With the activity around the SCL and Sieghart (now Task Force) work on a national digital platform for public libraries (LGLibTech summary is here http://lglibtech.wikispaces.com/National+Catalogue) there may be some interest in the following US event next week:

 

“On April 28, a group of experts in digital library issues will convene at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. to provide insights into key issues to inform national digital platform priority of IMLS. In an effort to open up the discussion and conversation of the national digital platform convening, we are excited to host the agency’s first Twitter chat.”

“Background on the National Digital Platform
The objective of the national digital platform is to build capacity to provide digital content and services to every person in the country. As libraries increasingly use digital infrastructure to provide access to digital content and resources, more opportunities for collaboration will become available. It is possible for each library in the country to leverage and benefit from the work of other libraries in shared digital services, systems, and infrastructure.

The national digital platform is a way of thinking about and approaching the digital capability and capacity of libraries across the United States. The platform isn’t a piece of software, website, or individual thing. It is what results from all of those pieces working together. It is the combination of software applications, social and technical infrastructure, and staff expertise that provide library content and services to all users in the United States.”

Ken

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