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DLF Digest: April 2026
DLF Digest: April 2026
Posted
April 1, 2026
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swillis
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A monthly round-up of news, upcoming
working group
meetings and events, and
CLIR
program updates from the
Digital Library Federation
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Hello DLF Community!
As 2026 unfolds, conversations about AI, authenticity, and trust continue to shape our work. Join us on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 (1:00–2:00 PM ET) for Content Authenticity and Provenance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Call-to-Action for the LAMs Community.
Joshua Sternfeld and Kate Murray will discuss their
widely circulated report
and how generative AI is reshaping questions of provenance across libraries, archives, and museums, highlighting practical examples and shared frameworks to guide responsible practice. The event is virtual, free, and open to all.
Register here.
On the Forum front, planning for this fall’s virtual DLF Forum is well underway, and we’re energized by the ideas already taking shape. Thank you for your keynote recommendations! Also, be on the lookout for the Call for Proposals, which will open later this month.
As always, we’d love to hear what you’re working on, thinking about, or hoping to see from DLF in the months ahead. Email me at swillis@clir.org.
-Shaneé
This month’s news:
DLF Webinar:
Content Authenticity and Provenance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence will be hosted on April 15, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET, featuring Joshua Sternfeld and Kate Murray in a timely discussion on how generative AI is reshaping trust, provenance, and practice across libraries, archives, and museums.
Register here.
Registration Open:
The 2026 Library Publishing Forum will take place June 17-18 at the University of Washington in Seattle, co-located with the Association of University Presses Annual Meeting and featuring a new Forum Friends option for those unable to attend in person. Visit the r
egistration page
for more information.
Conference:
The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Annual Conference and Showcase will take place June 1–4, 2026, in the Netherlands, featuring a free introductory showcase in Amsterdam and a multi-day conference across Leiden.
Learn more here.
This month’s open DLF group meetings:
For the most up-to-date schedule of DLF group meetings and events (plus conferences and more), bookmark the
DLF Community Calendar
Meeting dates are subject to change.
Can’t find the meeting call-in information? Email us at
info@diglib.org
. Reminder: Team DLF working days are Monday through Thursday.
DLF Born-Digital Access Working Group (BDAWG):
Tuesday, 4/7, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
DLF Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG):
Tuesday, 4/7, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
AIG Metadata Assessment Group:
Friday, 4/10, 2pm ET/ 11am PT.
DLF AIG Cultural Assessment Working Group
: Monday, 4/13, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
AIG User Experience Working Group:
Friday, 4/17, 11am ET / 8am PT
DLF Open Source Capacity Resources Group:
Wednesday, 4/22, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
DAWG Policy & Workflows:
Friday, 4/24, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
DAWG IT & Development:
Monday, 4/27, 1pm ET / 10am PT.
DLF Digitization Interest Group:
Monday, 4/27, 2pm ET / 11am PT.
Committee for Equity & Inclusion:
Monday, 4/27, 3pm ET / 121pm PT.
DLF Climate Justice Working Group:
Tuesday,
4/28, 3pm ET / 12 pm PT.
DLF groups are open to ALL, regardless of whether or not you’re affiliated with a
DLF member organization
Learn more about our working groups on our website
. Interested in scheduling an upcoming working group call or reviving a
past group
Check out the DLF Organizer’s Toolkit
. As always, feel free to get in touch at
info@diglib.org
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