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.
Happy Fall, DLF Community! We’re so excited for October because it’s the month the Virtual DLF Forum is happening. There are over 500 registrants who will experience 34 sessions led by 102 speakers, including Featured Speaker Andrea Jackson Gavin, happening over two days, October 22-23. Join us — registration ends October 15!
— Team DLF
This month’s news:
- Register: Deadline to register for the Virtual DLF Forum is October 15th!
- Webinar: CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Applicant Q&A, October 2, 1:00pm ET.
- Closures: CLIR Offices are closed Monday, October 14 in observance of Indigenous People’s Day.
- New Webinar Series: CLIR Climate Resiliency Action Series. Next event: October 29, 1pm ET. Be sure to also check out their Climate Circles, hosted by the DLF Climate Justice Working Group.
This month’s DLF group events:
DLF Data and Digital Scholarship Working Group and Research Libraries UK — Critical AI Literacy Skills
Tuesday 29 October 16:00 – 17:30 GMT, 12:00 – 13:30 EDT, 09:00 – 10:30 PDT; Register in advance here
This highly interactive session will follow previous successful joint meetings between members of CLIR’s Digital Library Federation, Data and Digital Scholarship working group (DDS) and RLUK’s Digital Scholarship Network (DSN).
The meeting will explore the topic of ‘Critical AI Literacy skills’ and will include speakers from across the US and UK research library and information communities.
Potential breakout topics for this session include:
- Responsible AI in Libraries
- Alternative AI techniques (Adversarial or Defensive AI)
- Data Transparency in AI models
It will also include opportunities to meet with fellow professionals, share skills (and the Skills Directory) and knowledge, hear from skills experts, and receive updates regarding the continued collaboration between the DDS and DSN.
Who should attend: You do not need to have attended a previous joint meeting in order to attend this session and the meeting is open to all members of the DLF and the DSN.
This event will be highly interactive and involve lots of delegate participation. Come energised to share your experiences, specialisms, and skills needs in a dynamic, transatlantic skills exchange. Although a free event, all delegates are required to register.
Further information: Visit the collaboration’s OSF page for useful resources from previous meetings (inc. shared notes from our last meeting): click here.
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, especially if meetings fall on a holiday. Can’t find meeting call-in information? Email us at info@diglib.org. Reminder: Team DLF working days are Monday through Thursday.
AIG = Assessment Interest Group
- Born-Digital Access Working Group: Tuesday, 10/01, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- Digital Accessibility Working Group: Wednesday, 10/02, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- AIG Cost Assessment Working Group: Monday, 10/14, 3pm ET / 12pm PT
- AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 10/18, 11am ET / 8am PT
- Digital Accessibility Policy and Workflows Subgroup: Friday, 10/25, 1pm ET / 10a PT
- Digital Accessibility Working Group – IT Subgroup: Monday, 10/28, 1:15pm ET / 10:15am PT
- Committee for Equity and Inclusion: Monday, 10/28, 3pm ET / 12pm PT
- Climate Justice Working Group: Wednesday, 10/30, 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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