{"id":1449,"date":"2014-05-16T03:14:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T03:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2014-05-16T03:15:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T03:15:44","slug":"digital-public-library-of-america-announces-second-class-of-community-reps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/digital-public-library-of-america-announces-second-class-of-community-reps\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Public Library of America Announces Second Class of Community Reps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"id_537580e7110d72155375174\" class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\">The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is a free online library that provides access to millions of historical documents, public domain works, vintage photographs, maps, audiovisuals, and more from libraries, archives, and museums acr<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">oss the United States.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">In one place a visitor is able to easily find items from a wide range of institutions. The\u00a0one year old nonprofit has Community Representatives helping DPLA with outreach. I am pleased to be asked to join the second class and have the opportunity to help grow DPLA\u2019s community of users and followers, while serving as an advocate for open access to the nation\u2019s cultural resources.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dp.la\/info\/2014\/05\/15\/announcing-our-second-class-of-dpla-community-reps\/\">Click here to reach the DPLA announcement <\/a>about the\u00a0new class of community reps.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is a free online library that provides access to millions of historical documents, public domain works, vintage photographs, maps, audiovisuals, and more from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. 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