In an attempt to better serve the needs of its community, the DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG) sent a survey to the DAWG email group asking about the technologies used by its members in their institutions. There were 12 respondents who shared 44 technologies used in their institutions. Among those 44 technologies, 30 were Read More The post 2025 DAWG Technology Survey Report appeared first on DLF.| DLF
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. Team DLF has some wonderful news: we are welcoming Shaneé Willis as our new DLF Senior Program Officer! Read about Shaneé on our blog and look for her at upcoming Read More The post DLF Digest: September 2025 appeared first on DLF.| DLF
CLIR welcomes Shaneé Yvette Willis as the new Senior Program Officer for the Digital Library Federation (DLF), bringing 14+ years of leadership in digital strategy, community engagement, and cultural heritage.| DLF
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. Greetings, DLF community! August can seem like a quiet, slow-going month, but it’s also the time when so much behind-the-scenes work is being done to prepare for the busy Read More| DLF
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. Happy July, DLF Community! We hope you’re having a pleasant summer so far and that you’re staying cool however you can. Between vacations and time to relax, we hope to Read More| DLF
CLIR is pleased to announce that the program is now available for the in-person Digital Library Federation’s DLF Forum happening in Denver, Colorado November 17-19, 2025. The program for the in-person event is available here. The DLF Forum welcomes digital library, archives, and museum practitioners from member institutions and beyond—for whom it serves as a Read More| DLF
Welcome to the Digital Library Federation DLF serves all who are invested in the success of libraries, museums, and archives in the digital age. About Events What’s the DLF? Networked member institutions and a robust community of practice—advancing research, learning, social justice, and the public good through the creative design and wise application of digital Read More| DLF
The biennial NDSA Excellence Awards were established in 2012 to recognize and encourage exemplary achievement in the field of digital preservation stewardship at a level of national or international importance. Over the years many individuals, projects, and organizations have been honored for their meaningful contributions to the field of digital preservation. The time has come Read More The post NDSA Excellence Awards: Submitting a Notable Nomination appeared first on DLF.| DLF
The biennial NDSA Excellence Awards were established in 2012 to recognize and encourage exemplary achievement in the field of digital preservation stewardship at a level of national or international importance. Over the years many individuals, projects, and organizations have been honored for their meaningful contributions to the field of digital preservation. The time has come Read More The post Insights and Inspirations from the 2023 Excellence Award Winners appeared first on DLF.| DLF
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 June! Now that the spring semester has wound down and summer is here, there’s lots happening in our community. From free or inexpensive high-quality online events to major milestones Read More| DLF
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’s March! Last month we had the pleasure of opening and receiving a lot of proposals for our in-person DLF Forum happening in Michigan in July. Read More| DLF
The biennial NDSA Excellence Awards were established in 2012 to recognize and encourage exemplary achievement in the field of digital preservation stewardship at a level of national or international importance. Over the years many individuals, projects, and organizations have been honored for their meaningful contributions to the field of digital preservation. The time has come Read More The post Now Accepting Nominations for Excellence Awards 2025 appeared first on DLF.| DLF
Registration is now open for the in-person Digital Library Federation’s (DLF) Forum and Learn@DLF, happening in Denver, Colorado, November 16-19, 2025. The program for Learn@DLF, which features 6 exciting workshops, is also now available. The DLF Forum program will be released in early summer. Secure the early bird rate, register for Learn@DLF workshops, Read More| DLF
This post is adapted from an email thread in the DLF DAWG listserv. Kristin Briney posted Writing Alt Text for a Scientific Figure on August 15th, 2024 where she provides a brief introduction and shares resources to guide the reader in describing scientific figures. In response to this post, members of DAWG shared other Read More The post A conversation around “Writing Alt Text for a Scientific Figure” by Kristin Briney appeared first on DLF.| DLF
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. It’s hard to believe it’s already May. The DLF community is as busy as ever, and we’re excited to share with you a variety of news, meetings, and things Read More| DLF
Community voting is now open for the 2025 DLF Forum and Learn@DLF! 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. How Read More The post Community Voting Now Open for DLF Forum 2025 appeared first on DLF.| DLF
This post has been authored by members of DLF’s Digital Accessibility Working Group. With the updates to ADA Title II, many had questions about how these changes would affect them and their information organizations. DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group members shared some resources that they’ve come across to learn more: ADA Title II – Read More The post What you need to know as a library to prepare for ADA Title II rule changes appeared first on DLF.| DLF
The NDSA is pleased to announce that Version 2 (2019) of the Levels Matrix has been translated into Ukrainian by Maryna Chernyavska. Links to these documents are found below as well as on the 2019 Levels of Digital Preservation OSF project page: https://osf.io/qgz98/ V2.0 (2019) If you would be interested in translating the Levels of Read More| DLF
As of March 2025, the NDSA Leadership recommended welcoming its two most recent applicants into the membership: Instituto Moreira Salles Amherst College Library The Instituto Moreira Salles has been working for the past two years on the beginning of its digital preservation program, organizing obsolete media and their digital files. They have also been implementing Read More The post NDSA Welcomes Two New Members in Quarter One of 2025 appeared first on DLF.| DLF
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 and happy April, DLF community! It’s officially spring, and our community is staying quite busy with Working Group meetings and events. We’re particularly excited to share that the DLF Read More| DLF
DLF is pleased to announce that we have opened the Call for Proposals for the in-person DLF Forum and Learn@DLF, happening in Denver, Colorado, November 16-19, 2025. We encourage proposals from members and non-members; regulars and newcomers; digital library practitioners from all sectors (higher education, museums and cultural heritage, public libraries, archives, etc.) and Read More The post Be a Part of the 2025 DLF Forum: Submit Your Proposal Today appeared first on DLF.| DLF
The NDSA Levels Steering Group has been diligently keeping tabs on how the Levels get deployed “in the wild” at our monthly meetings. The task is a way to understand the needs of the digital preservation community, and to document the usefulness of the NDSA’s signature digital preservation tool. Levels sightings occur in a variety Read More The post NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation ‘Sightings in the Wild’ appeared first on DLF.| DLF
Last year, a dedicated group of digital stewardship professionals formed the Climate Watch Working Group. Our mission is to raise awareness of the threats that climate change presents to preserving cultural heritage materials, especially those in digital form. We are excited to announce the publication of our Climate Watch Substack. Global warming and climate change Read More| DLF
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. Greetings, DLF Community! We hope spring is springing where you are and that you’re enjoying some longer days and warmer evenings. We’re excited to share our March meetings and events Read More| DLF
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. Happy February, DLF community! As the new year continues on, we have many opportunities to connect with our working groups coming up this month. Read on below to learn Read More| DLF
Continuing the review of 2024, the following summaries the activities of the NDSA Interest and Working Groups activities. Please have a look at NDSA’s accomplishments – and feel free to reach out to NDSA with any questions on how you can get involved! Interest Groups Content Interest Group For the year, the Content Interest Group […] The post NDSA Interest and Working Groups 2024 Year in Review appeared first on DLF.| DLF
Happy New Year! As we begin 2025, we wanted to take a moment to look back at what we’ve done over the past year. Please have a look at NDSA’s accomplishments – and feel free to reach out to NDSA with any questions on how you can get involved! NDSA Leadership NDSA Leadership has achieved […] The post NDSA Leadership 2024 Year in Review appeared first on DLF.| DLF
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. Happy New Year! We hope everyone is staying healthy throughout the winter. — Team DLF This month’s news: Climate Action Webinar #4: Indigenous Knowledge & Climate Collaboration, January 30, […]| DLF
As of December 6, 2024, the NDSA Leadership unanimously voted to welcome its three most recent applicants into the membership. Webrecorder LLC Museum of Glass George Washington’s Mount Vernon Each new member brings a host of skills and experience to our group. Webrecorder focuses on high-fidelity browser-based archiving, creating highly accurate archives of websites, which Read More The post NDSA Welcomes Three New Members in Quarter Four of 2024 appeared first on DLF.| DLF
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. December brings winter breaks for many of us. DLF wishes safe holidays for those celebrating and a Happy New Year to all our members. — Team DLF This month’s news: Read More| DLF
Every two years the NDSA celebrates the Excellence Awards in recognition and encouragement of exemplary achievement in the field of digital preservation and stewardship. Created in 2012, the awards seek to highlight and commend all forms of creative and meaningful contributions in the field of digital preservation. With 12 months to go until the next Read More The post Countdown to the NDSA Excellence Awards 2025: Insights and Inspirations from Our Winners appeared first on DLF.| DLF
Please join me in welcoming the three newly elected Coordinating Committee members: Kari May, Margo Padilla, and Sylvia Umana. Their terms begin January 1, 2025 and run through December 31, 2027. Kari May Kari is a full-time digital preservationist for the University of Pittsburgh Library System. She became one of the university’s NDSA representatives and Read More| DLF
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! We hope those who attended the DLF Virtual Forum enjoyed the panels. November brings Election Day, Thanksgiving, and a round of working group meetings. — Team DLF This Read More The post DLF Digest: November 2024 appeared first on DLF.| DLF
From the Cultural Assessment Working Group: The DLF Cultural Assessment Working Group (CAWG) is excited to announce the publication of the Inclusive Metadata Toolkit! This toolkit serves as a centralized guide to the range of inclusive metadata tools and resources currently out there, in order to equip practitioners to implement inclusive metadata practices in their day-to-day Read More The post Now Available: Inclusive Metadata Toolkit from the Cultural Assessment Working Group appeared f...| DLF
From the Digital Library Pedagogy Group (#DLFteach): We are excited to announce the release of #DLFteach Toolkit Volume 4: Critical Digital Literacies, an open-access resource designed to support both information professionals and educators. With a thematic focus on critical digital literacies, Volume 4 of the Toolkit offers adaptable lesson plans and learning objects that help Read More The post Now Available: #DLFteach Toolkit Volume 4: Critical Digital Literacies appeared first on DLF.| DLF
What a Journey! Thank You for Joining Us at the Second DLF Forum of the Year We’ve just concluded our second DLF Forum of the year, following the in-person event at Michigan State University in July. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us virtually this week! We were thrilled to welcome nearly 700 Read More The post The 2024 DLF Forum is a Wrap! appeared first on DLF.| DLF
SummaryAnnouncement of the publication of the NDSA Storage Survey report. The NDSA is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Storage Infrastructure Survey Report, available at https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/9QP4W From October 24 to November 22, 2023, the 2023 NDSA Storage Infrastructure Survey Working Group conducted a 51-question survey designed to gather information on the technologies and Read More| DLF
The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) is an organization with a diverse international membership sharing a commitment to digital stewardship and preservation. Its Excellence Awards Working Group (EAWG) is just as diverse and just as committed. Since 2012 this team has come together to select awardees who have offered their significant engagement with the theory Read More| DLF
For almost a dozen years the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) has been home to the Excellence Awards. From simple beginnings these awards have evolved in response to changes in the field of digital preservation and stewardship, and they will continue to evolve as the field grows and embraces new possibilities. This post offers key Read More| DLF
See the original post on the Council on Library and Information Science News. [Alexandria, VA, July 10, 2024] — The Council on Library and Information Resources’ Digital Library Federation is pleased to announce that its Born-Digital Access Working Group (BDAWG) has been awarded a Strategic Growth Grant from the Society of American Archivists Foundation. This Read More| DLF
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’s hard to believe that the in-person DLF Forum will take place at Michigan State University at the end of this month. We are so excited to Read More| DLF
As of June 2024, the NDSA Coordinating Committee voted to welcome one new applicant into the membership. This member brings a host of skills and experience to our group. Keep an eye out for them on your working and interest group calls and be sure to give them a shout out. Please join me in Read More| DLF
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has recently announced the finalists for the 2024 Digital Preservation Awards. We are very pleased to announce that the Working Group team behind the revision and reimagining of the 2021 NDSA Staffing Survey are finalists for the International Council on Archives Award for Collaboration & Cooperation. You can read our Read More| DLF
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. Greetings, DLF Community! Planning is in full swing for the in-person DLF Forum coming up next month in Michigan. The program is available and registration is open while space Read More| DLF
Apply Here Updated June 11, 2024: The deadline has been extended through Friday, June 28, 2024! The Digital Library Federation (DLF) cordially invites libraries, museums, cultural heritage organizations, and academic institutions (or a combination of collaborating organizations) to submit expressions of interest in hosting the in-person 2025 DLF Forum. The DLF Forum is a multi-day Read More| DLF
As of March 2024, the NDSA Coordinating Committee voted to welcome its three most recent applicants into the membership. Each new member brings a host of skills and experience to our group. Keep an eye out for them on your working and interest group calls and be sure to give them a shout out. Please […]| DLF
