A monthly round-up of news, upcoming working group meetings and events, and CLIR program updates from the Digital Library Federation. See all past Digests here.
Hello DLF Community! It’s March, which means spring is around the corner (finally!), and it’s a great time for new growth. To that end, Forum planning is well underway for the virtual event this fall, and the DLF Groups are hard at work planning fantastic meetings and events for 2026. Additionally, I’m excited to share a bit of my own news: I’m transitioning to a new role at CLIR, Community Development Officer, that will help me support our community from a new angle. You’ll still have an amazing leader in Shaneé, stellar conference support from Concentra, and I certainly won’t be a stranger. As always, my inbox is open if you want to connect, send pet pictures, or have ideas about how you’d like to see our community grow in the coming months and years. See you around soon!
– Aliya
This month’s news:
- Nominations Open: Suggest the names of individuals who may make compelling featured speakers at the 2026 Virtual DLF Forum. Nominations due March 31.
- Registration Open: IIIF Annual Conference and Showcase in the Netherlands, June 1–4, 2026. For information, visit the conference page.
- Early Bird Registration: Web Archiving Conference 2026 at KBR, the Royal Library of Belgium. Register by March 7 to secure discounted rates, and visit the conference website for full details.
- Call for Proposals: AI4LAM’s Fantastic Futures 2026: Trust in the Loop, September 15-17, inviting proposals on how libraries, archives, and museums engage with trust and AI. Submissions due April 6.
This month’s open DLF group meetings:
For the most up-to-date schedule of DLF group meetings and events (plus conferences and more), bookmark the DLF Community Calendar. Meeting dates are subject to change. Can’t find the meeting call-in information? Email us at info@diglib.org. Reminder: Team DLF working days are Monday through Thursday.
- DLF Born-Digital Access Working Group (BDAWG): Tuesday, 3/2, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG): Tuesday, 3/2, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 3/9, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
- AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 3/20, 11am ET / 8am PT
- AIG Metadata Assessment Group: Friday, 3/20, 2pm ET/ 11am PT.
- DLF Digitization Interest Group: Monday, 3/23, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- DLF Committee for Equity & Inclusion: Monday, 3/23, 3pm ET / 12pm PT.
- DLF Open Source Capacity Resources Group: Wednesday, 3/25, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
- DLF Digital Accessibility Policy & Workflows subgroup: Friday, 3/27, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
- DAWG IT & Development: Monday, 3/30, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
- DLF Climate Justice Working Group: Tuesday, 3/31, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
DLF groups are open to ALL, regardless of whether or not you’re affiliated with a DLF member organization. Learn more about our working groups on our website. Interested in scheduling an upcoming working group call or reviving a past group? Check out the DLF Organizer’s Toolkit. As always, feel free to get in touch at info@diglib.org.
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