Welcome to the September 2024 DLF Digest! Hopefully the end of summer is a transition from rest or a slowed down season to one of rejuvenation. September means Fall is upon us and so is the Virtual DLF Forum happening (October 22-23)! We hope this month is filled with healthy, boundary-centered productivity, however that looks to you.
— Team DLF
This month’s news:
- Register: Registration for the Virtual DLF Forum is open through October 15th or until capacity is reached.
- Closures: CLIR offices are closed September 2, 2024 in observance of Labor Day.
- Call for Proposals: The CFP for the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC, a CLIR affiliate) Web Archiving Conference, is now open through September 11th.
- Call for Applications: CLIR’s Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices grant.
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 and times 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: Tuesday, 9/3, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- Digital Accessibility Working Group: Wednesday, 9/4, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 9/9, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
- AIG Cost Assessment Working Group: Monday, 9/9, 3pm ET / 12pm PT.
- AIG Metadata Working Group: Thursday, 9/12, 1:15pm ET / 10:15am PT.
- AIG User Experience: Friday, 9/20, 11am ET / 8am PT.
- Committee for Equity and Inclusion: Monday, 9/23, 3pm ET / 12pm PT.
- Climate Justice Working Group: Wednesday, 9/25, 12pm ET / 9am PT.
- Digital Accessibility Policy and Workflows Subgroup: Friday, 9/27, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
- Digital Accessibility Working Group — IT Subgroup: Monday, 9/30, 1:15pm ET / 10:15am 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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Below are some ways to stay connected with us and the digital library community:
- Subscribe to the DLF Forum newsletter.
- Join, start, or revive a working group and browse their work on the DLF Wiki.
- Subscribe to our community listserv, DLF-Announce.
- Bookmark our Community Calendar.
- Learn more about becoming a DLF member organization.
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- Contact us at info@diglib.org.
