DLF Digest: August 2021 - DLF CLIR Fellowships & Grants DLF Publications CLIR Global Join Give CLIR Programs Digital Library Federation DLF Forum Digital Library of the Middle East Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives Recordings at Risk Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research Leading Change Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Menu CLIR Programs Digital Library Federation DLF Forum Digital Library of the Middle East Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives Recordings at Risk Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research Leading Change Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Search Close About About DLF Our Staff Our Members Governance DLF Code of Conduct Events DLF Year-Round 2021 DLF Forum Past Forums DLF Forum News Social Events Checklist Resources DLF Organizers’ Toolkit Blog and News #DLFcontribute Series Digitizing Special Formats DLF Cost Calculator DLF Jobs Board Groups DLF Working Groups CLIR/DLF Affiliates DLF Membership Cohorts Get Involved with Groups Opportunities Grants and Fellowships Authenticity Project DLF Community Calendar Data Curation Postdocs Community/Capacity Awards Post a Job/Find a Job Contact Get in Touch Stay Connected Join DLF Our Members Benefits Menu About About DLF Our Staff Our Members Governance DLF Code of Conduct Events DLF Year-Round 2021 DLF Forum Past Forums DLF Forum News Social Events Checklist Resources DLF Organizers’ Toolkit Blog and News #DLFcontribute Series Digitizing Special Formats DLF Cost Calculator DLF Jobs Board Groups DLF Working Groups CLIR/DLF Affiliates DLF Membership Cohorts Get Involved with Groups Opportunities Grants and Fellowships Authenticity Project DLF Community Calendar Data Curation Postdocs Community/Capacity Awards Post a Job/Find a Job Contact Get in Touch Stay Connected Join DLF Our Members Benefits Search Close Home > Blog and News > DLF Digest: August 2021 DLF Digest: August 2021 Posted August 2, 2021 by Gayle in Community, Interest Groups, News A monthly round-up of news, upcoming working group meetings and events, and CLIR program updates from the Digital Library Federation.  This month’s news: The DLF Digital Library Pedagogy group invites all interested digital pedagogy practitioners to contribute to a literacy- and competency-centered #DLFteach Toolkit, an online, open resource focused on lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies. For additional information, see the CFP. If you are interested in contributing a lesson to the toolkit and/or being a peer reviewer, please complete the intent to contribute form. Proposals are due by September 1, 2021. Questions can be sent to dlfteach.toolkit3@gmail.com. On August 11, all Twitter updates about CLIR’s Recordings at Risk and Digitizing Hidden Collections grants and grantees will move to one account, @CLIRgrants. Make sure to follow the @CLIRHC Twitter account so you’ll be ready once it transitions to @CLIRgrants! Registration for the 2021 DLF Forum and affiliated events opens soon. Subscribe to the DLF Forum newsletter for the latest updates on this fall’s virtual events.  This month’s DLF group events: DLF Digital Library Pedagogy group – #DLFteach Twitter Chat Tuesday, August 17, 8pm ET/5pm PT; participate on Twitter using the hashtag #DLFteach Join the DLF Digital Library Pedagogy group for this month’s Twitter chat on building stronger community engagement for open source. Twitter chat details, instructions, and archives of past #DLFteach chats are available on the DLF wiki. 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), make sure to bookmark the DLF Community Calendar. Can’t find meeting call-in information? Email us at info@diglib.org.  DLF-AIG Metadata Assessment working group: Thursdays, August 5 & 19, 1:15pm ET/10:15am PT DLF-AIG Cultural Assessment working group: Monday, August 9, 1pm ET/10am PT DLF-AIG Cost Assessment working group: Monday, August 9, 3pm ET/12pm PT DLF Digital Accessibility working group: Wednesday, August 11, 2pm ET/11am PT DLF Digital Accessibility working group-Education & Advocacy subgroup: Monday, August 16, 1pm ET/10am PT DLF Committee for Equity & Inclusion: Thursday, August 19, 3pm ET/12pm PT DLF Museums Cohort: Wednesday, August 25, 2pm ET/11am PT DLF-AIG User Experience working group: Friday, August 27, 2pm ET/11am PT DLF groups are open to ALL, regardless of whether or not you’re affiliated with a DLF member institution. Learn more about our working groups and how to get involved on the DLF website. Interested in starting a new working group or reviving an older one? Need to schedule an upcoming working group call? Check out the DLF Organizer’s Toolkit to learn more about how Team DLF supports our working groups, and send us a message at info@diglib.org to let us know how we can help.  Did you enjoy this post? Please Share! Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on reddit Reddit Related Posts Building a Transatlantic Digital Scholarship Skills Exchange for Research Libraries: Moving Forward August 3, 2021 There may be an ocean between the US and the UK, but in the age of Zoom, collaboration can transcend geographical boundaries. Research Libraries UK’s DLF Digest: August 2021 August 2, 2021 A monthly round-up of news, upcoming working group meetings and events, and CLIR program updates from the Digital Library Federation.  This month’s news: The DLF Arabic Translations Available of the 2019 Levels of Digital Preservation August 2, 2021 The NDSA is pleased to announce that the 2019 Levels of Preservation documents have been translated into Arabic by our colleagues from Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation’s PrevPreviousArabic Translations Available of the 2019 Levels of Digital Preservation NextBuilding a Transatlantic Digital Scholarship Skills Exchange for Research Libraries: Moving ForwardNext CLIR+DLF 211 North Union Street Suite 100-PMB 1027 Alexandria, VA 22314 E: info@diglib.org About The Digital Library Federation is a network of member institutions and a robust community of practice — advancing research, learning, social justice, & the public good through the creative design and wise application of digital library technologies Stay In Touch​ Subscribe to the DLF-Announce listserv for all the latest in the #DLFvillage. 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