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CLIR’s newest affiliate is hiring! The Shared Print Partnership is seeking a part-time, fully remote Program Coordinator.

The role is 20 hours/week and includes a standard benefits package.

Learn more and apply here: jobs.diglib.org/job/16/
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Great turnout for the “Hands on with @iiif.bsky.social: A Pillar in Digital Preservation” at the @ipres2025.bsky.social conference in Wellington, NZ, 17 people from multiple institutions and countries #iPRES2025 /
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Jeffrey van der Hoeven (KB Netherlands) presenting on “Collaborative Web Archiving Tools” at the iiif.bsky.social at our session with netpreserve.bsky.social , “International Partnerships” at @ipres2025.bsky.social in Wellington, NZ #iPRES2025 (co-author: Andrea Goethals (NL New Zealand)
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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@netpreserve.bsky.social & @iiif.bsky.social presenting on “International Partnerships” at @ipres2025.bsky.social in Wellington, NZ #iPRES2025 / We’ll share insights of international collaboration as @clirnews.bsky.social affiliates
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Congratulations to the 16 awardees of Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices” program, receiving a total of $3.9 million in funding!

For a complete list, see: hubs.li/Q03R1W3N0
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Last chance! ⏰ Our hotel block closes October 30 and registration closes October 31.

Don’t miss your opportunity to join us in Denver for the 2025 DLF Forum.

Secure your spot today!

👉 forum2025.diglib.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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See you next month, Denver!
Can you believe the DLF Forum is almost here?

Here’s what @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team will be diving into while in Denver!

Don’t miss out—register today: forum2025.diglib.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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We'll be showing some new 16mm prints (created as part of a CFA project funded by @filmpreservation.bsky.social) as well as films newly digitized via a Recordings at Risk grant from @clirnews.bsky.social.
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Join us at the University of Chicago's Film Studies Center this Friday at 7pm for a FREE screening of films by Chicago-based photographer, writer, filmmaker, and man-about-town Bill Stamets, who will be appearing in person!
Small Gauge, Big Shoulders: Films by Bill Stamets - Chicago Film Archives
www.chicagofilmarchives.org
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Can you believe the DLF Forum is almost here?

Here’s what @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team will be diving into while in Denver!

Don’t miss out—register today: forum2025.diglib.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Reminder: Initial applications for the current cycle of Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices are due October 20.

Learn more and apply here: clir.org/hiddencollections/apply-for-an-award
October 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🎉 Congratulations to two former recipients of the CLIR Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources who are among this year’s 2025 Dan David Prize winners:

✨ Mackenzie Cooley
✨ Hannah Marcus

We’re proud to see their contributions recognized with such a prestigious award!
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Congratulations to the University of Victoria Libraries on a successful launch of the Kula Library Futures Academy!

CLIR President Charles Henry, CLIR Board Chair Guy Berthaiume, and CLIR Board emerita Richard Ovenden and Leslie Weir all spoke at the Kula opening.
September 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Applications must be received by September 30, 2025!
CLIR’s newest affiliate is hiring! The Shared Print Partnership is seeking a part-time, fully remote Program Coordinator.

The role is 20 hours/week and includes a standard benefits package.

Learn more and apply here: jobs.diglib.org/job/16/
September 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Happy Rosh Hashanah to all who celebrate! 🥂
September 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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We'll also be screening six of Bill's films on October 17 at UChicago's Logan Center for the Arts, with Bill in person for a post-screening conversation. Hope to see you there!
Small Gauge, Big Shoulders: Films by Bill Stamets - Chicago Film Archives
www.chicagofilmarchives.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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After a year of work, we've finished digitizing and cataloging hundreds of reels shot by photojournalist Bill Stamets, who described his subjects as "a miscellany of civic occasions where Americans make sense of power."

You can watch them all our website for free.
Hundreds of reels of Chicago history through the lens of Bill Stamets, digitized with support from a CLIR Recordings at Risk grant - Chicago Film Archives
www.chicagofilmarchives.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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This project would not have been possible without the support of @clirnews.bsky.social!
After a year of work, we've finished digitizing and cataloging hundreds of reels shot by photojournalist Bill Stamets, who described his subjects as "a miscellany of civic occasions where Americans make sense of power."

You can watch them all our website for free.
Hundreds of reels of Chicago history through the lens of Bill Stamets, digitized with support from a CLIR Recordings at Risk grant - Chicago Film Archives
www.chicagofilmarchives.org
September 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Carla Hayden!

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has honored her with the inaugural Jean Blackwell Hutson Award as part of its Centennial celebration.

www.nypl.org/blog/2025/08...
Schomburg Center Honors 14th Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden with Inaugural Jean Blackwell Hutson Award | The New York Public Library
The Schomburg Center honors professionals advancing Black librarianship with an award named after former chief Jean Blackwell Hutson. 
www.nypl.org
September 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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CLIR’s newest affiliate is hiring! The Shared Print Partnership is seeking a part-time, fully remote Program Coordinator.

The role is 20 hours/week and includes a standard benefits package.

Learn more and apply here: jobs.diglib.org/job/16/
September 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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We’re thrilled to welcome Shaneé Yvette Willis as CLIR’s new Senior Program Officer for DLF!

She brings 14+ years of GLAM experience, most recently at the HBCU Library Alliance, and has been recognized as a 2021 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.
September 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Welcome to our newest DLF members: University of Cincinnati & Arizona State University! 🎉

Membership includes Forum perks, job board access, and support for open + accessible DLF programs.
September 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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📅 Save the Date!

Join CLIR’s Grant Team for the Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Initial Applicant Q&A Webinar on September 25, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET.

The team will answer questions about the initial application process.

👉 Register here:

clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
📅 Save the Date!

Join CLIR’s Grant Team for the Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices Initial Applicant Q&A Webinar on September 25, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET.

The team will answer questions about the initial application process.

👉 Register here:

clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Labor issues in libraries, archives & museums deserve year-round attention.

Since 2017, the DLF Labor Working Group has shared resources like the Labor Advocacy Toolkit, “Do Better” Guidelines, & Valuing Labor Research Agenda.

Learn more: www.diglib.org/groups/labor...
September 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Welcome to our newest DLF members: University of Cincinnati & Arizona State University! 🎉

Membership includes Forum perks, job board access, and support for open + accessible DLF programs.
September 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM