This tag classifies blogs about LDL community events as well as broader community outreach. This includes work done by the Mobile Digitization Lab, workshops given about LDL materials, and events related to the Collections as Data grant.
The LDL-as-data grant team is partnering with In Her Own Right, an NEH-funded project to "showcase Philadelphia-area collections highlighting women’s struggle to assert their rights throughout the century prior to the passage of the 19th Amendment."
Together, we'll be running a workshop on collection description visualizations.
More information below:
Last week, Leah Powell and Sophia Ziegler presented a workshop at the Humanities Amped Educators meeting. They talked to middle and high school teachers about using the LDL to teach data literacy in the classroom.
We’re thrilled to announce important news for our LDL community: LSU Libraries has been awarded a grant from Collections as Data: Part to Whole, an effort made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will allow LDL practitioners to gather and collaboratively explore policies and practices around creating digital content for the LDL.
The LDL is growing quickly. As of this month, we have 25 members, including public libraries, academic libraries, museums, and archives, and we’re thrilled to welcome our newest members: Ouachita Parish Public Library, Calcasieu Parish Public Library, and the Louisiana State Archives. However, limited technology and staffing at many of the state’s cultural heritage institutions presents a barrier to participation in the LDL.
The Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) is composed of collections from many different institutions. Permission to publish and acquire images or requests for more information about materials that you find in the LDL should be directed to the institution that contributed the item to the LDL. To find the contact who can help you, find the field called "Contact Information" next to the image of interest to you. The Louisiana Digital Library is a service provider only and has no authority to grant permission to publish or supply high-resolution images.
The Louisiana Digital Library platform has been developed by LSU Libraries on behalf of the Louisiana Digital Consortium. It runs on the Islandora open-source digital repository software.
LSU Libraries' Technology Initiatives: lsudiglib@lsu.edu.
Thanks for your interest in the Louisiana Digital Library.
The Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) is the front door to Louisiana's digital cultural heritage. Members include public libraries, academic libraries, museums, and archives from arcross the state.
Currently, there are 25 participating institutions in the LDL. Each institution contributes the digital items and the descriptive text for their collections.
The LDL is built with Islandora, an open source digital library system based on Fedora, Drupal, and Solr.
Information about the Louisiana Digital Consortium can be found here: http://louisianadigitalconsortium.org
