Forum News

Though the annual Forum is considered DLF’s signature event, throughout the year a committed community gravitates to us from within and beyond DLF’s institutional membership working across boundaries of many kinds and making the Digital Library Federation a force for good. Our working groups provide opportunities for digital library practitioners to collaborate and get stuff done by using DLF as a framework for action. AsRead More »Session Highlight: Open Working Group Sessions at the DLF Forum

Team DLF is excited to bring a new session format to our virtual 2021 Forum: Birds of a Feather, or BOAF, sessions. These sessions were developed in direct response to feedback last year requesting more video and live session time in future CLIR virtual events. BOAF sessions are 25-minute live video discussions where folks can discuss a topic of the presenter’s choice. These roundtables areRead More »Session Highlight: Birds of a Feather Sessions at the DLF Forum

As we mentioned in our What We’ve Learned post, we’re excited to welcome back the CLIR/HBCU Library Alliance partner sessions to the DLF Forum this year. These sessions are part of the CLIR and HBCU Library Alliance long-term partnership that aims to position historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as centers of scholarly distinction with unparalleled special collections that illuminate clearly the value, significance, andRead More »Session Highlight: CLIR/HBCU Library Alliance Partner Sessions Return to the DLF Forum

What we’re looking forward to from Dr. Nikole-Hannah Jones, Dr. Stacey Patton, Nisha Mody, and Dr. Tonia Sutherland, DLF Forum and NDSA’s Digital Preservation Keynote Speakers Respectively Team DLF is thrilled about this year’s line up of keynote speakers at DLF Forum and NDSA’s Digital Preservation. We’re excited to hear about the ongoing digital transformations in their work, organizations, and fields. For the 2020 VirtualRead More »Meet the Keynote Speakers

Featuring sixteen sessions; DLF Forum Keynote speakers Dr. Nikole Hannah-Jones in conversation with Dr. Stacey Patton and Nisha Mody CLIR/DLF is delighted to share many exciting updates and announcements pertaining to our events taking place in November. Registration closes October 25th or when the events sell out. Read on and act fast!  Programs for ALL events (the DLF Forum; NDSA’s Digital Preservation 2021: Embracing Digitality;Read More »Registration and Programs for 2021 CLIR Events are NOW LIVE, Keynotes Announced, and more

As Team DLF works with Planning Committee members to help plan 2021 events, feedback from 2020 events is part of this process. Thank you to everyone who participated in events and offered comments. We’re excited to share some of the major takeaways from the surveys that are informing the decisions and plans we’re making for this year. When we opened the calls for proposals forRead More »What We’ve Learned: Major Takeaways from 2020 Virtual Forum and Affiliated Events Feedback

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 DLF Forum (#DLFforum, November 1-3), our signature event, includes digitalRead More »2021 DLF Forum, DigiPres, and Learn@DLF Calls for Proposals