DPLA Midwest Workstream Meeting Key Takeaways

"On October 11, 2012, the six DPLA Workstreams, the Steering Committee, and the 

Board of Directors, along with members of the public, met in a series of breakout 

sessions and working groups at the Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Center 

to discuss the development of both the DPLA platform and the front end user interface, 

the establishment of the DPLA as an independent non-profit organization, and the 

launch of the DPLA’s Digital Hubs Pilot Project, among other topics. The goal of these 

meetings was to chart out agenda items for the next six months of work and beyond, as 

well as to provide a forum for participants and members of the public to share updates 

and ideas with one another.  This document is a synthesis of the key takeaways from the day’s discussions, which  focused on three major subjects: (1) The future of the DPLA; (2) its technical 

development; and (3) its content infrastructure and the Digital Hubs Pilot Project..."