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.
Hello DLF Community! I’m excited to join you as Senior Program Officer and to be a part of this vibrant member network. I really enjoyed meeting the Working Group chairs at the September meeting, in some cases seeing familiar faces! I’m looking forward to continuing these conversations as we dive into preparations for the DLF Forum, a great opportunity to learn, share and connect. I’m grateful to be on this journey with you and eager to see where we go next as a community.
— Shaneé from Team DLF
This month’s news:
- Forum registration closing soon: Registration for the 2025 DLF Forum in Denver, CO closes on Friday, 10/31. Register now to secure your spot.
- Conference hotel filling: Book your room in the DLF Forum conference hotel for the lowest available room rates and to stay close to the action. Block closes 10/24.
- Sponsorship opportunities still available: Support the community and the DLF Forum by becoming a partner for this year’s events.
- Call for proposals: The CFP for the IIPC 2026 Web Archiving Conference is open now through 10/15. Learn more and submit.
- Call for proposals: The CFP for the 2026 IIIF Online Meeting (January 27-29, 2026) is now open. Read the full call, including information about themes, proposal instructions, and other important details here. Submissions are due 11/3.
This month’s DLF group events:
DAWG Accessibility Ambassadors Project Overview
Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT;
https://sjny.zoom.us/meeting/register/Rfc7pOoCTjKzaB94hXHCSw
Please join the DAWG Advocacy and Education group on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 11:30 am ET to learn about the Accessibility Ambassadors Project @UMich.
Tiffany Harris (she/her) is the Accessibility Program Assistant for the University of Michigan library, and she is pursuing her Master’s of Science in Environmental Justice. During her presentation, she will be discussing the accessibility training that she and other members of the Library Accessibility team are leading for the Accessibility teams within the library. She is hosting training on Learning about People with Disabilities, Accessible Documents, Accessible Presentations, and Accessible Spreadsheets. She will also be discussing some of the Accessibility Ambassador projects such as assessing the end cap signage throughout the library, live captioning on slides and PowerPoints, and sensory friendly maps and floor plans. We give student staff a wide variety of projects to choose from to ensure that they are working on projects that relate to their interests and build out skills to develop for their resume.
You must Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Please review the DLF Code of Conduct prior to attending.
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 IT Subgroup (DAWG-IT): Monday, 10/6, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- DLF Born-Digital Access Working Group (BDAWG): Tuesday, 10/7, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG): Tuesday, 10/7, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 10/13, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- DLF AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 10/17, 11am ET / 8am PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility IT Subgroup (DAWG-IT): Monday, 10/27, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- DLF Digitization Interest Group: Monday, 10/27, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion: Monday, 10/27, 3pm ET / 12pm PT
- DLF Climate Justice Working Group: Tuesday, 10/28, 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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- Bookmark our Community Calendar.
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