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Wednesday, November 19
 

8:00am MST

DLF Forum Continental Breakfast
Wednesday November 19, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am MST
Confluence Ballroom
Wednesday November 19, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am MST
Confluence Ballroom
  Meals / Breaks   DLF Forum

9:15am MST

W01: Slowing Down to Move Forward: Reimagining Digital Services in Academic Libraries
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Platte River Room
Presentation 1
 
Slowing Down to Move Forward: Reimagining Digital Services in Academic Libraries
Mikala Narlock(1), Theresa Berger(2), Wanda Marsolek(2), Joanna Thielen(3), Summer Mengarelli(4)
1: Indiana University, United States of America; 2: University of Minnesota, United States of America; 3: University of Michigan, United States of America; 4: University of Notre Dame, United States of America
 
This panel introduces Slow principles and offers strategies for sustainable digital services while acknowledging the privilege of the Slow approach. Drawing from case studies in digitization and research data management, panelists will demonstrate how adopting Slow principles can lead to more sustainable workflows, improved service quality, and enhanced staff satisfaction.
 
Speakers
TB
WM
SM
MN
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Platte River Room
  DLF Forum

9:15am MST

W02: Metadata Augmentation Using AI: an IMLS Grant Project
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Lawrence AB
Presentation 1
 
Metadata Augmentation Using AI: an IMLS Grant Project
Jennifer Young, Jamie Carlstone
Northwestern University Libraries, United States of America
 
Northwestern University Libraries is developing a generative AI/ML tool to create and/or augment item-level descriptions for digitized collection materials at scale thus allowing metadata librarians to provide deeper analysis and context. We will discuss testing and assessment of the tool as well as the ethical implications of the work.
 
Speakers
JC
JY
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Lawrence AB
  DLF Forum

9:15am MST

W03: Digital Heritage, Collective Impact: Navigating Digital Partnerships with Community Collaborators
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
Presentation 1
 
Digital Heritage, Collective Impact: Navigating Digital Partnerships with Community Collaborators
Kevin Hebert, Grayson Murphy, Kelly Schiff
University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States of America
 
This presentation will outline strategy related to the management of community-focused digitization projects. We will discuss the challenges, the rewards, and everything in between as we dive into two of our ongoing projects in collaboration with the Birmingham Music Archive and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.
 
Speakers
KH
GM
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
  DLF Forum

9:15am MST

W04: Values-driven AI in libraries and archives: Introducing the Viewfinder toolkit
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
Presentation 1
 
Values-driven AI in libraries and archives: Introducing the Viewfinder toolkit
Sara Mannheimer(1), Jason A. Clark(1), Scott W. H. Young(1), Yasmeen Shorish(4), Hannah Scates Kettler(3), Sheehey Bonnie(1), Rossmann Doralyn(1), Bond Natalie(2)
1: Montana State University, United States of America; 2: University of Montana; 3: Iowa State University; 4: James Madison University
 
AI hype is everywhere! Libraries and archives want to use AI to improve our resources and services, while protecting our communities from harm. We developed the Viewfinder toolkit to help practitioners implement AI in alignment with professional values. This hands-on session introduces the toolkit and guides participants through its use.
 
Speakers
avatar for Sara Mannheimer

Sara Mannheimer

Associate Professor - Data Librarian, Montana State University
As Data Librarian at Montana State University, I help shape practices and theories for curation, publication, and preservation of data. My research examines the social, ethical, and technical issues that arise in a data-driven world.
HS
YS
SW
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
  DLF Forum

9:15am MST

W05: Metadata in Practice: Building the ATE Impacts Photo Archive
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
Presentation 1
 
Metadata in Practice: Building the ATE Impacts Photo Archive
Michelle Lake, Kendra Bouda
Internet Scout Research Group - UW Madison
 
This session explores the creation of an image collection for the ATE Impacts book, which showcases the achievements of NSF ATE projects. Presenters will share metadata strategies, collaborative workflows, and lessons learned. Flexible governance, student involvement, and long-term access, discoverability, and reuse in technical education collections will be emphasized.
 
Speakers
KB
ML
Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
  DLF Forum

10:15am MST

W06: Fostering Civic Engagement Through Digital Archives – The Revolutionary City Project
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Platte River Room
Presentation 1
 
Fostering Civic Engagement Through Digital Archives – The Revolutionary City Project
Bayard Miller
American Philosophical Society, United States of America
 
This presentation will discuss a major digital initiative that relied on collaborative co-creation–uniting developers, library professionals, digital humanists, and educators–to build a project that increases access to and engagement with archival holdings in an effort to foster a deeper understanding of history and inspire informed civic dialogue.
 
Speakers
BM
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Platte River Room
  DLF Forum

10:15am MST

W07: Measuring and Critiquing genAI tools for Geographic Metadata Creation
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Lawrence AB
Presentation 1
 
Measuring and Critiquing genAI tools for Geographic Metadata Creation
Erik Radio, Phil White, Nickoal Eichmann-Kalwara
University of Colorado Boulder, United States of America
 
At the University of Colorado Boulder, we tested generative artificial intelligence tools’ abilities to accurately identify geographic features depicted in images from the library’s digital collections. This presentation reviews the results and presents them in the context of a critical analysis of similar tools.
 
Speakers
NE
ER
PW
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Lawrence AB
  DLF Forum

10:15am MST

W08: Challenges and Opportunities in Migrating to a Modern Digital Collection Platform
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
Presentation 1
 
Challenges and Opportunities in Migrating to a Modern Digital Collection Platform
Natalie Baur(1), Debbie Cornell(2), Paula Kiser(3), Akanksha Singh(4)
1: University of Iowa; 2: William & Mary; 3: Washington and Lee University; 4: Discovery Garden
 
Learn how three institutions—William & Mary, Washington and Lee University, and the University of Iowa—navigated digital asset management migrations to Islandora. Panelists will share insights on metadata remediation, image quality, staffing, content weeding, and more, offering practical strategies and lessons learned from projects of varying size and scope.
 
Speakers
NB
DC
PK
AS
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
  DLF Forum

10:15am MST

W09: Digital Chronicles: Mastering the Digital Collections Workflow of a Student Newspaper Project
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
Presentation 1
 
Digital Chronicles: Mastering the Digital Collections Workflow of a Student Newspaper Project
Sudha Anand
Indiana University, United States of America
 
Student-run campus newspapers capture vital historical details, offering insights into significant events. IU’s Bicentennial Student Newspapers Project showcases a cross-campus digital collection, involving complex & comprehensive metadata modeling, and associated workflows. Attendees will learn best practices for metadata and collection modeling, managing and preserving student newspaper collections across seven campuses.
 
Speakers
SA
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
  DLF Forum

10:15am MST

W10: Cross-Institutional Approaches to Teaching Digital Libraries with Real Collections in a Simulated Real-World Practice Environment
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
Presentation 1
 
Cross-Institutional Approaches to Teaching Digital Libraries with Real Collections in a Simulated Real-World Practice Environment
Wen Nie Ng
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States of America
 
This presentation explores a cross-institutional initiative between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Virginia Tech that brought real digital collections into a graduate-level digital libraries course. It examines how a simulated real-world practice environment impacted student learning, critical thinking, and professional preparedness, and offers insights into effective academic-library collaborations.
 
Speakers
WN
Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
  DLF Forum

11:00am MST

DLF Forum Morning Break
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am MST
Confluence Ballroom
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am MST
Confluence Ballroom
  Meals / Breaks   DLF Forum

11:30am MST

W11: Cultural Assessment Working Group (CAWG) Working Session: Inclusive Metadata Work in the Current Political Climate
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Platte River Room
Presentation 1
 
Cultural Assessment Working Group (CAWG) Working Session: Inclusive Metadata Work in the Current Political Climate
Jackson Huang(1), Sarah Lynn Fisher(2), Alexandra Provo(3), Morgan McKeehan(4)
1: Educopia, United States of America; 2: University of North Texas; 3: New York University; 4: Oregon State University
 
Following up on last year’s publication for the Inclusive Metadata Toolkit, the Cultural Assessment Working Group (CAWG) will be facilitating a working session for participants to share and discuss strategies to successfully advocate for and carry out inclusive metadata work, especially with increasingly restrictive state and federal policies.
 
Speakers
SL
AP
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Platte River Room
  DLF Forum

11:30am MST

W12: Modernizing Access: Project Management Insights from the UCSF Industry Documents Library Website Redesign
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Lawrence AB
Presentation 1
 
Modernizing Access: Project Management Insights from the UCSF Industry Documents Library Website Redesign
Melissa Ignacio
University of California San Francisco
 
This session explores project management strategies behind the UCSF Industry Documents Library website redesign. It highlights how a remote, cross-functional team collaborated to select methods and tools that ensured a successful and user-centered redesign that meets evolving research needs, implements accessibility, and incorporates updated UCSF branding standards.
 
Speakers
MI
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Lawrence AB
  DLF Forum

11:30am MST

W13: Nuclear Planning and Preparedness: Curating Documentary Production Collections on the Atomic West for the CU Digital Library
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
Presentation 1
 
Nuclear Planning and Preparedness: Curating Documentary Production Collections on the Atomic West for the CU Digital Library
Ashlyn Velte, Jamie Wagner
University of Colorado Boulder, United States of America
 
CU Boulder Libraries’ archivists share their experiences selecting and preparing digital collections from original documentary production material about nuclear activity in the American west. They will present challenges in balancing the needs of activist stakeholders, approaches to legal and ethical considerations, and strategies for complex archival media production collections.
 
Speakers
AV
JW
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
  DLF Forum

11:30am MST

W14: How Do I find This?: Design Justice and User Testing of a Library Website Without a Search Box.
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
Presentation 1
 
How Do I find This?: Design Justice and User Testing of a Library Website Without a Search Box.
Anders Tobiason
Boise State University, United States of America
 
What happens when students encounter a library website with no obvious search box? This presentation discusses the initial results of UX Cafe style user testing of a library website without a search box and reflects on how this data can help build a website grounded in Design Justice principles.
 
Speakers
AT
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
  DLF Forum

11:30am MST

W15: Lost in the Web: Safeguarding the Visibility and Integrity of Digital Collections
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
Presentation 1
 
Lost in the Web: Safeguarding the Visibility and Integrity of Digital Collections
Akanksha Singh
Discoverygarden Inc, Canada
 
This session explores strategies to design discoverable content and avoid content loss, whether through failed migrations, broken URLs, missing metadata, or outdated systems. Topics covered include metadata resiliency, the use of persistent identifiers, optimizing content for search engines, and digital sustainability.
 
Speakers
AS
Wednesday November 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
  DLF Forum

12:15pm MST

DLF Forum Lunch
Wednesday November 19, 2025 12:15pm - 1:45pm MST
Confluence Ballroom
Wednesday November 19, 2025 12:15pm - 1:45pm MST
Confluence Ballroom
  Meals / Breaks   DLF Forum

1:45pm MST

W16: Using AI to Unlock Access to Digitized Newspapers
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Platte River Room
Presentation 1
 
Using AI to Unlock Access to Digitized Newspapers
Jessica Chapel(1), Catherine Brobston(2)
1: Boston Public Library; 2: Harvard Institutional Data Initiative, United States of America
 
Newspapers are notoriously complex digital objects. They are also incredibly valuable for historians, genealogists and, increasingly, AI model makers seeking to embed historical knowledge into their models. This talk summarizes a pilot from Boston Public Library and Harvard’s Institutional Data Initiative to leverage AI to enhance traditional access and facilitate responsible AI training.
 
Speakers
CB
JC
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Platte River Room
  DLF Forum

1:45pm MST

W17: Borderlands Storytelling: Archival Collections, Digital Approaches, and Library Engagement in Innovative Humanities Scholarship
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Lawrence AB
Presentation 1
 
Borderlands Storytelling: Archival Collections, Digital Approaches, and Library Engagement in Innovative Humanities Scholarship
Alana Varner(1), Verónica Reyes-Escudero(1), Megan Senseney(1), Chelsea Wells(2)
1: University of Arizona Libraries, United States of America; 2: Amherst College
 
This presentation explores strategies for facilitating community-engaged digital scholarship. We will discuss findings from a funded, three-year project at a research intensive, Hispanic Serving, Land Grant Institution that utilized library-based seed grants to engage researchers in digital and data storytelling efforts on and about the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
 
Speakers
MS
AV
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Lawrence AB
  DLF Forum

1:45pm MST

W18: Why keep data science local? Case Studies from Two Universities Building Scholarly Indices with Open Data to Improve Institutional Data Literacy
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
Presentation 1
 
Why keep data science local? Case Studies from Two Universities Building Scholarly Indices with Open Data to Improve Institutional Data Literacy
Katharine Teykl(1), Jordan Hemingway(1), Jason Clark(2), Chad Hutchens(1)
1: University of Wyoming Libraries, United States of America; 2: Montana State University Library, United States of America
 
Two mid-sized libraries created indices of institutional scholarship using open code and the OpenAlex dataset. This panel explores the implementation of these applications, examines the open data sources used, and offers a candid discussion on what is gained and lost when choosing to outsource data science research and development.
 
Speakers
KT
CH
JC
JH
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
  DLF Forum

1:45pm MST

W19: The Metadata Lifecycle: From Creation to Preservation
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
Presentation 1
 
The Metadata Lifecycle: From Creation to Preservation
Kelli O'Toole, Patricia Glowinski, Caleb Simone
New York City Department of Records and Information Services, United States of America
 
This panel explores the lifecycle of metadata in digital collections, focusing on how the utility of metadata evolves from creation to preservation. We examine metadata's transformations through the perspectives of collections management, digital access, and digital preservation. We use examples from completed, in-progress, and planned collections, addressing successes and challenges.
 
Speakers
PG
KO
CS
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
  DLF Forum

1:45pm MST

W20: Experiences and Advice from the Institutional Perspective of a Consortium-Based Digital Collection Management System Migration
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
Presentation 1
 
Experiences and Advice from the Institutional Perspective of a Consortium-Based Digital Collection Management System Migration
Evan Miller
Butler University, United States of America
 
System migrations take time and energy; however, this is not always the reality for institutions, especially with consortium-supported systems. Sharing takeaways and practical examples from a digital collection management system migration, the presenter will discuss how an archives can assess its collections and remediate metadata efficiently and effectively under a prescribed timeline.
 
Speakers
EM
Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:45pm - 2:30pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
  DLF Forum

2:45pm MST

W21: Automate the Annoying Parts: A Case Study for Why Metadata Librarians Should Learn Programming
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Platte River Room
Presentation 1
 
Automate the Annoying Parts: A Case Study for Why Metadata Librarians Should Learn Programming
Amelia Mowry
Wayne State University, United States of America
 
The ingestion of legacy collections to digital collections systems often involves many steps including metadata extraction, transformation, and enhancement as well as the processing of files. This case study will demonstrate how python can be used to create interactive programs that automate some of the steps in this process.
 
Speakers
AM
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Platte River Room
  DLF Forum

2:45pm MST

W22: Circa: A Customizable, Web-based Request System for Special Collections
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Lawrence AB
Presentation 1
 
Circa: A Customizable, Web-based Request System for Special Collections
Jonathon Page
North Carolina State University Libraries, United States of America
 
Circa is a web-based system for managing requests for items in special collections, developed by NC State Libraries. It integrates with ArchivesSpace, supports various request types, and utilizes IIIF. A new customizable, open-source version is in development. This talk explores Circa’s capabilities and invites feedback on its community-driven evolution.
 
Speakers
JP
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Lawrence AB
  DLF Forum

2:45pm MST

W23: Between Archives and Advocacy: Navigating Collaborative Digital Projects in the Library
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
Presentation 1
 
Between Archives and Advocacy: Navigating Collaborative Digital Projects in the Library
Ishmael Ross
Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, UCLA, United States of America
 
This presentation explores the technical and ethical complexities of collaborative digital projects involving carceral records. Grounded in ongoing archival work with LAPD files, it offers practical strategies for sustainable access, redaction, and metadata design—while reflecting on how interdisciplinary collaboration can foster transformative learning and long-term planning in community-centered digital initiatives.
Originally developed under the Mellon Foundation-funded initiative Archiving the Age of Mass Incarceration, this work continues with support from an Archival Grant awarded by the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation (2025).
 
Speakers
IR
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Tabor-Molly Brown
  DLF Forum

2:45pm MST

W24: Mixed-Methods Approaches for Reformatting Projects at Scale: a Case-Study
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
Presentation 1
Mixed-Methods Approaches for Reformatting Projects at Scale: a Case-Study
Lauren Gottlieb-Miller, Marian Smith
University of Houston Libraries, United States of America

This presentation explores the digitization of The Daily Cougar, UH’s student newspaper in publication since 1928. Using a mixed-methods approach involving microfilm digitization, in-house digitization, and born-digital preservation, we’ll discuss project management, stakeholder collaboration, and lessons for large-scale complex digitization initiatives.


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Crowdsourcing Community: Binghamton's Digital Humanities Project Incubator
Ruth Carpenter
Binghamton University, United States of America

Binghamton's Project Incubator was created for three purposes: create DH champions who can articulate the particular values and challenges of working on a DH project, begin a repository of active and ongoing digital projects, and to increase DH's visibility on campus as a viable scholarly activity at Binghamton University.
Speakers
MS
LG
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley A
  DLF Forum

2:45pm MST

W25: Renaming Failure as “readme.files”: Lessons Learned from Early and Mid-career Archives Perspectives
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
Presentation 1
 
Renaming Failure as “readme.files”: Lessons Learned from Early and Mid-career Archives Perspectives
Lauren Turner, Katherine Crowe
University of Denver, United States of America
 
Born-digital archiving is rarely seamless, yet unexpected challenges often feel like failures. This session "renames" these experiences as valuable learning experiences, emphasizing documentation and reflection over judgment. An early and mid-career archivist share insights on turning challenges into valuable knowledge for future archivists, and opportunities for personal discovery.
 
Speakers
KC
LT
Wednesday November 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MST
Elizabeth Piper Ensley B
  DLF Forum

3:30pm MST

DLF Forum Afternoon Break
Wednesday November 19, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm MST
Confluence Ballroom
Wednesday November 19, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm MST
Confluence Ballroom
  Meals / Breaks   DLF Forum

4:00pm MST

DLF Forum Closing Plenary
Wednesday November 19, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Confluence Ballroom
Wednesday November 19, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Confluence Ballroom
  Plenary   DLF Forum
 

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