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DLF Digest: September 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: * Registration<https://forum2021.diglib.org/registration/> for the 2021 DLF Forum<https://forum2021.diglib.org/>, NDSA’s Digital Preservation 2021<https://ndsa.org/conference/>, and Learn@DLF<https://forum2021.diglib.org/learndlf/> is now open. Head to the Forum website<https://forum2021.diglib.org/> for more information about this year’s keynote speakers<https://forum2021.diglib.org/keynote-speakers/>, event programs<https://forum2021.diglib.org/schedule/>, and more! * CLIR will be closed Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day. * DLF’s Digital Accessibility working group<https://wiki.diglib.org/Digital_Accessibility_Group>’s (DAWG) IT subgroup recently completed an accessibility audit of the transcription tool, Otter.ai. You can read more about their findings on the DLF wiki<https://wiki.diglib.org/Otter.ai_Accessibility>. * Applications open September 27 for submissions to the ninth cycle of CLIR’s Recordings at Risk<https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/> regranting program. Follow @CLIRgrants<https://twitter.com/CLIRgrants> on Twitter for program updates and announcements. 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 Digital Accessibility working group: Wednesday, September 8, 2pm ET/11am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=YXAxdmJybnQzdXM5M2Q3MWVrcWJkMTU3ajdfMjAyMTA5MDhUMTgwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF Working Group on Labor in Digital Libraries, Archives, and Museums: Monday, September 13, 12pm ET/9am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MTVwYmNidjVuZm9hYW5yaDU4NjJkc2k5dm0gMW5scWloYmRoc2NhN3I3bnBlOTNzbzY2a2tAZw> * DLF Digital Accessibility Education & Advocacy subgroup: Monday, September 13, 1pm ET/10am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NHFham83ZWI4dGFnOW0xNjNrdGxmNzFkZ3VfMjAyMTA5MTNUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF AIG Cultural Assessment working group: Monday, September 13, 1pm ET/10am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Mm4waDIxbmxpM285dmE0cjh2MzVwYjA2dG1fMjAyMTA5MTNUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF AIG Cost Assessment working group: Monday, September 13, 3pm ET/12pm PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=YnAyaDBobG04ZHQ5MzBtbWwzNmN2ODh1YmNfMjAyMTA5MTNUMTkwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF AIG Metadata Assessment working group: Thursdays, September 16 & 30, 1:15pm ET/10:15am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MGVndHR0M2NzOW1xZTU1czYybnFyZ2tqbHVfMjAyMTA5MzBUMTcxNTAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF Committee for Equity & Inclusion: Thursday, September 16, 3pm ET/12pm PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aWJsNHJ2a3FlaWVhZjU1cjY1YTk4b2t2bWtfMjAyMTA5MTZUMTkwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF Museums Cohort: Wednesday, September 22, 2pm ET/11am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NjZmYWl1b2tibmwxdXY3MDRvYnR1ZjZnajZfMjAyMTA5MjJUMTgwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> * DLF AIG User Experience working group: Friday, September 24, 2pm ET/11am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=N3ZtMnM5ZmRocGNtdGdjdHY5dGsyMHZnamNfMjAyMTA5MjRUMTgwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn> 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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