How to use DPLA

www.montanamemory.orgJennifer [email protected]

www.montanamemory.orgDella Yeager

[email protected]

Mountain West Digital Libraryhttp://www.mwdl.org/

how to use dp.la

digital public library of america / dp.la / @dpla /

outlineabout > search > lists > browse >

map > timeline > bookshelf > exhibitions > apps

what is dp.la?

dp.la is the digital public library of amer-ica.

a free online library that provides access to mil-lions of

books, photographs, maps, audiovisual materi-als, and

more from libraries, archives, and museums across the US.

here are just a few examples of the 8.5+ million items accessible

through dp.la

view of balloon ascent,

ca. 1860-65

by matthew brady, us war department

courtesy national archives and records administration

http://dp.la/item/fea1b6c9cc1344f36d162a715755df24

north carolina two-dollar treasury note, 1863 unknown

courtesy george mason university and the digital library of georgia

http://dp.la/item/5830dcb26e4713dbe66f2242456f266c

victory girls, ca. 1918by united war work corp, inc.

courtesy north carolina department of cultural resources

http://dp.la/item/e4b2745d5966ce4efe899a6828cbd871

(page 8, detail)

adams' synchronol

o-gical chart of

universal history,

1881by sebastian c.

adams

courtesy david rumsey historical map collection

http://dp.la/item/62e9877a78bf94ec47f6b96d1115e8d7


miscellaneous videos available via dp.la

by various creators

courtesy wgbh, national archives and records

administration, mountain west digital library


miscellaneous texts

available via dp.la

by various creators

courtesy national archives and records administration,

mountain west digital library, hathitrust digital library, digital

library of georgia


a portal for discovery

a platform to build upon

an advocate for a strong public option

dp.la homepage

searching the library

type in your keyword(s) to begin searching

search results

sorting options

items retrieved

refine

save search

refining your search results

your refined results

item detail page

the full item

dp.la accounts

creating a list

saving a search

sharing a public list

browse by partner or subject

browse by searching * then refining

dp.la/map

zooming in with dp.la/map

dp.la/timeline

view on timeline from item detail

dp.la/bookshelf

dp.la/bookshelf item detail

dp.la/exhibitions

the golden age of radio in the us

dp.la/apps

enjoy! about > search > lists > browse >


digital public library of america / dp.la / @dpla /

www.montanamemory.orgJennifer [email protected]

How to use DPLA

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