n. (abbr. DLF)a consortium of libraries and other organizations that apply digital library technologies to extend their collections and servicesClemens et al. 2020, 16In addition, Digital Library Federation’s “Levels of Born Digital Access” strives “to provide a set of format-agnostic baseline practices for born-digital access, laying out concrete and actionable recommendations that individual institutions can consider implementing according to their needs, resources, and abilities.”Tang 2020, 3While the recommendations in the book are useful, if someone is comfortable with leaner guidance or already has some experience with project management, it may be worth exploring the Digital Library Federation Project Managers Toolkit and other free online resources first.Faulder and Jackson 2022, 152In addition, Digital Library Federation’s “Levels of Born Digital Access” strives “to provide a set of format-agnostic baseline practices for born-digital access, laying out concrete and actionable recommendations that individual institutions can consider implementing according to their needs, resources, and abilities.”DLF 2023DLF serves its parent organization, the Council on Library and Information Resources, as the place where CLIR’s broader information-community strategies are informed and enriched by digital library practice.
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Formed in 1995 as a program of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), DLF brings together a consortium of college and university libraries, public libraries, museums, and related institutions with the mission of “advanc[ing] research, learning, social justice, and the public good through digital library technologies.”
