The second post in a series introducing the DPLA’s service hubs looks at the Minnesota Digital Library, and explores some of the hidden treasures found in its collections, from streetcars to mules in mines.

The first post in a series exploring the collections of the DPLA’s seven service hubs—looking for hidden treasures and getting to know our hubs a bit better. This week, we investigate Digital Commonwealth.

The DPLA and European’s new joint exhibition, “Leaving Europe,” is a learning tool, but it’s also a gateway to accessing the wealth of digital documents that its host organizations have to offer.

Germany launches the beta version of its new national digital library, the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB).

The Folger Shakespeare Library launches a new digital platform with digital texts and source code for 12 of the Bard’s best known plays.

Qatar announces plans to build a new national library and digitize 500,000 historical records. So, how do you reimagine and rebuild a national library?

Even stable storage media present problems for preserving digital resources. How do academic institutions deal with servers shutting down, limited resources, and natural disasters?

John Palfrey, Head of School at Phillips Academy, Andover, and member of the DPLA Board of Directors, delivered a talk entitled “Digital Libraries and Keeping Well in a Digital Age,” at last week’s TEDxPhillipsAcademy event. Palfrey introduces the DPLA, and discusses the importance continued importance of physical objects and face-to-face interaction as a way of encouraging wellness.

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseumlaunces its digital collection. “Rijksstudio,” the 125,000 work collection, provides access to some of the museum’s most famous paintings. Users can also register with the site to access the Rijksstudio API, with metadata for 111,000 of the site’s images.

“‘Building a Digital Public Library of America’ is the topic of the talk presented by Dr. John G. Palfrey, Jr., head of the Phillips Academy and former Henry N. Ess III professor of Law and vice dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School, at the annual Lucile Kelling Henderson Memorial Lecture on September 24, 2012.”

The Columbia Spectator launches the first phase of its digital archive. The joint project between Spectator and Columbia University Libraries seeks to digitize every Spectator issue produced from 1877 until today.

Two bills approved by the California State Senate will create 50 free or low-cost digital textbooks and an open source digital textbook library for college students.