The Care and Feeding of the Carpentries: Cultivating Inclusive Software Development Communities in Libraries Justin Wadland(1), Jennifer Stubbs(2), Jonathan Wheeler(3), Scott Martin(4) 1: Michigan State University; 2: Bradley University; 3: University of New Mexico; 4: University of Michigan
This panel explores the efforts of libraries to organize and host Carpentries workshops that teach foundational coding and data science workshops through pedagogy grounded in inclusive values. Panelists will share tips on getting started with Carpentries, sustaining and growing existing programs, and participating in the larger Carpentries community.
Steeling Time: How Small Language Models Strengthened AI-Assisted Archives Research Julia Corrin, Brad King Carnegie Mellon University
See how we built custom small language models from the Carnegie Mellon University Archives to research and write an 800-year Hazelwood exhibit in three months. Learn practical ways to use AI as a research accelerator while keeping scholarly integrity and community voices in public exhibition development.
Planning What’s Next for the DLF Climate Justice Working Group Lisa Spiro(1), Justin Wadland(2) 1: Rice University, United States of America; 2: Michigan State University, United States of America
CLIR recently completed the Climate Resiliency Action Series, an IMLS-funded training program that grew out of a DLF Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) proposal. At this working session, we will reflect on lessons learned from the workshop series and solicit input about what the CJWG should focus on next.
Here There be Dragons: Seeking Reparative Metadata Practices in Self-deposit Repositories Rachel Woodbrook, Alexandria Rayburn University of Michigan, United States of America
This session presents the results of a semester-long collaboration between an iSchool PhD student and librarians overseeing Deep Blue Documents, an institutional repository with over 170,000 items, seeking best practices in addressing potentially harmful metadata and content in existing deposits, and in the deposition of future content.
We Are the [Project] Champions: Collaborative Project Management in a Digital Imaging Lab Alex Kinnaman, Julia Westblade Virginia Tech, United States of America
This presentation details the system of committees Virginia Tech University Libraries uses to evaluate digitization projects, consult with stakeholders, and oversee production. Involving a team ensures digital collections at VTUL are diverse, equitable, and accessible. The presentation will highlight workflows and strategies for project management of several large, concurrent projects.
History on the Move: Digital Migration and Mass Digitization of the National Museum of the Pacific War Archives Marcia McIntosh(1), Rachel Barnett(2), Sarah Lynn Fisher(1) 1: University North Texas, United States of America; 2: National Museum of the Pacific War, United States of America
In 2022, the National Museum of the Pacific War partnered with the University of North Texas Libraries to digitize and host collections from their archive on the Portal to Texas History. Representatives from both institutions will discuss materials selection, digitization project management, metadata adaptations, and handling sensitive WWII-related content.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
