DLF-ANNOUNCE List

Save the date for the LD4 2026 Conference

Midavaine, Bree — 2026-05-15T19:16:26+00:00

SAVE THE DATE! The LD4 2026 Conference<https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/2026-ld4-conference/>, the annual conference of the LD4 community which works together to advance cultural heritage with a focus on linked open data, will take place 28 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2026. The conference will be held virtually and is open to anyone passionate about adopting linked data in GLAM institutions. Please see the LD4 conference webpage<https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/ld4-community-site/conferences?authuser=0> for past conference programming. Keep an eye out for a call for proposals and other announcements about the 2026 LD4 conference<https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/2026-ld4-conference/>. Registration information, schedule, and other important information will be sent out this summer.

Upcoming webinar: Current practices in selection and appraisal processes of data for digital preservation - Results of the EOSC EDEN Survey

Peadar Ó Raifeartaigh — 2026-05-15T11:17:16+01:00

Dear all,

Please see below details of an upcoming webinar from the EOSC EDEN project,
which should be of interest to digital preservation, data curation and
archiving professionals and researchers.

The EOSC EDEN project, an EU-funded initiative, is continuing its webinar
series to share key results and insights from its work on advancing digital
preservation strategies across Europe. At the heart of EOSC EDEN lies the
ambition to develop a framework for identifying research data that should
be prioritised for long-term digital preservation at both European and
national levels. [...]

The early-bird deadline for Organizational Resilience through Collaboration is almost here!

NISO Announce — 2026-05-14T10:45:00-04:00

**Apologies for cross posting**

As organizations face tighter budgets and changes in stakeholder
expectations, the ability to work effectively across institutions is a
helpful tool in sustaining long-term resilience. While collaboration is
often discussed as an ideal, it is increasingly becoming a practical
necessity.

NISO’s four-week virtual training course, Organizational Resilience Through
Collaboration
<https://www.niso.org/events/organizational-resilience-through-collaboration-2026-niso-training-series>,
will explore collaborative models and provide a tool kit, case studies, and
practical tips for building relationships that strengthen organizations and
support long-term success across the scholarly communication
ecosystem. Register
by May 17
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/org-resilience-through-collaboration-a-2026-niso-training-series-tickets-1986358051403?aff=oddtdtcreator>
for the best rates! [...]

Final Early Bird Expires on Friday - DAM and Collections Management for Cultural Heritage 2026 | 26 June | London

Milly Louch — 2026-05-14T09:31:31+00:00

Dear Colleagues,

A quick reminder: Final Early Bird pricing for the DAM and Collections Management for Cultural Heritage 2026<https://henrystewartconferences.com/events/dam-collections-management-2026/> conference closes this Friday, 15 May.

📅 26 June 2026 | London
🎟️ Register now: https://na.eventscloud.com/dam-collections-management-2026

This one-day event brings together GLAMP (galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and performing arts) professionals grappling with the real challenges of digital asset and collections management - doing more with less, preserving what matters, and serving the public well. [...]

DLF Forum Community Voting Now Open Through June 1

Shaneé Willis — 2026-05-13T17:00:00+00:00

Hello Everyone,

Community voting is now open for the 2026 Virtual DLF Forum! Community voting lets DLF and the Program Committee know which proposals resonate with our community. Results are weighed when developing the final event programs. Anyone may participate, and you may vote for as many proposals as you’d like, but each one once. [...]

LAST CALL: 2026 IIIF Annual Conference Registration

Caitlin Perry — 2026-05-13T10:31:04-04:00

Dear colleagues,

A reminder that registration <https://www.conftool.org/iiif2026> for the
2026 International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Annual
Conference and Showcase <https://conference2026.iiif.io/> CLOSES TOMORROW,
MAY 14. This year’s conference will be held in the Netherlands June 1–4,
2026. The event will be hosted by the IIIF Consortium with support
from the Dutch
Digital Heritage Network. <https://netwerkdigitaalerfgoed.nl/en/>

The IIIF Showcase (Amsterdam, June 1) is free to attend and aimed at
newcomers to IIIF and locals. Pre-registration is required and space is
limited to the first 200 registrants. Attendees will receive an
introduction to IIIF, including an overview of what it does, use cases, [...]

iPRES 2026 Bake Off (Tools Demonstration): Call for Contributions

Georgia Moppett — 2026-05-13T09:57:12+01:00

Dear all,

Calling all technical whisk-takers; *the iPRES 2026 Ad Hoc Programme is now
open*!

There are several categories available in the AdHoc programme, including The
Great Digital Preservation Bake Off
<https://ipres2026.dk/call-for-contributions/the-digital-preservation-bake-off/>,
which returns to iPRES 2026 (September 21-25 in Copenhagen). Whether you're
a seasoned baker or a first-timer, we want to see your tools in action. [...]

Solutions Showcase Series - May Double Header!

Arran Griffith — 2026-05-12T17:11:34+00:00

The AI Discussions Working group is pleased to announce a second Solutions Showcase for May!

We are welcoming Christine Kim, the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, at the Mozilla Data Collective (MDC)<https://community.mozilladatacollective.com/about/>, who will share info on this new initiative from Mozilla. MDC is a new initiative from Mozilla designed to give people and communities more control over how their data is accessed and used in AI ecosystems. If you have not heard of this project, I encourage you to sign up for this event to see how it is changing the face of data ownership in the face of AI. [...]

DPOE-N Upcoming Workshop! Getting Started with Advocacy for Digital Preservation

Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network (DPOE-N) — 2026-05-12T11:10:44-04:00

DPOE-N Upcoming Workshop!

English

Title: Getting Started with Advocacy for Digital Preservation

Instructors: Sarah Middleton and Anna Perricci

When: Monday, June 22nd and Tuesday, June 23rd at 12pm - 2pm (EDT)
RSVP deadline: June 17th
Notify by: June 19th

Este evento contará con la interpretación simultánea de inglés al español.

Workshop Description:

This instructor-led and interactive training begins by exploring the fundamentals of digital preservation as a starting place – fluency in digital preservation is the first step in advocating for it. (Estimated time: up to 45 minutes, then 15 minutes for Q&A + a short break). The remainder of [...]

Register now for 'Introducing the DPC Advocacy Toolkit and Novice to Know-How Advocacy Course', Tuesday 16 June, 12:00 - 13:30 UTC

Sarah Middleton — 2026-05-12T10:45:49+00:00

Dear Digital Preservation community

Join the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) on Tuesday 16th June, 12:00 – 13:30 UTC (click here for your local time<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Introducing+the+DPC+Advocacy+Toolkit+and+Novice+to+Know-How+Advocacy+Course&iso=20260616T12&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30>) for an interactive session introducing two new resources designed to support digital preservation advocacy: the Digital Preservation Advocacy Toolkit and the Novice to Know-How (N2KH) Advocacy Course. [...]

May 20: Learn about Research Activity Identifiers (RAiD)

Sheila Rabun — 2026-05-11T17:46:45+00:00

Hi everyone,

I hope you are doing well. For those involved in research activities and supporting research project workflows, please join us on May 20 to learn about RAiD<https://raid.org/> (Research Activity Identifier), a relatively new persistent identifier (PID) and international standard (ISO 23527:2022) for the persistent identification, tracking, and sharing of research projects and activities. RAiD provides a standard, interoperable registry to indicate relationships between people (ORCID<https://orcid.org/>), organizations (ROR<https://ror.org/>), funding, resources, and outputs (DOIs<https://www.doi.org/>) from an over-arching project perspective. [...]

LAST CHANCE: Virtual DLF Forum Call for Proposals Closing Tomorrow

Shaneé Willis — 2026-05-10T17:00:00+00:00

Hi all,

This is a final reminder that the Call for Proposals closes on Monday, May 11 at 11:59 pm ET, for the virtual DLF Forum taking place online on October 14-15, 2026.

Read about the CFP<https://forum2026.diglib.org/call-for-proposals/> and submit your proposal before it’s too late. The proposal submission form is intentionally lightweight to encourage participation from as many folks as possible in digital libraries and allied fields and at all levels of their careers. Presenters who have accepted will be guaranteed a registration spot at the Forum at a reduced rate. [...]

CNI Call for Proposals + New Edition

Paige Pope — 2026-05-07T16:43:21-04:00

The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is accepting proposals for the summer 2026 edition of our Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series. More information is available at https://www.cni.org/resources/pbvs.

Proposals may be submitted at: https://www.cni.org/resources/pbvs/submit-a-proposal

Videos should focus on a timely topic or on a project related to digital information. We especially invite briefings on recently published reports, and updates on new or ongoing projects, programs, or organizations that may have reported at CNI in the past. Anyone may propose a pre-recorded project briefing, including groups/individuals from non-member institutions and organizations. [...]

Join us next Thursday - RLUK/DLF: Copyright and Licensing in the Age of AI, 2026-05-14

Clark, Jason — 2026-05-07T17:35:37+00:00

Just a reminder of our open event next Thursday.

RLUK/DLF: Copyright and Licensing in the Age of AI
Thursday 14th of May 2026 - 16:00-17:30 BST

A joint event hosted by CLIR's Digital Library Federation Data and Digital Scholarship working group and RLUK's Digital Scholarship Network.

This interactive, unique Transatlantic Spring session will follow previous successful joint meetings between members of CLIR's Digital Library Federation, and RLUK to ask the question: How can libraries support and lead on Copyright and Licensing in the Age of AI? We will be joined by speakers from the US and UK who will share [...]

Upcoming Solutions Showcase Series Events

Arran Griffith — 2026-05-07T12:44:15+00:00

Hi All,
I trust your week has been going well. We have some exciting Solutions Showcases lined up for the next few months, so I wanted to share all the details. See below for what you can expect!! Please forward this email to fellow colleagues or mailing listservs that you are active on who may find value in attending the Solutions Showcase Series. [...]

DLF Forum Newsletter (May 5): 6 Days Left to Submit for the 2026 Virtual DLF Forum

Shaneé Willis — 2026-05-05T18:00:00+00:00

Hello DLF Community,

Catch up on the latest from on DLF Forum planning in our May newsletter, now available here: 6 Days Left to Submit for the 2026 Virtual DLF Forum<https://20251227.hs-sites.com/6-days-left-to-submit-for-the-2025-dlf-forum-and-learndlf-1>.

Warm regards,

Shaneé Yvette Willis

Senior Program Officer, DLF

📍Based in Atlanta, GA

Digital Library Federation (DLF)<https://www.diglib.org/>

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)<https://www.clir.org/>

NISO Approves Working Group to Develop Recommended Practice for Trust Markers for Scholarly Research

NISO Announce — 2026-05-05T12:15:00-04:00

*Apologies for Cross Posting**

NISO Approves Working Group to Develop Recommended Practice for
Identification of Trust Markers for Increasing Credibility of Scholarly
Research

Baltimore, MD—May 5, 2026—Voting members of the National Information
Standards Organization (NISO) have approved the formation of a Working
Group to provide consumers of scholarly content with definitions and a
framework for understanding items that signal trust in published scholarly
content. NISO is currently seeking members from across the information
community to join the resulting Trust Markers Working Group. [...]

DataCite Membership Essentials webinar: how research organizations can advance open research

Paul Vierkant — 2026-05-05T13:58:19+02:00

Apologies for cross-posting.

Dear colleagues,

The DataCite member community is growing, and we invite you to join us! We’re holding a Membership Essentials webinar on May 7 <https://datacite.org/event/datacite-membership-essentials/> for research organizations to learn more about membership options and how they can use DataCite services to make their research outputs and activities more open and discoverable. DataCite’s updated membership model provides an opportunity to align institutional participation with the long-term sustainability of shared, community-driven infrastructure that benefits the broader research ecosystem. [...]

Digital Curation for GLAMP Professionals - New Online Course this May

Hannah Powles — 2026-05-05T11:45:31+01:00

Hi everyone,

Explore the concepts (including the DCC Curation Lifecycle model) and
frameworks (for example IIIF, metadata standards, publishing tools, and
strategies) that support public access, aggregation, and reuse of digital
collections at this new *online course*: *Digital Curation for GLAMP
Professionals - Stewardship in the Age of AI
<https://henrystewartconferences.com/events/digital-preservation-for-glamp>*

The course takes place between *May - June 2026* in online self-paced
modules, and recordings are available on-demand to registrants! [...]

May 11: Learn about DataCite DOIs

Sheila Rabun — 2026-05-04T20:45:05+00:00

Hi all,

I hope you are doing well. We have a community call coming up next week on Monday May 11 at 3-4pm Eastern, jointly hosted by the Lyrasis DataCite US Community<https://lyrasis.org/datacite-membership/> and DataCite Canada<https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/datacite-canada-consortium>, where we will share information about DataCite DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) and case studies on how three organizations are using DataCite DOIs in their workflows, featuring: [...]

Upcoming Free Webinar: ORCID US Community Showcase (ORCID and Research Analytics)

Paolo Gujilde — 2026-05-04T15:45:49+00:00

ORCID US Community Showcase #13

* When: Wed. May 6, 2026 at 1-2pm Eastern
* Register: Zoom Registration<https://lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/register/MMRtr6aUQyu7s9UpjjqYoA#/registration>
* Description: For this ORCID US Community<https://orcidus.lyrasis.org/> showcase, we will hear case studies that demonstrate how Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) like ORCID iDs provide infrastructure that makes institutional expertise visible, trustworthy, shareable, and analyzable. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the organizational, technical, and cultural considerations involved in building a sustainable, PID-driven research information ecosystem, as well as practical approaches that can be adapted for their own institutional contexts. Case studies will be presented by:
* Willa Liburd, Research Impact & Open [...]

Announcing the Results of the 2025 Fixity Survey

Michaelis, Kathryn — 2026-05-04T15:37:33+00:00

[please excuse cross posting]

The Fixity Survey Working Group is pleased to announce the publication of the 2025 Fixity Survey Report. As the third iteration of this survey (2017, 2021, 2025), this report continues the longitudinal study of fixity practices. The survey report and accompanying files can be found in OSF<https://osf.io/ts54p/overview> or on the Fixity Working Group webpage<https://www.ndsa.org/groups/fixity/>. This blog post<https://www.ndsa.org/2026/04/30/2025-ndsa-fixity-survey-report-published.html> provides a mini preview of the results. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey.

[CFP] Revolutions and Reflections: A Conference for Editing and Recovery Practitioners

Blizzard, Katie (kal3aw) — 2026-05-04T14:28:31+00:00

Dear colleagues,

With one week left until the deadline for submission, I’m circulating a final call for proposals for Revolutions and Reflections: A Conference for Editing and Recovery Practitioners. Please note that travel and lodging for all accepted presenters will be covered.

Link to CFP: https://elaboratories.org/event/revolutions-and-reflections-a-conference-for-editing-and-recovery-practitioners/
Link to Submit Proposals (Due May 10): https://forms.gle/vTkBkAVCC3gwv6Vi7 [...]

iPRES 2026 Bake Off (Tools Demonstration): Call for Contributions

Nathan Tallman — 2026-05-04T10:27:18-04:00

Dear all,

Calling all technical whisk-takers; the iPRES 2026 Ad Hoc Programme is now
open!

There are several categories available in the AdHoc programme, including The
Great Digital Preservation Bake Off
<https://ipres2026.dk/call-for-contributions/the-digital-preservation-bake-off/>,
which returns to iPRES 2026 (September 21-25 in Copenhagen). Whether you're
a seasoned baker or a first-timer, we want to see your tools in action. [...]

Register now to join us for a full program of DPC events in May!

Angela Puggioni — 2026-05-04T10:34:28+00:00

Hello people of digipres!

This May, the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has a full program of community meetups, specialist groups and practical events, offering lots of opportunities to connect and learn more about current digital preservation practice.

Whether you are looking to make new contacts and chat with peers, develop technical skills or learn more about digital preservation, there is something on the DPC-program for you this month. [...]

DLF Digest: May 2026

Shaneé Willis — 2026-05-01T17:00:00+00:00

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/>. See all past Digests here<https://www.diglib.org/category/dlf-digest/>.
Hello DLF Community!
There’s growing momentum as the Call for Proposals for the 2026 Virtual DLF Forum officially opens, inviting contributions that reflect this year’s focus on practical strategies, community-grounded work, and shared challenges across the field. With recommendations from members of the Forum Program Committee and DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion (CEI), which continues to advance inclusive and equitable practices across the GLAM community through open monthly meetings and a new Zotero resource [...]

NISO upcoming events

NISO Announce — 2026-05-01T11:00:00-04:00

**Apologies for cross posting**

For the latest on hot topics in the information community, check out NISO’s
upcoming events! Our May–June program explores metadata
<https://www.niso.org/events/deep-dive-healthy-metadata-ecosystem> and
offers case studies and practical tips for strengthening your organization
through collaboration
<https://www.niso.org/events/organizational-resilience-through-collaboration-2026-niso-training-series>.
June also brings the NISO Annual Members Meeting
<https://www.niso.org/events/niso-2026-annual-members-meeting>, which
provides updates on organizational issues and our standards work.

MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE WEBINAR | FREE FOR NISO MEMBERS [...]