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.
– Team DLF
This month’s news:
- Register: Registration for the 2024 in-person DLF Forum at Michigan State University is open through July 15 or when capacity is reached; limited spots remain.
- Closures: CLIR’s offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
- Funding Opportunity: Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network Professional Development Funding.
- CLIR and the HBCU Library Alliance Newest Initiative: Support for preservation projects at HBCU libraries and archives.
This month’s DLF group events:
Technology Strategy for Archives Q3 Working Group Call with Natalie Milbrodt
Monday, July 22, 2024, 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT; Register: https://clirdlf.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqfu6pqjkqGdVPxm-CMyB1f7YVprd8xroH#/registration.
Join the Technology Strategy for Archives Working Group for a session about approaches to engaging stakeholders in tech strategy collaborations. Featuring a talk by Natalie Milbrodt, University Archivist, City University of New York, about the Cultivating Archives and Institutional Memory Project.
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.
- Born-Digital Access Working Group (BDAWG): Tuesday, 7/2, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG): Wednesday, 7/3, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 7/8, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- AIG Cost Assessment Working Group: Monday, 7/8, 3pm ET / 12pm PT.
- Assessment Interest Group (AIG) Metadata Working Group: Thursday, 7/18, 1:15pm ET / 10:15am PT.
- AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 7/19, 11am ET / 8am PT.
- Technology Strategy for Archives Q3 meeting with Natalie Milbrodt: Monday, 7/22, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- Committee for Equity and Inclusion: Monday, 7/22, 3pm ET / 12pm PT.
- Digital Accessibility Working Group: Policy and Workflows subgroup: Friday, 7/26, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
Digital Accessibility Working Group: IT subgroup (DAWG-IT):Monday, 7/29, 1:15pm ET / 10:15am PT.(Rescheduled to August 5, 1pm ET / 10am PT)- Climate Justice Working Group: Wednesday, 7/31, 12pm ET / 9am 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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