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.
It’s hard to believe it’s already May. The DLF community is as busy as ever, and we’re excited to share with you a variety of news, meetings, and things to read. We hope you enjoy them and have a wonderful month.
— Team DLF
This month’s news:
- Nominations open: Have ideas about who should be the featured speaker at the 2025 DLF Forum? Submit your thoughts by May 15.
- On the DLF blog: Members of the DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group have authored a blog post, “What you need to know as a library to prepare for ADA Title II rule changes.” Read it now.
- Panel Discussion: OCEAN is hosting “Cultural Heritage/Ethics and Intellectual Property Workshop Part II: Analysing Case Studies,” a case study analysis dedicated to working with legacy collections that contain materials of distinct cultural significance. Friday, May 2 at 12pm ET. Register and learn more here.
- Workshop: IIIF’s next five-day introductory training will be the week of May 19. No prior knowledge of IIIF is required, and the core sessions should be easily accessible to those with confidence using the Web. By the end of the workshop, participants will have completed a small IIIF project, which they will demo for the group at the final meeting.
- Conference: Registration is open for the 2025 IIIF Annual Conference in Leeds, UK. This year’s conference features two full days of presentations, followed by a day of workshops and other activities. All workshops and tours are included in your registration, but space is limited. The program is available here, and registration is open on ConfTool.
- Recordings Coming Soon: The 2025 IIPC General Assembly and Web Archiving Conference in Oslo, which saw 200 attendees from 83 organizations and 33 countries, has officially wrapped! Be on the lookout for conference recordings on their YouTube channel in the coming months.
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): Tuesday, 5/6, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG): Wednesday, 5/7, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 5/12, 1pm ET/10am PT
- DLF AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 5/16, 11am ET / 8am PT
- DLF AIG Metadata Assessment Working Group: Thursday, 5/22, 1:15pm ET / 10:15am PT
- DLF Climate Justice Group: Wednesday, 5/28 12pm ET/9am PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility Policy & Workflows Subgroup: Friday, 5/30, 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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