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.
December brings winter breaks for many of us. DLF wishes safe holidays for those celebrating and a Happy New Year to all our members.
— Team DLF
This month’s news:
- Wayne Graham Named Interim Director of the Digital Library Federation
- Climate Action Webinar #4: Combatting Climate Anxiety Through Data: December 5, 2024, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm ET. Learn how curating scientific data orients GLAMR institutions in the public conversation and can help combat climate anxiety through action.
- Past Climate Action Webinars are available on the CLIRDLF YouTube channel or the project website’s Resource page.
- View the DLF Virtual Forum 2024 Opening Plenary with Andrea Jackson Gavin, Program Director, HBCU Digital Library Trust.
- The DLF wiki has just revamped its design, making it more welcoming and (hopefully) more user-friendly and accessible than before. Using the updated skins by Wikipedia, the new default look aims to improve accessibility, readability, and customization options for readers and more advanced users. We invite you to review the updated wiki (https://wiki.diglib.org/Main_Page) and explore the community’s wealth of knowledge and information. Be sure to check out the work from our various Working Groups! Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the new look and feel – we’d love to hear your thoughts!
- Closures: CLIR and DLF offices will be closed from Dec 23, 2024, to January 3, 2025.
This month’s open DLF group meetings:
For the most up-to-date schedule of DLF group meetings and events (plus NDSA meetings, conferences, and more), bookmark the DLF Community Calendar. Meeting dates are subject to change. Can’t find 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) Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, 12/02, 2 pm ET/11 am PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group: Wednesday, 12/03, 2 pm ET/11 am PT
- DLF AIG Metadata Assessment Working Group: Thursday, 12/05, 1:15 pm ET/10:15 PT
- DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 12/09, 2 pm ET/11 am PT
- DLF AIG Cost Assessment Working Group: Monday, 12/09, 3 pm ET/12 pm PT
- DLF AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 12/20, 11 am ET/8 am 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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- Bookmark our Community Calendar.
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