On April 18, the first beta version of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) will be launched. What is the DPLA? In simple terms, it is a network of comprehensive online resources that draws on the nation’s living heritage from libraries, universities, archives, and museums to provide broad access to educational resources. “In its first iteration, the DPLA will combine a group of rich, interesting digital collections, from state and regional digital archives to the special collections of major university libraries and federal holdings. The DPLA will demonstrate how powerful and exciting it can be to bring together our nation’s digitized materials, metadata (including catalog records, for instance), code, and digital tools and services into an open, shared resource.” For much more in depth information from Library Journal on the DPLA, click here.