioneer in the field of the history of the book and has written or edited two dozen books including The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History. He is a founder of the Gutenberg e-program, sponsored by the Mellon Foundation and is a trustee of the New York Public Library.

    • Anne Rossiter
      Anne Rossiter

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