DLF Born-Digital Access Working Group
About
The DLF Born-Digital Access Working Group, formed in 2017, produces research on and advances the practice of providing access to born-digital collections. Current activities center on researching born-digital access practices, determining levels of access for born-digital materials, and hosting archivist bootcamps to share ideas and tools for providing access to born-digital materials.
While our primary focus is currently on participatory archival research & development, we are intentionally situated under the Digital Library Federation to connect across disciplinary silos. We welcome any librarians or other types of workers who are concerned with providing access to born-digital data of any age into our community and projects.
Goals/Objectives
- Create a community of practice and engagement around issues related to born-digital access
Leadership
- Brian Dietz, Levels of Born-Digital Access maintenance lead
- Kate Dundon, Legal Due Diligence subgroup co-lead
- Brenna Edwards, Born Digital Description in Finding Aids subgroup co-lead
- Jess Farrell, Legal Due Diligence subgroup co-lead
- Lara Friedman-Shedlov, Born Digital Description in Finding Aids subgroup co-lead
- Steven Gentry, Visioning Access Systems subgroup lead
- Tori Maches, co-coordinator (2023)
- Nicole Scalessa, co-coordinator (2023)
Subcommittees
- Born Digital Description in Finding Aids: this subgroup is looking at how repositories facilitate access to born digital collection materials through their finding aids.
- Legal Due Diligence: This subgroup formed in 2020 in response to discussions held at the 2019 DLF Forum around the risk assessment required to provide access to born-digital collections, especially archival ones.
- Visioning Access Systems: this subgroup developed and maintains a framework that supports information professionals who work with born-digital archival materials by guiding them as they design, select, or implement tools, platforms, and systems that facilitate access to born-digital content.
Get Involved
Meetings
DLF BDAWG meets bi-monthly on the second Tuesday – Check group communications for subgroup meetings or the DLF Community Calendar for the most up-to-date schedule
