June 24, 2011 Q. & A. with DPLA leader John Palfrey on closed meetings, the controversial P Word and other governance issues We’re indebted to the Digital Public Library of America, hosted by... ▶
June 18, 2011 Hacking a secretive ‘public’ library group: Let’s ask DPLA steering committee members how they voted—and about open meetings vs. a Porcellian Club approach Update, Oct. 20, 2012: I’m pleased to report that the DPLA... ▶
June 17, 2011 Flaws of Harvard-hosted Digital ‘Public’ Library of America: Too secretive, too oligarchical and not responsive enough to U.S. library needs—especially for modern e-books Update, Oct. 20, 2012: The DPLA is now much more open... ▶
May 18, 2011 Nate Hill’s three C’s for digital public libraries—and my thoughts on publibs’ real needs vs. the chaos of the ‘big tent’ Should America’s public libraries live in a “big tent” with the... ▶