DLF DLF Digital Library Federation The #DLFteach Toolkit: Recommending EPUBs for Accessibility This post was written by Hal Hinderliter, as part of Practitioner Perspectives: Developing, Adapting, and Contextualizing the #DLFteach Toolkit, a blog series from DLF’s Digital Library Pedagogy group highlighting the experiences of  digital librarians and archivists who utilize the #DLFteach Toolkit and are new to teaching and/or digital tools. The Digital Library Pedagogy working group, also known as Read More The post The #DLFteach Toolkit: Recommending EPUBs for Accessibility appeared first on DLF. The #DLFteach Toolkit: Participatory Mapping In a Pandemic This post was written by Jeanine Finn (Claremont Colleges Library), as part of Practitioner Perspectives: Developing, Adapting, and Contextualizing the #DLFteach Toolkit, a blog series from DLF’s Digital Library Pedagogy group highlighting the experiences of  digital librarians and archivists who utilize the #DLFteach Toolkit and are new to teaching and/or digital tools. The Digital Library Read More The post The #DLFteach Toolkit: Participatory Mapping In a Pandemic appeared first on DLF. Call for Proposals open for NDSA Digital Preservation 2021! The NDSA is very pleased to announce the Call for Proposals is open for Digital Preservation 2021: Embracing Digitality (#DigiPres21) to be held ONLINE this year on November 4th, 2021 during World Digital Preservation Day. Submissions from members and nonmembers alike are welcome, and you can learn more about session format options through the CFP. Read More The post Call for Proposals open for NDSA Digital Preservation 2021! appeared first on DLF. 2021 AMIA Cross-Pollinator: Justine Thomas The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) and DLF will be sending Justine Thomas to attend the 2021 virtual DLF/AMIA Hack Day and AMIA spring conference! As this year’s “cross-pollinator,” Justine will enrich both the Hack Day event and the AMIA conference, sharing a vision of the library world from her perspective. About the Awardee Read More The post 2021 AMIA Cross-Pollinator: Justine Thomas appeared first on DLF. 2021 DLF Forum, DigiPres, and Learn@DLF Calls for Proposals We’re delighted to share that it’s CFP season for CLIR’s annual events. Based on community feedback, we’ve made the decision to take our events online again in 2021. We look forward to new and better ways to come together—as always, with community at the center. Our events will take place on the following dates: The Read More The post 2021 DLF Forum, DigiPres, and Learn@DLF Calls for Proposals appeared first on DLF. Good Migrations: A Checklist for Migrating Your Digital Preservation Infrastructure My, how time flies. About half a decade ago, in 2015, I became one of the NDSA Infrastructure Interest Group co-chairs. This was part of the NDSA transition from being hosted by the Library of Congress to a new host, which would eventually be CLIR/DLF. Earlier that year, the Infrastructure Working Group (as it was Read More The post Good Migrations: A Checklist for Migrating Your Digital Preservation Infrastructure appeared first on DLF. Request for Participation in Fixity and Staffing Survey Working Groups Proposals have been accepted by the NDSA Coordinating Committee for starting up the Staffing Survey Working Group and the Fixity Survey Working Group. Both surveys were last published in 2017. If you are interested in participating in either of these groups please read the scope of work for each and complete the form below by Read More The post Request for Participation in Fixity and Staffing Survey Working Groups appeared first on DLF. AMIA+DLF Cross-Pollinator Registration Award           The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are pleased to partner once again in sponsoring an AMIA+DLF Hack Day. This year’s AMIA+DLF Hack Day takes place remotely with activities from April 1-15. Registration is free, and you do not need to be registered for Read More The post AMIA+DLF Cross-Pollinator Registration Award appeared first on DLF. NDSA Welcomes Two New Members Today, the NDSA Coordinating Committee unanimously voted to welcome two new members. Each of these members bring a host of skills and experience to our group. Please help us to welcome: University of Wisconsin – Parkside: UW Parkside’s primary mission is to document the history of the University of Wisconsin – Parkside by collecting both Read More The post NDSA Welcomes Two New Members appeared first on DLF. What is Metadata Assessment? This blog post was authored by Hannah Tarver and Steven Gentry, members of the Digital Library Assessment Interest Group’s Metadata Assessment Working Group (DLF AIG MWG). It is intended to provide a summary overview of metadata assessment in digital libraries, including its importance and benefits.  If you are interested in metadata evaluation, or want to Read More The post What is Metadata Assessment? appeared first on DLF. Call for Volunteers: NDSA Task Force on Membership Engagement and Recruitment The NDSA Leadership group is spinning up a new group around NDSA Membership and invites you to consider volunteering for the Task Force on Membership Engagement and Recruitment. The focus of the Task Force will be to examine membership engagement, benefits/drawbacks of the current model type, and recruitment efforts of the NDSA. Through research and Read More The post Call for Volunteers: NDSA Task Force on Membership Engagement and Recruitment appeared first on DLF. Metadata During COVID This post was written by members of the Metadata Working Group, a subgroup of DLF’s Assessment Interest Group. Digital collections work has changed in a number of ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. For many libraries and archives, this has meant working remotely and shifting toward tasks that can be done online. Within the DLF AIG Read More The post Metadata During COVID appeared first on DLF. Three New NDSA Members Since January 2021, the NDSA Coordinating Committee unanimously voted to welcome three new members. Each of these members bring a host of skills and experience to our group. Please help us to welcome: Arkivum: Arkivum is recognized internationally for its expertise in the archiving and digital preservation of valuable data and digitized assets in large Read More The post Three New NDSA Members appeared first on DLF. Virtual 2020 NDSA Digital Preservation recordings available online! Session recordings from the virtual 2020 NDSA Digital Preservation conference are now available on NDSA’s YouTube channel, as well as on Aviary. The full program from Digital Preservation 2020: Get Active with Digital Preservation, which took place online November 12, 2020, is free and open to the public. NDSA is an affiliate of the Digital Read More The post Virtual 2020 NDSA Digital Preservation recordings available online! appeared first on DLF. Announcing Finnish Translations of the 2019 Levels of Preservation Matrix and Assessment Tool The NDSA is pleased to announce that the 2019 Levels of Preservation documents have been translated into Finnish by our colleagues from CSC – IT Center for Science and the Finnish digital preservation collaboration group.  Translations for the Assessment Tool Template and both versions of the Levels of Digital Preservation Matrix were completed.   Links to Read More The post Announcing Finnish Translations of the 2019 Levels of Preservation Matrix and Assessment Tool appeared first on DLF. CLIR Now Hiring: Senior Program Officer, DLF CLIR is now seeking applicants for a Senior Program Officer to lead the Digital Library Federation (DLF) program. This position will play a pivotal role in the strategic direction of DLF and provide vital leadership and guidance both within CLIR and the wider community. In line with the program’s mission, the Senior Program Officer will Read More The post CLIR Now Hiring: Senior Program Officer, DLF appeared first on DLF. Levels of Digital Preservation Digital Curation Decision Guide Published It is with great pleasure to announce that the Levels of Digital Preservation work continues to roll out. In these waning days of 2020, the Curatorial Team of the Levels has released its first published edition of the Digital Curation Decision Guide. This guide forms the basis of a series of decision points around collections Read More The post Levels of Digital Preservation Digital Curation Decision Guide Published appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Lisa Covington This post was written by Lisa Covington (@prof_cov), who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Lisa Covington, MA is a PhD Candidate at The University of Iowa studying Sociology of Education, Digital Humanities and African American Studies. Her dissertation work is “Mediating Black Girlhood: A Multi-level Comparative Analysis of Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Lisa Covington appeared first on DLF. Calls for Volunteers for 2021 Digital Preservation Conference The NDSA calls for volunteers to join our Planning Committee for the 2021 Digital Preservation conference. Digital Preservation (DigiPres) is the NDSA’s annual conference – open to members and non-members alike – focused on stewardship, curation, and preservation of digital information and cultural heritage. The 2021 meeting will take place on November 10-11th 2021 in Read More The post Calls for Volunteers for 2021 Digital Preservation Conference appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Betsy Yoon This post was written by Betsy Yoon (@betsyoon), who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Betsy Yoon (she/they) is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and OER/Reference Librarian at the College of Staten Island, CUNY and earned her MLIS in 2019. She also has a Master of International Affairs. She lives Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Betsy Yoon appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Carolina Hernandez This post was written by Carolina Hernandez (@carolina_hrndz), who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Carolina Hernandez is currently an Instruction Librarian at the University of Houston where she collaborates on creating inclusive learning environments for students. Previously, she was the Journalism Librarian at the University of Oregon, where Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Carolina Hernandez appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Rebecca Bayeck This post was written by Rebecca Bayeck (@rybayeck), who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Rebecca Y. Bayeck is a dual-PhD holder in Learning Design & Technology and Comparative & International Education from the Pennsylvania State University. Currently a CLIR postdoctoral fellow at the Schomburg Center for Research in Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Rebecca Bayeck appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Ana Hilda Figueroa de Jesús This post was written by Ana Hilda Figueroa de Jesús, who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Ana Hilda Figueroa de Jesús will be graduating next spring from the Universidad de Puerto Rico in Río Piedras with a BA in History of Art. Her research interest focuses on education, Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Ana Hilda Figueroa de Jesús appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Arabeth Balasko This post was written by Arabeth Balasko, who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Arabeth Balasko (she/her) is an archivist and historian dedicated to public service and proactive stewardship. As a professional archivist, her overarching goals are to curate collections that follow a shared standardization practice, are user-centric, and Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Arabeth Balasko appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Jocelyn Hurtado This post was written by Jocelyn Hurtado, who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Jocelyn Hurtado is a native Miamian who worked as an archivist at a community repository for four year. She is experienced in working with manuscript, art and artifact collections pertaining to a community of color Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Jocelyn Hurtado appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Melde Rutledge This post was written by Melde Rutledge (@MeldeRutledge), who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Melde Rutledge is the Digital Collections Librarian at Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Library. He is responsible for leading the library’s digitization services—primarily in support of ZSR’s Special Collections and Archives, as Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Melde Rutledge appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Amanda Guzman This post was written by Amanda Guzman, who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Amanda Guzman is an anthropological archaeologist with a PhD in Anthropology (Archaeology) from the University of California, Berkeley. She specializes in the field of museum anthropology with a research focus on the history of Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Amanda Guzman appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Shelly Black This post was written by Shelly Black (@ShellyYBlack), who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Shelly Black is the Cyma Rubin Library Fellow at North Carolina State University Libraries where she supports digital preservation in the Special Collections Research Center. She also works on a strategic project involving immersive Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Shelly Black appeared first on DLF. DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Hsiu-Ann Tom This post was written by Hsiu-Ann Tom, who was selected to be one of this year’s virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. Hsiu-Ann is the Digital Archivist at The Amistad Research Center in New Orleans, LA where her work focuses on born digital collection development. She received her Masters in Library and Information Science with a Read More The post DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Hsiu-Ann Tom appeared first on DLF. Announcing a Portuguese Translation of the 2019 Levels of Digital Preservation Matrix  Portuguese Translations of the 2019 Levels of Digital Preservation Matrix  The NDSA is pleased to announce that Version 2 (2019) of the Levels Matrix has been translated into Portuguese by Laura Vilela R. Rezende. This document enriches the scientific studies on Digital Preservation and Research Data Curation developed by the Brazilian research group of which Read More The post Announcing a Portuguese Translation of the 2019 Levels of Digital Preservation Matrix  appeared first on DLF. 10 Additions to NDSA Membership in Summer and Fall 2020 Since the spring of 2020, the NDSA Leadership unanimously voted to welcome 10 new members. Each of these new members brings a host of skills and experience to our group. Please help us welcome: Arizona State University Library: With many of their materials from local Indigenous and LatinX communities, the Library is working with researchers Read More The post 10 Additions to NDSA Membership in Summer and Fall 2020 appeared first on DLF. Announcing Spanish Translations for the 2019 and 2013 Levels Matrix The NDSA is pleased to announce that both the original (2013) and Version 2 (2019) of the Levels Matrix  have been translated into Spanish by our colleagues from Mexico and Spain, Dr. David Leija (Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas) and Dr. Miquel Térmens (Universitat de Barcelona). Drs. Leija and Térmens are academic researchers and founders of Read More The post Announcing Spanish Translations for the 2019 and 2013 Levels Matrix appeared first on DLF. NDSA Announces Winners of 2020 Innovation Awards The NDSA established its Innovation Awards in 2012 to recognize and encourage innovation in the field of digital stewardship.  Since then, it has honored 39 exemplary educators, future stewards, individuals, institutions, and projects for their efforts in ensuring the ongoing viability and accessibility of our valuable digital heritage. The 2020 NDSA Innovation Awards are generously Read More The post NDSA Announces Winners of 2020 Innovation Awards appeared first on DLF. Award Winners: NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation Group This year’s World Digital Preservation Day (#WDPD) was the biggest yet! With outpourings of research, achievements, practical advice, and fun it was hard to believe that there were also awards as part of that process. On 05 November, the NDSA’s Levels of Digital Preservation Reboot was the recipient of one of the Digital Preservation Coalition’s Read More The post Award Winners: NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation Group appeared first on DLF. Meet the 2020 DLF Forum Community Journalists The 2020 Virtual DLF Forum looks different from our typical event in almost every way imaginable. Due to the fact that we aren’t convening in person and registration is free, we decided to offer a different kind of fellowship opportunity. Because the guiding purpose of this year’s Virtual DLF Forum is building community while apart, Read More The post Meet the 2020 DLF Forum Community Journalists appeared first on DLF. 2020 DLF Forum: Building Community With DLF’s Digital Library Pedagogy Working Group Though DLF is best known for our signature event, the annual DLF Forum, our working groups collaborate year round. Long before COVID-19 introduced the concept of “Zoom fatigue” into our lives, DLF’s working groups organized across institutional and geographical boundaries, building community while apart, to get work done. Made possible through the support of our Read More The post 2020 DLF Forum: Building Community With DLF’s Digital Library Pedagogy Working Group appeared first on DLF.