TPS Western Region Granting open now

School districts, universities, cultural institutions, library systems and other educational organizations are invited to apply for grants of up to $25,000 to incorporate Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) materials and methods into their existing education and professional development programs for pre and in-service K-12 teachers, librarians,...

Quarterly MWDL Collections Roundup

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Join us for our first ever Quarterly Collections Roundup! Collection managers from MWDL hubs who submitted new collections in late 2024 and early 2025 will be on hand to share more details about the most recent crop of content. Where: Zoom When: Monday, April 14...

PA Digital Rights Team – Copyright Office Hours

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PA Digital's Rights Team will host Copyright Office Hours on May 6 at 12 p.m. Mountain/11 AM Pacific on Zoom (please register in advance). Please bring your questions about copyright and digital collections, including questions about rights statements, fair use, and the public domain. To submit...

2025 Area Studies Teaching & Collections Symposium

Mark your calendars for the upcoming 2025 Area Studies Teaching & Collections Symposium on May 7-8, 2025 (May 7 at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library and May 8 at Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library). Each day includes unique content! Engage...

The NEW Michigan Memories

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Join DPLA as we spotlight the recent relaunch of Michigan Memories, a website that allows users to search the online collections of cultural institutions all around the state. Michigan Memories is the Michigan-centric counterpart to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), and the new...

Leveraging the Decentralized Web to Preserve Cultural Heritage

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As part of DPLA's ongoing effort to serve as a bridge between their institutional partners and emerging technologies, DPLA has started to explore the benefits of decentralized storage. Long-term storage on the decentralized web is one approach to ensuring the protection of cultural artifacts and...

MWDL Governing Body Meeting

MWDL's Governing Body will hold its semi-annual meeting virtually on Thursday, May 22. The Governing Body last met on November 21, 2024. New service terms begin July 1, 2025 and we will be choosing a new Chair. Many thanks to our outgoing Chair, Emily Boss...