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DLF Digest: August 2021 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/>. ________________________________ This month’s news: * The DLF Digital Library Pedagogy group<https://wiki.diglib.org/Pedagogy> invites all interested digital pedagogy practitioners to contribute to a literacy- and competency-centered #DLFteach Toolkit<https://dlfteach.pubpub.org/dlfteach-toolkits>, an online, open resource focused on lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies. For additional information, see the CFP<https://dlfteach.pubpub.org/dlfteach-toolkit-3-cfp>. If you are interested in contributing a lesson to the toolkit and/or being a peer reviewer, please complete the intent to contribute form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12K13npvRNrq5vLo2MLpN1dm4c4k7nU_eALWuEr4fupY/viewform?edit_requested=true>. Proposals are due by September 1, 2021. Questions can be sent to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. * On August 11, all Twitter updates about CLIR’s Recordings at Risk<https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/> and Digitizing Hidden Collections<https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/> grants and grantees will move to one account, @CLIRgrants. Make sure to follow the @CLIRHC<https://twitter.com/CLIRHC> Twitter account so you’ll be ready once it transitions to @CLIRgrants! * Registration for the 2021 DLF Forum and affiliated events<https://forum2021.diglib.org/> opens soon. Subscribe to the DLF Forum newsletter<https://clir.informz.net/clir/pages/DLFforumNews1> for the latest updates on this fall’s virtual events. This month’s DLF group events: DLF Digital Library Pedagogy group - #DLFteach Twitter Chat Tuesday, August 17, 8pm ET/5pm PT; participate on Twitter<https://twitter.com> using the hashtag #DLFteach<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DLFteach> Join the DLF Digital Library Pedagogy group for this month’s Twitter chat on building stronger community engagement for open source. Twitter chat details, instructions, and archives of past #DLFteach chats are available on the DLF wiki<https://wiki.diglib.org/Pedagogy:Outreach:Twitter>. 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), make sure to 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 Assessment working group: Thursdays, August 5 & 19, 1:15pm ET/10:15am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MGVndHR0M2NzOW1xZTU1czYybnFyZ2tqbHVfMjAyMTA4MDVUMTcxNTAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF-AIG Cultural Assessment working group: Monday, August 9, 1pm ET/10am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Mm4waDIxbmxpM285dmE0cjh2MzVwYjA2dG1fMjAyMTA4MDlUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF-AIG Cost Assessment working group: Monday, August 9, 3pm ET/12pm PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=YnAyaDBobG04ZHQ5MzBtbWwzNmN2ODh1YmNfMjAyMTA4MDlUMTkwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF Digital Accessibility working group: Wednesday, August 11, 2pm ET/11am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=YXAxdmJybnQzdXM5M2Q3MWVrcWJkMTU3ajdfMjAyMTA4MTFUMTgwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF Digital Accessibility working group-Education & Advocacy subgroup: Monday, August 16, 1pm ET/10am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NHFham83ZWI4dGFnOW0xNjNrdGxmNzFkZ3VfMjAyMTA4MDlUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF Committee for Equity & Inclusion: Thursday, August 19, 3pm ET/12pm PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aWJsNHJ2a3FlaWVhZjU1cjY1YTk4b2t2bWtfMjAyMTA4MTlUMTkwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF Museums Cohort: Wednesday, August 25, 2pm ET/11am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NjZmYWl1b2tibmwxdXY3MDRvYnR1ZjZnajZfMjAyMTA4MjVUMTgwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF-AIG User Experience working group: Friday, August 27, 2pm ET/11am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=N3ZtMnM5ZmRocGNtdGdjdHY5dGsyMHZnamNfMjAyMTA4MjdUMTgwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> 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. -- 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> My working day may not be your working day. 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