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.
Hi DLF Community! I’ve really enjoyed connecting with so many of you at the Forum and in Working Group meetings over the past few months. Every conversation, formal and informal, has left me inspired and grateful to be part of a community fueled by care, creativity, and collaboration. I’m excited to keep learning with you all and stay in touch. If you want to chat one-on-one, just send me an email anytime (swillis@clir.org). Wishing you an encouraged, grounded start to 2026!
— Shaneé from Team DLF
This month’s news:
- New DLF Working Group: The new Open Source Capacity group kicks off at the end of this month with a meeting on January 28. Learn more about this group and join their inaugural meeting.
- Closing Today, Call for Proposals: Digital Library Pedagogy Group (DLF Teach) has extended its toolkit CFP through end of day today; submit here.
- Metadata Quality Benchmarks Announced: DLF-AIG Metadata Assessment Working Group (MWG) is pleased to announce the public release of benchmarks for metadata quality. Read about them on the DLF Blog.
- IIIF Call for Proposals: IIIF’s annual conference will be held June 1-4 in the Netherlands. Review and submit to the CFP here by January 23.
- CLIR Call For Proposals: CLIR is accepting applications for the thirteenth cycle of Recordings at Risk until February 24, 2025. See details here.
- Registration Open, Program Available: IIIF’s Online Meeting will take place January 27-29; see the full program on the IIIF website, and register on Eventbrite.
- Fellow Reflections: Starting tomorrow (January 6), look for reflections from the 2025 DLF Forum fellows on the DLF blog. Read past fellow reflections here.
- Office closure: CLIR’s offices are closed on Monday, January 19, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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 the meeting call-in information? Email us at info@diglib.org. Reminder: Team DLF working days are Monday through Thursday.
- DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG): Tuesday, 1/6, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF Born-Digital Access Working Group (BDAWG): Tuesday, 1/6, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 1/12, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 1/16, 11am ET / 8am PT
- DLF Digitization Interest Group: Monday, 1/26, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF Committee for Equity & Inclusion: Monday, 1/26, 3pm ET / 12pm PT
- DLF Climate Justice Working Group: Tuesday, 1/27, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- NEW GROUP! DLF Open Source Capacity Group: Wednesday, 1/28, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- DLF AIG Metadata Assessment: Thursday, 1/29, 1:15 pm ET / 10:15 am PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility Policy & Workflows subgroup: Friday, 1/30, 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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