Hello everyone,

 

Thanks to everyone who was able to make it for our first open community share-outs call. The discussions on Wikidata reconciliation and best practices for migrating digitized rare books into a new DAMS were very enlightening. If you were unable to make the meeting, you can catch up on our shared notes here.

 

Additionally, I explained to the group yesterday that for this year’s virtual DLF Forum, DLF’s working groups are creating short videos and accompanying blog posts as a way to introduce themselves and the work our groups do to new and returning DLF Forum attendees. If you are interested in collaborating on the Museums Cohort video and blog with me, please contact me directly at [log in to unmask].

 

All groups have been given the following three prompts to respond to in their videos and blogs:

 

• How do DLF’s working groups differ from other professional activities you’ve been involved with?

• What’s the most important thing for newbies to your group to know?
• If you had to describe your working group’s work with one word, what would it be and why?

 

Even if you’re unable to work directly on the Museums Cohort’s materials for DLF Forum, please take a moment provide your answers to these prompts in yesterday’s meeting agenda. I plan to incorporate the group’s responses (anonymously) into our video and blog, so don’t hesitate to share your thoughts on any of the above prompts.

 

Our next monthly call takes place October 28^th, 2 PM ET/11 AM PT. Our guest speaker will be announced in the October Museums Cohort newsletter.

 

Best,
Gayle

 

 

Good morning everyone,

 

A reminder of our meeting today, Wednesday the 23^rd at 2 PM ET/11 AM PT.

 

Make sure to add your topic to today’s agenda for our open community discussion and project sharing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1odMGaRYANbHqGW_oHrVjAmX16wLdpEZgVkSCPcyWYAE/edit

 

See you this afternoon!

 

Best,

Gayle

 

 

 

Hello all,

 

Check out the latest Museums Cohort newsletter below. At our next call on Wednesday, September 23 at 2 PM ET/11 AM PT we’ll have our first community share-out meeting. Sign up on the agenda with a project you’d like a share or a question to post to other meeting attendees, or just show up ready for open dialogue. To create a more comfortable conversation, this meeting will NOT be recorded.

 

“See” you all on Wednesday!

 

Best,

Gayle

 

 

 

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September Call: Community Share-outs       Our next virtual DLF Museums Cohort call takes place on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 2pm ET/11am PT.   This month, the topic is up to you! We'll have the opportunity to promote completed projects, ask attendees questions that have been raised while working on current projects, or discuss any topic of interest to the DLF Museums community in an informal, "salon"-style setting. If you have a topic you'd like to make sure we discuss, you can sign up in advance on the meeting agenda (but don't worry, it's not required to attend).     View the agenda and call-in info

 

Looking Back / Looking Ahead         Last month: In August, we welcomed Ashley Kelleher and Jessica Williams of the British Museum Library to discuss the library's transition to their first new library management system in over 20 years and the subsequent launch of the library's new online catalog. Miss the meeting? You can catch up on the conversation in our shared meeting notes and watch the presentation recording on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/kMkaoK45QGk.   Next month: In October, we'll hear from the New York Botanical Garden's Regina Vitiello and Rashad Bell about their work decolonizing the language of collection catalogs from the NYBG's Steere Herbarium and LuEster T. Mertz Library.

 

 

 

 

Other CLIR & DLF News of Interest     Recordings at Risk The Recordings at Risk application period opens Nov. 2, with a deadline of Jan. 29, 2021. Significant changes to the program’s guidelines are not expected, so applicants may choose to use last cycle’s guidelines and template to begin drafting proposals. Updated materials will be posted at https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/applicant-resources/ before Nov. 2.     Join DLF DLF is financially sustained by its member institutions and also by countless hours of community work. Now more than ever DLF can use your support. Consider joining or planning to join during a future budget cycle. Museums are eligible for a special rate and are welcome to become a member at any time during the year.     CLIR and DLF Job Board Let the CLIR and DLF Job Board help you attract great candidates in the fields of libraries, archives, museums, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning. Job postings are free for CLIR sponsor and DLF member institutions, and $200 for non-members. Start posting today.     Save the Date     This year's DLF Forum, NDSA's Digital Preservation 2020, and 5 for 5: Conversations on Five Years of Digitizing Hidden Collections take place November 9-13.   Information on programs, registration, and more will be available soon, so stay tuned!

 

 

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