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 has some wonderful news: we are welcoming Shaneé Willis as our new DLF Senior Program Officer! Read about Shaneé on our blog and look for her at upcoming working group meetings as she gets up to speed in the coming months. With the coming of fall, those groups are busy as ever, and Forum planning is in full swing – make sure you register to join the fun in Denver and reserve your hotel room soon.
— Aliya from Team DLF
This month’s news:
- Forum featured speaker announced: DLF is delighted to share that Dr. KáLyn Coghill will open the DLF Forum this fall with their talk, “Your Silence Will Not Protect You: A Clarion Call to Make Online Protection the Rule and NOT the Exception.” Read the abstract and learn more about Dr. Coghill.
- Conference hotel filling: If you’re attending the DLF Forum this fall, make sure to book your room for the lowest available room rates. Staying in the conference hotel enhances your networking opportunities and helps us meet our commitments and allocate more resources to the events.
- Call for proposals: The CFP for the IIPC 2026 Web Archiving Conference is open now through October 15, 2025. Learn more and submit.
- Save the date: The IIIF Consortium will host their annual Online Meeting, January 27-29, 2026. The Online Meeting is free for all and will feature updates from the IIIF staff and editors, lightning talks, and workshops. Sign up for the IIIF Newsletter for updates on the Call for Proposals and registration.
- Sponsorship opportunities available: Support the community and the DLF Forum by becoming a partner for this year’s events.
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 Born-Digital Access Working Group (BDAWG): Tuesday, 9/2, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG): Tuesday, 9/2, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 9/8, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- DLF AIG Metadata Assessment Working Group: Thursday, 9/11, 1:15pm ET / 10:15am PT
- DLF AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 9/19, 11am ET / 8am PT
- DLF Digitization Interest Group: Monday, 9/22, 2pm ET / 11am PT
- DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion: Monday, 9/22, 3pm ET / 12pm PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group Policy & Workflows Subgroup: Friday 9/26, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- DLF Digital Accessibility IT Subgroup (DAWG-IT): Monday, 9/29, 1pm ET / 10am PT
- DLF Climate Justice Group: Tuesday, 9/30, 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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- 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.
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