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DLF Digest: May 2023

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:

  *   Calls for proposals for the 2023 DLF Forum<https://forum2023.diglib.org/>, Learn@DLF<https://forum2023.diglib.org/affiliated-events/learndlf/> preconference workshops, and NDSA’s Digital Preservation 2023: Communities of Time and Place<https://ndsa.org/conference/> close tonight, Monday, May 1, at 11:59pm ET. More information and links to CFPs are on the DLF Forum blog<https://forum2023.diglib.org/2023/03/01/calls-for-proposals-for-2023-clir-events-are-now-live/>.
  *   Read our ER&L GLAM Cross-Pollinator Fellow reflection<https://www.diglib.org/fellow-reflection-erika-mei-chua-holum/>, and apply to be our GLAM Cross-Pollinator Fellow<https://www.diglib.org/opportunities/fellowships/glam-cross-pollinator-program/> at the ASIS&T annual meeting this fall!
  *   ICYMI: See the April-March 2023 edition of the newly re-designed CLIR News<https://www.clir.org/2023/04/clir-news-152/>.
  *   Join the Open Copyright Education Advisory Network<https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/oceancopyright/home?authuser=0> (OCEAN) on Zoom for their upcoming Discussion Series starting on May 5. Events are free to attend but registration<https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/oceancopyright/news/our-events-more?authuser=0#h.v4tzybyh5rz> is required.
  *   CLIR/DLF will be closed on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day.

This month’s DLF group events:
DLF Technology Strategy for Archives (TS4A) Working Group - Quarterly Meeting
Wednesday, May 24, 2pm ET/11am PT; Register in advance for call-in information<https://clirdlf.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkf--sqjwrG9XzxYG_W3ZC0PLrNrvEUYc1>

Join DLF’s Technology Strategy for Archives<https://www.diglib.org/groups/technology-strategy-for-archives/> (TS4A) Working Group for our next quarterly meeting. Agenda will be sent out to the TS4A listserv ahead of the call (subscribe here<https://lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=DLF-TS4A&A=1>).

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 Digital Accessibility IT & Development Subgroup: Monday, May 1, 11:15am ET/8:15am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NnNwMG9udWxwOTRuMWx2Nm1zYjdvaGE0ZmEgMW5scWloYmRoc2NhN3I3bnBlOTNzbzY2a2tAZw>
  *   DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group: Wednesday, May 3, 2pm ET/11am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MWo1ZWFybzQ5aW41OW1udWk4OGRkNGVrODNfMjAyMzA1MDNUMTgwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, May 8, 1pm ET/10am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NmxpcW9sZGdwZTZ0dG1jamFzbnUzZWV1aTlfMjAyMzA1MDhUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF AIG Cost Assessment Working Group: Monday, May 8, 3pm ET/12pm PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=OWZjdW04MHEydDRjMTVvNWdtZWJhZ3ZpY2lfMjAyMzA1MDhUMTkwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF AIG Metadata Working Group: Thursday, May 18, 1:15pm ET/10:15am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NjFyMGNjczZwMjhrczZ1a2o2a3JnbWRyY2FfMjAyMzA1MThUMTcxNTAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, May 19, 11am ET/8am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Z283dWRvOW0xOWxrNmgybzBzbzFiODR0cmdfMjAyMzA1MTlUMTUwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion: Friday, May 19, 1pm ET/10am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=bW92ZWJzMjRqM2wyOTZ2dDBmdHFrbjBobjlfMjAyMzA1MTlUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>
  *   DLF Digital Accessibility Policy and Workflows Subgroup: Friday, May 26, 1pm ET/10am PT<https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MGZxMHMxcTVqdm9xMTRub3Bla3BvdmFhdmVfMjAyMzA1MjZUMTcwMDAwWiAxbmxxaWhiZGhzY2E3cjducGU5M3NvNjZra0Bn>

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://www.diglib.org/dlf-organizers-toolkit/> 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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