Building the Digital Public Library of America: The Hubs Pilot Project

Under the Digital Hubs Pilot Project, the DPLA will undertake the first effort to establish a national network out of the over 40 state or regional digital collaborates, numerous large content repositories, and other promising initiatives currently in operation throughout the U.S., bringing together a myriad of digitized content from across the country into a single access point for end users. The approach is to work with 5-7 states or regions (Service Hubs) and a similar number of large content providers (Content Hubs) to aggregate content on a pilot basis. This presentation offers a closer look at the goals of this project and how it can enhance digital libraries