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Hi All,

I announced during my lightning talk at DLF Forum this year that I will be hosting a second session on Metavus for Musuems: Reimagining Digital Library Software for Arts & Cultural Heritage Collections on Thursday, December 18 2025 at 1pm ET / 10am PT.

If you'd like to participate, please register at https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/7ZnaWugkQY2n_2F-Quripw 

About this session:

Metavus (https://metavus.net) is a free, open source digital collections platform developed by Internet Scout Research Group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Originally designed to support STEM repositories with no physical holdings, Scout is now exploring how the platform might be adapted for small to mid-sized libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives that manage both digital and physical collections.

Join presenter Kendra Bouda for this one-hour session introducing the Metavus for Museums project—a customized installation of Metavus tailored to the needs of arts and cultural heritage institutions. Kendra will share project goals, demo the software and its features, and discuss key challenges encountered in adapting the platform.

Participants will be invited to share their own experiences and expectations—whether by discussing functionality they value in a digital collections platform or reflecting on challenges they’ve encountered in their own environments. This session aims to spark conversation, surface shared needs, and explore ideas that may lead to more adaptable and user-informed tools. Participants of all backgrounds and levels of expertise are welcome to attend.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions. I look forward to seeing you online! 

Best,

Kendra

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