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DLF Digest: September 2022

A monthly round-up of news, upcoming working group<https://www.diglib.org/groups/> meetings and events, and CLIR<https://www.clir.org/> program updates from the Digital Library Federation<https://www.diglib.org/>.
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This month’s news:

  *   The deadline to register for the 2022 DLF Forum<https://forum2022.diglib.org/>, Learn@DLF<https://forum2022.diglib.org/affiliated-events/learndlf/> pre-conference workshops, NDSA’s Digital Preservation 2022: Preserving Legacy<https://ndsa.org/conference/>, and CLIR’s Digitizing Hidden Collections Symposium<https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/events/2022-symposium/> is September 30. This year’s events take place October 9-13 in Baltimore, Maryland. Updates to our event health and safety protocols are available on the Forum website<https://forum2022.diglib.org/resources/health-protocols/>.
  *   Need childcare at this year’s CLIR events? Be sure to register<https://forum2022.diglib.org/registration/> by September 7 or get in touch with us at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> so we can be sure to include your littles in our headcount.
  *   Don’t miss out on the 2022 DLF Forum t-shirt. Shirt orders can be placed when registering for events<https://forum2022.diglib.org/registration/>, and the only way to guarantee a t-shirt will be available in your size when you arrive in Baltimore is to register by September 7.
  *   A new study published by the CLIR suggests that a type of audio tape commonly used since the 1950s may have greater longevity than previously thought. Read the findings of Accelerated Aging of Polyester-Based Legacy Audio Magnetic Tape Stock<https://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/accelerated-aging-of-polyester-based-legacy-audio-magnetic-tape-stock/>.
  *   The deadline to submit proposals for CLIR’s Pocket Burgundy series<https://www.clir.org/2022/06/clir-invites-proposals-for-pocket-burgundy-series/> is September 28.
  *   CLIR and DLF will be closed Monday, September 5 in observance of Labor Day.

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<https://www.diglib.org/opportunities/calendar/>. Can’t find meeting call-in information? Email us at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

  *   DLF AIG Metadata Working Group: Thursday, September 1, 1:15 pm ET/10:15 am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=N3JhdTRrdWtrY3NlMTljOTNjNDFuaGZpdmcgMW5scWloYmRoc2NhN3I3bnBlOTNzbzY2a2tAZw>
  *   DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group: Wednesday, September 7, 2 pm ET/11 am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MWo1ZWFybzQ5aW41OW1udWk4OGRkNGVrODNfMjAyMjA5MDdUMTgwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF AIG Cost Assessment Group: Monday, September 13, 3 pm ET/12 pm PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=OWZjdW04MHEydDRjMTVvNWdtZWJhZ3ZpY2lfMjAyMjA5MTJUMTkwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion: Friday, September 16, 1 pm ET/10 am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=bW92ZWJzMjRqM2wyOTZ2dDBmdHFrbjBobjlfMjAyMjA5MTZUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF Working Group on Privacy and Ethics in Technology: Wednesday, September 21, 3 pm ET/12 pm PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MHFwYXZuN3MxbzUwNHVsazk2N2NyMG9jYnFfMjAyMjA5MjFUMTkwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, September 23, 3 pm ET/12 pm PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Nmw1Z2M2N2thbTAzcXBjNmlnYWJwb2dlMzVfMjAyMjA5MjNUMTkwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF Digital Accessibility Policy and Workflows Subgroup: Friday, September 30, 1 pm ET/10 am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MGZxMHMxcTVqdm9xMTRub3Bla3BvdmFhdmVfMjAyMjA5MzBUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>

DLF groups are open to ALL, regardless of whether or not you’re affiliated with a DLF member institution<https://www.diglib.org/about/members/>. Learn more about our working groups and how to get involved on the DLF website<https://www.diglib.org/groups/>. Interested in starting a new working group or reviving an older one<https://www.diglib.org/groups/past/>? Need to schedule an upcoming working group call? Check out the DLF Organizer’s Toolkit<https://wiki.diglib.org/Working_with_Team_DLF> to learn more about how Team DLF supports our working groups, and send us a message at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> to let us know how we can help.

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Gayle Schechter, MSLIS | she/her/hers
Program Associate
🍑 Based in Atlanta, GA (Mvskoke land<https://www.whose.land/en/>)
The Digital Library Federation (DLF)<https://www.diglib.org/>
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR<http://clir.org/>)
Alexandria, VA
@CLIRDLF<https://twitter.com/CLIRDLF> | @akaGladys<https://twitter.com/akaGladys>

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