DLF » Forum http://www.diglib.org Digital Library Federation Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:14:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 Forum Running Group http://www.diglib.org/archives/6558/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6558/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:08:39 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6558 Tuesday, October 28, 6:15–7:00 am

Get your day started right with a run through Atlanta. Eleanor Dickson from Emory University will lead the group. Sign up here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1usu6NYprPPXcLe0ymXxgK3qBY9MiNX3T4-Mj5NvDtD8/edit?usp=sharing

Meet in the Georgia Tech Hotel lobby and head out at 6:20. Map coming soon.

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2014 DLF Forum Keynote Speakers http://www.diglib.org/archives/6528/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6528/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:18:05 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6528 We are pleased to announce the two keynote speakers for the 2014 DLF Forum:

On Monday, October 27th, Dr. Bethany Nowviskie will open the Forum, challenging our thinking regarding our libraries, governance and professional roles. Bethany is the director of the Scholars’ Lab and Department of Digital Research & Scholarship at the University of Virginia Library, Special Advisor to the Provost for the advancement of digital humanities research at University of Virginia, and distinguished Presidential Fellow at the Council on Library and Information Resources. Bethany is also the immediate past president of the Association for Computers and the Humanities and outgoing chair of both the University of Virginia General Faculty Council and the Modern Language Association‘s Committee on Information Technology.

Bonnie Tijerina will close the Forum on Wednesday, October 29th, pulling together the conversations of the Forum to the broader themes of her work at the Data and Society Institute. Bonnie is a librarian, entrepreneur and library community convener. She is currently a Data & Society Fellow at the Data & Society Institute in New York City. She is founder of ER&L (Electronic Resources & Libraries) conference and organization, created to facilitate communication and foster collaboration among information management and e-resources professionals in libraries. Bonnie has worked in academic libraries for over ten years, most recently at Harvard University. She relishes the role of library convener and in 2013 initiated an effort to connect the library community with tech, academia, and business with the #ideadrop Library House, an effort she led during SXSW Interactive. Bonnie is also co-founder of the Leadership, Technology and Gender Summit. Bonnie is working to engage the library community in a broad conversation on the future of libraries and the important role library professionals can play in a modern, digital world.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear two of our community’s inspiring voices – register today!

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Announcing the 2014 DLF Forum Program http://www.diglib.org/archives/6493/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6493/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:25:50 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6493 The 2014 DLF Forum is only two months away and the Program Planning Committee is happy to announce the program.

We received over 100 proposals, our largest response to a call for contributions, which enabled us to craft a strong and exciting program that represent the large tent of the DLF community.

In addition to traditional presentations and panels, we are offering opportunities to dive deep into library service platforms, like Hydra, discuss specific facets of strategic issues such as scholarly publishing, and work collaboratively together on shared challenges presented by data management and digital library assessment. These are just a few of the conversational threads that comprise this year’s Forum.

In additional to the main program, we are offering the Ada Initiative’s Allies Workshop, collocated with the Taiga Forum, and are thrilled to share the time with DuraSpace’s Fedora Hack.

So what are you waiting for? Register for the 2014 DLF Forum today!

-2014 DLF Forum Program Planning Committee

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Announcing the 2014 ARL/DLF Forum Underrepresented Groups Fellows http://www.diglib.org/archives/6317/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6317/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:33:03 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6317 In 2010, the Digital Library Federation made a positive change and commitment to being an open organization, welcoming members from all aspects of the digital library community, soliciting contributions to the annual Forum from members and non members alike, and making every effort to connect conversations that extend beyond our organizational borders. Our community grew as a result and our Forums were enriched with new voices and perspectives that yielded a more dynamic and exciting event. The Forum, although technical in nature, is fairly gender-balanced. We have limited representation from a number of communities, however, and we seek to increase participant diversity. To this end, we are continuing to offer the ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups, which were established in 2013.

The slate of candidates was so strong that the Program Planning Committee elected to award an additional fellowship for a total of five.

Meet the 2014 ARL/DLF Forum Underrepresented Groups Fellows

Celeste Â-Re
Recorded Sound Processing Technician, Library of Congress, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

I am a doctoral student as well as a recorded sound processing technician at the Library of Congress, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center; having recently completed my coursework in the Library and Information Science program at the University of South Carolina, my research interests revolve around interdisciplinary approaches to heritage preservation through digital curation, cultural heritage informatics, and critical heritage studies. I’m encouraged by the Association of Research Libraries and Digital Library Federation’s commitment to increased participant diversity at the DLF Forum and look forward to broadening my network within the community of digital library practitioners.


George Apodaca
Affiliate Assistant Librarian, University of Delaware Library

As part of a select cohort in the Knowledge River program at the University of Arizona’s School of Information Resources and Library Science, a graduate program focused on training librarians, archivists and information specialists on Latino/a and Native American cultural issues, I sought to bring attention to and address the issues historically faced by ethnic-minority groups in information environments. Academically, I did this by critically analyzing representations of ethnicity and immigration in America’s archives. Actively, I did it by leading efforts to communicate the importance of digital literacy and equitable language services at roundtables and annual fundraisers. I believe my career goals and personal aspirations to provide equitable access to digital information services fall in line well with the DLF’s objective to advance research, teaching and learning through the implementation of digital library research, technology and services. It is my hope to contribute to reducing the technological and representational void of historically underrepresented communities by learning about the vanguard and successful methodologies that provide digital access to obscured and hidden histories at this year’s DLF forum.


Hannah Scates Kettler
Digital Humanities Librarian, University of Iowa Digital Research and Publishing
@hskettler

I am a first year Digital Humanities Librarian at the University of Iowa, and this will be my first DLF Forum. Before I joined the library, I was an archaeologist and still actively follow and contribute to that community. I have a BA in Anthropology with minors in Art History and Classics, and obtained a MA in Digital Humanities from Kings College, London. I am very excited at the prospect of networking with my new colleagues, and learning about the digitization efforts of cultural artifacts (3D modeling/scanning), the integration of digital humanities efforts at various institutions, and the impacts of race and ethnicity on digital libraries. I cannot wait to meet you all.


Iyanna Sims
Head, Bibliographic, Metadata, and Discovery Services, North Carolina A&T State University, F.D. Bluford Library

Since receiving a masters in library science from Clark Atlanta University, I have had the pleasure of contributing to the field of academic librarianship for ten years in the area of library technology. In my current position as Head, Bibliographic, Metadata, and Discovery Services at North Carolina A&T State University’s F.D. Bluford Library, I have the opportunity to combine my interests in both digital librarianship and technology. The Digital Library Federation Forum is an ideal way to participate in the conversation and learn from others experiences in the areas of digital libraries, research data management, preservation. I plan to apply the knowledge gained from the Forum to enhancing digital library services that support research, teaching, and learning.


Dorothy Terry
Instruction and Digital Initiatives Librarian, Morgan State University
@dmterry06

I, Dorothy Terry, am looking forward to the Forum because it will allow me to connect with people in the field who are doing interesting things with digitizing libraries. Having just started my first job outside of my MLIS, I am excited to be creating various digital exhibits and records for our community. I know that attending this forum will imbed me with a plethora of knowledge that I can bring back to any institution I become affiliated with. I truly look forward to engaging with this community, especially to determine how I can be involved!


Congratulations to the Fellows! Look for their Forum reflection blog posts in November.

The ARL/DLF Forum Underrepresented Groups Fellowships are generously supported by the Association for Research Libraries (ARL).

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Announcing the 2014 ER&L + DLF Forum Cross-Pollinators http://www.diglib.org/archives/6308/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6308/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:55:57 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6308 Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) and DLF are pleased to support two travel grants for the DLF Forum in Atlanta, October 27–29.

The purpose of these grants is to extend the opportunity to attend the DLF Forum to two library professionals who would not typically go, but who can envision and articulate a connection with their work and who see great value in building a dynamic and diverse peer network. The goal of the ER&L + DLF Travel Awards is to bring cross-pollinators—library professionals who can provide unique perspectives to our work and share a vision of the library world from their perspective—to the conference. We are pleased to announce the 2014 ER&L + DLF Forum Cross-Pollinators.

2014 ER&L + DLF Forum Cross-Pollinators


Netta Cox
Head of Serials/Government Documents, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

I am the Head of Serials/Government Documents at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. I received a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. My Master’s in Library Science is from Catholic University. I am a former Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance Fellow. I have experience working in academic, special, and federal libraries. My professional interests include serials, digital collections and archives. Attending the DLF Forum will provide me the opportunity to learn the latest trends and best practices in working with digitization projects. I will also be able to network and learn from top professionals in this field.



Emily Guhde
Online Services Librarian, NC LIVE
@ea_guhde

I am an Online Services Librarian at NC LIVE, a North Carolina consortium that provides digital content and services to 200 public and academic libraries statewide. My day-to-day work includes customer service for member libraries, research design, usage data analysis, and decision support for the NC LIVE Resource Advisory Committee. At the DLF Forum, I hope to learn more about successful digital library partnerships and best practices for research data management. I am also looking forward to connecting with other digital library professionals to discuss their current research projects and ideas for the future.


Congratulations to the Cross-Pollinators! Look for their Forum reflection blog posts in November.

The Cross-Pollinator Travel Award is a reciprocal program with ER&L, Electronic Resources and Libraries. Find information on the next award in the cycle here.

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Announcing the 2014 DLF Forum Museum Cross-Pollinators http://www.diglib.org/archives/6245/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6245/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:28:15 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6245 The DLF community is always looking for ways to expand the conversation around digital collections and related activities and include new perspectives at the Forum. This year, we are actively seeking participation from those who work with digital collections and services in museums in order to enrich our understanding of how cultural heritage organizations operate, add value, and serve our social mission in a networked world.

To further this aim we are offering the DLF Forum Cross-Pollinator Fellowships for Museum Practitioners. Cross-Pollinators receive up to $1,250 in travel assistance and complimentary Forum registration. We had an incredible slate of candidates and the Program Planning Committee is pleased to announce the four recipients of this new fellowship.

2014 DLF Forum Museum Cross-Pollinators


Caroline Dechert
Librarian and Archivist, Museum of International Folk Art

I am the Librarian and Archivist of the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I’m always looking for new connections, opportunities for collaboration, and fresh ways to make information more discoverable, so it is very exciting to be able to attend the Forum this year. Our Museum faces real challenges in preserving and presenting digital material. I hope attending the Forum will help me find creative answers for us, for our sister institutions in the Museum of New Mexico, and for other arts libraries and archives.



Jana Hill
Collection Information and Imaging Manager, Amon Carter Museum of American Art

In my role as Collection Information and Imaging Manager, I use skills traditionally associated with both the library and museum professions to create, manage, and promote the Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s vast digital collections. The DLF Forum presents an exciting opportunity to hear of developments in the field of digital collections, and also to learn how my library colleagues have fostered collaboration and innovation through digital projects. I am looking forward to joining the DLF community in Atlanta and contributing to a growing dialogue between libraries and museums as both fields explore the use and advancement of cultural heritage information.



Penni Martorell
Curator of Collections, Wistariahurst Museum

As a curator of Wistariahurst Museum, an historic house museum located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, I am responsible for collection pieces and our full research archive of manuscript and document collections relating to local history, industrial history, and the William Skinner Family, 19th century silk manufacturers. Recognizing the importance of digitizing these collections in order to provide wider access to the rich, historical materials in our care, I am looking forward to attending the DLF Forum so that I can get assistance developing a more comprehensive and well thought out digital archives management plan. In addition, as an historic records advisory board member and volunteer for various support organizations that assist small historical institutions, I am eager to share what I have learned about digitizing collections efficiently, and to help others to develop their own digital asset management programs. I love to network with other professionals who face similar challenges, and look forward to developing some working relationships in the field of digital archives/libraries management.

@justpen@Wistariahurst



Samantha Norling
Archivist, Indianapolis Museum of Art

I am the Archivist at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) and a Community Representative for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). Since beginning at the IMA in January 2014, I have become involved in digital collections initiatives that the museum is currently pursuing—initiatives to expose both the museum’s permanent collection of artwork and the special collections of the IMA Archives in the digital realm. I am particularly interested in exploring the many possibilities for making digital objects and associated metadata available to a variety of audiences in dynamic new ways. Through my work as a DPLA Community Rep, and now by attending the 2014 DLF Forum, I hope to encourage more collaboration between the library, archives, and museum communities, all of which are engaged in cutting-edge digital collections work and stand to gain a lot from increased collaboration.

@SamiNorling | libraryhistorian.wordpress.com


Congratulations to the Cross-Pollinators! Look for their Forum reflection blog posts in November.

These fellowships are generously supported by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

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ER&L + DLF Forum Cross-Pollinator Travel Awards http://www.diglib.org/archives/6208/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6208/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:37:44 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6208 Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) and DLF are pleased to support two travel grants for the DLF Forum in Atlanta, October 27–29.

The purpose of these grants is to extend the opportunity to attend the DLF Forum to two library professionals who would not typically go, but who can envision and articulate a connection with their work and who see great value in building a dynamic and diverse peer network. The goal of the ER&L + DLF Travel Awards is to bring cross-pollinators—library professionals who can provide unique perspectives to our work and share a vision of the library world from their perspective—to the conference.

THE AWARD

Two awards of up to $1,250 each to go towards the travel, board, and lodging expenses of attending the DLF Forum. Additionally, the awardees will each receive a complimentary full registration to the Forum ($475). Recipients will be required to write a blog post, subsequent to the Forum, about their experience; this blog post will be published by DLF.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicants should be practicing library professionals seeking more exposure on the trends in digital libraries who have not attended the DLF Forum and are willing to share their perspective to the DLF community. The winning applicants will each receive conference registration, air travel costs, and housing up to $1,250 each.

APPLICATION

Applicants will be required to supply contact information as well as to indicate to how access to the the DLF Forum may assist the applicant in achieving an expansion of their professional horizons. It is important for the applicant to describe what he or she can uniquely bring to the conference.

Include (in one document) a statement about how attending the Forum will expand your professional horizons, what you can bring/offer to the Forum, and a résumé. Please send an email with the subject “Cross-Pollinator Travel Award: [Name]” to lkwasigroch@clir.org. The winning applicants must be able to travel to Atlanta, October 27–29.

Applications are due by August 4, 2014, 4 pm EDT. Winners will be announced in late August.

ABOUT

The Cross-Pollinator Travel Award is a reciprocal program with ER&L, Electronic Resources and Libraries. Find information on the next award in the cycle here.

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Announcing the 2014 DLF Forum New Professionals Fellows http://www.diglib.org/archives/6156/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6156/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:27:54 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6156 The DLF community includes staff who work in libraries and other information institutions who are lively, intellectually engaged, and inquisitive, but who are not always routinely funded to travel to conferences where they can learn more about the library profession, see digital initiatives from other institutions, and meet leaders in the profession.

DLF welcomes newcomers to the profession and new voices at the Forum. To further this aim we provide the DLF Forum Fellowships for New Professionals. Fellows receive up to $1,250 in travel assistance and complimentary Forum registration.

The slate of candidates was so strong that the Program Planning Committee elected to award an additional fellowship for a total of five.

2014 DLF Forum New Professionals Fellows


Muzel Chen
IT Tech Specialist II, University of Alabama
@muzel_dh | muzelchen.com


Bret Davidson
Digital Technologies Development Librarian, North Carolina State University


Brianna Marshall
Digital Curation Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison
@notsosternlib | briannamarshall.com


Brendan Quinn
Digital Initiatives Librarian, Northwestern University Library


Renee Romero
Intern for LAUSD Digitization Project, University of California, Los Angeles
@renromana


Congratulations to the Fellows! Look for their Forum reflection blog posts in November.

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#libtechwomen Meetup http://www.diglib.org/archives/6132/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/6132/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:35:37 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=6132 Monday, October 27
Starting at 8pm

An informal meetup for women and their friends in library technology for networking and fun. Come join us! Learn more about #libtechwomen.

Where: Cypress Street Pint & Plate, 817 West Peachtree Street NE, Ste E125, Atlanta, GA 30308. Corner of Cypress Street and 6th Street. 5 minute walk from the Conference Center.

When: After the DLF Forum Reception, starting at 8pm

Cost: No drink minimum.

Contact: Wendy Hagenmaier

No RSVP required. Everyone is welcome!

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ARL/DLF Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups http://www.diglib.org/archives/5910/ http://www.diglib.org/archives/5910/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:21:51 +0000 http://www.diglib.org/?p=5910 Meet the 2014 Fellows

RATIONALE

In 2010, the Digital Library Federation made a positive change and commitment to being an open organization, welcoming members from all aspects of the digital library community, soliciting contributions to the annual Forum from members and non members alike, and making every effort to connect conversations that extend beyond our organizational borders. Our community grew as a result and our Forums were enriched with new voices and perspectives that yielded a more dynamic and exciting event. The Forum, although technical in nature, is fairly gender-balanced. We have limited representation from a number of communities, however, and we seek to increase participant diversity. To this end, we are continuing to offer the ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups, which were established in 2013.

DLF is committed to having an inclusive environment at the Forum and throughout our program activities. In 2013 we established a Code of Conduct for the annual Forum, as well as other DLF organized events.

THE AWARD

Up to four fellowships will be awarded, up to $1,250 each, to be applied towards travel, board, and lodging expenses associated with attending a DLF Forum. Additionally, the fellows will each receive a complimentary full registration to the Forum ($475). Fellowship recipients will be required to write a blog post about their experience subsequent to the Forum; this blog post will be published by DLF.

ELIGIBILITY

Preferred applicants come from or be nominated by a current DLF member institution. In the spirit of inclusiveness we will also consider applicants without a member nomination if they identify their institution as one of the following:

  • Community colleges
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
  • Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)
  • State, local, or regional tribal governments

To qualify for this fellowship, an applicant must be interested in actively contributing to the DLF Forum and must be a member of a traditionally underrepresented group including, but not limited to, people of Hispanic or Latino, Black or African-American, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaskan Native descent. Only one fellowship per institution will be granted.

APPLICATION

Send an email by July 14 17, 4 pm EDT, containing one document with the following items to lkwasigroch@clir.org, with the subject “UG Fellowship: [Name]“:

  • Cover letter of nomination from someone at a DLF member institution OR for those from a community college, HBCU, TCU, or tribal government, a letter of nomination from their supervisor, dean, or appropriate organizational leader.
  • Personal statement from the candidate (ca. 500 words) explaining their digital library involvement, how they see themselves benefiting from/participating in the DLF Forum, indication of eligibility, and statement of need.
  • A current résumé.

EVALUATION

Fellows will be selected by the Forum Program Planning Committee. In assessing the applications, the Committee will look for:

  • A demonstrated commitment to digital library work
  • How the applicant intends to benefit from/participate in the Forum
  • Eligibility status and statement of need

Applicants will be notified of their status in early August, 2014.

These fellowships are generously supported by the Association of Research Libraries.

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