DLF Digest: December 2025

A monthly round-up of news, upcoming working group meetings and events, and CLIR program updates from the Digital Library Federation. See all past Digests here. 

 

Hello DLF Community! It was amazing to see so many of you at the DLF Forum last month. Keep an eye on your inboxes as we’ll soon be releasing our opening plenary recording as well as photos from the event. Be sure you’re signed up for the Forum Newsletter so you don’t miss a beat. Interested in helping out for the 2026 event? We’ll open the call for the Planning Committee early in the new year. We wish you a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to reconnecting with you in 2026!

— Aliya from Team DLF

This month’s news:

• Working Group Survey: The DLF Assessment Interest Group Metadata Working Group (MWG) is conducting a brief survey — expected to take around 5 minutes or less — to gather data for planning next year’s activities. If you are a current or former member of the MWG or have any interest in metadata assessment and quality activities, please consider answering a few questions.
• Survey: IIIF’s Implementation Survey is open through December 31. The aim of this survey is to get current data on current usage of IIIF, understand the levels of implementation for the different IIIF APIs, and identify topics for future workshops and training opportunities. Take the survey.
• Call For Proposals: CLIR is accepting applications for the thirteenth cycle of Recordings at Risk until February 24, 2025. See details here.
• Office closure: CLIR’s offices are closed for winter holiday from Monday, December 22 through Friday, January 2, 2026.

 

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. Meeting dates are subject to change. Can’t find the meeting call-in information? Email us at [log in to unmask]. Reminder: Team DLF working days are Monday through Thursday.

• DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG): Tuesday, 12/2, 2pm ET / 11am PT
• DLF Born-Digital Access Working Group (BDAWG): Tuesday, 12/2, 2pm ET / 11am PT
• DLF AIG Metadata Assessment: Thursday, 12/4, 1:15 pm ET / 10:15 am PT
• DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group: Monday, 12/8, 1pm ET / 10am PT
• DLF Committee for Equity & Inclusion: Monday, 12/15, 3pm ET / 12pm PT
• AIG User Experience Working Group: Friday, 12/19, 11am ET / 8am PT
• DLF Digitization Interest Group: Monday, 12/22, 2pm ET / 11am PT
• DLF Climate Justice Working Group: Tuesday, 12/30, 1pm ET / 10am PT

 

DLF groups are open to ALL, regardless of whether or not you’re affiliated with a DLF member organization. Learn more about our working groups on our website. Interested in scheduling an upcoming working group call or reviving a past group? Check out the DLF Organizer’s Toolkit. As always, feel free to get in touch at [log in to unmask]. 

 

Get Involved / Connect with Us

Below are some ways to stay connected with us and the digital library community: 

• Subscribe to the DLF Forum newsletter.
• Join, start, or revive a working group and browse their work on the DLF Wiki.
• Subscribe to our community listserv, DLF-Announce.
• Bookmark our Community Calendar.
• Learn more about becoming a DLF member organization. 
• Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube.
• Contact us at [log in to unmask].

 

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Aliya Reich | she/her/hers

Program Manager for Conferences and Events

🦀 Based in Baltimore, MD

Digital Library Federation (DLF)

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)

1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314

 

My weekly schedule is Monday-Thursday.