The library will put online the collections of libraries and museums across the country. These are not popular collections, but more specialized historical collections from what I can see. The individual libraries and museums will make the items available on their own sites and searching the digital library will take you there to see the results.
Read More About it:
From the Christian Science Monitor:
The Digital Public Library the Promise of the Internet Fullfilled http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/0408/Digital-Public-Library-the-promise-of-the-Internet-fulfilled
From Eastman's Online Geneology Newsletter:
The Digital Public Library of America will Launch on April 18 and 19 http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2013/04/the-digital-public-library-of-america-will-launch-on-april-18-and-19.html
From the New York Public Library:
The New York Public Library To Help Launch The Digital Public Library of America
http://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/2013/04/04/immediate-release-new-york-public-library-help-launch-digital-public-
From Digital Trends:
Digital Public Library of America launches April 18, API hacks welcomed
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/digital-public-library-of-america-launches-april-18/
From Wired Magazine an article by author Bruce Sterling:
The National Digital Public Library is launched
http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2013/04/the-national-digital-public-library-is-launched/
From The Verge:
How the Digital Public Library of America hopes to build a real public commons--long awaited network will open access to museum and library collections nationwide
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/3/4178980/how-the-digital-public-library-of-america-hopes-to-build-a-real
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