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We strive to make DLF events and initiatives as welcoming and accessible as possible. Since the 2016 DLF Forum, our Forum Planning Committees have included a sub-committee on inclusivity issues. The work of the Inclusivity Committee has been so important to us, and has made a significant impact to the experiences of our attendees. To provide guidance for DLF staff and for the community year-round, we are creating a new, standing DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion.
The DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion (CEI) aims to build and support more inclusive, diverse, and equitable practices for '''Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM)''' organizations. The CEI meets year-round, with its work divided between providing support for [https://www.diglib.org/dlf-events/ DLF Events] and serving as a community of practice. We aim to create a space where community members can share expertise, develop frameworks for inclusive practices, and produce knowledge and documentation to be made openly available. The CEI is led by the Admin Group, which facilitates the Committee's work through standing sub-groups and short-term projects. Participation in the CEI is open to all, regardless if you work at a DLF member institution. 


The "new year" for CEI is centered around the Forum, but the group does function year-round. Plans for the Inclusivity at the Forum typically form around March and April.


== Background ==  
== Means of Communication ==
Our 2016-2018 Forum Inclusivity Committees were made up of volunteers who have thoughtfully and collaboratively implemented initiatives, including:


* Expanding and updating DLF’s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoj5GRxz-QU&t=66s Code of Conduct]
We use a [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/dlf-committee-for-equity-and-inclusion Google Group] and a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jD7oJEhlrEXoPULIDS1p946DZyO1CCb_30vMmNaXusw/edit running agenda (2024)] for organizing meeting details. Our meetings are held on Zoom. Monthly call information and agendas are in the [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0AKwikPlBxfGCUk9PVA Google Drive]. To suggest new resources for the Reading Resource List, [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHc-iVTUyj9zuFx3y_OPZTLIpo8j3DcwdnbPZAyKzUih_qNQ/viewform use this feedback form]. For suggested edits to the wiki, email the google group.
* Reviewing the conference registration form to ensure that registrants have the opportunity to provide us with accommodation requests, preferred pronouns, dietary restrictions, etc.
* Serving in intentional “connector” roles to our many other Forum planning groups (from the social and local planning committees to the program and sponsorship committees), to ensure that the spirit of inclusivity touches every aspect of Forum planning
* Designating and publicizing a quiet room, nursing room, gender-neutral restrooms, and other features at the Forum venue
* Helping to arrange DLF Forum childcare services
* Setting up and publicizing community note-taking docs, compiling important accessibility tips for people creating slide decks, and promoting sharing of conference materials through DLF’s OSF for Meetings account
* Facilitating ride-share and room-share connections via a public exchange, to help make the Forum more economically accessible
* Serving as a helpful sounding-board for DLF staff who are working to organize the Forum, and assisting with other projects, large and small


== Join the Standing Committee ==
== Structure ==
The year-round DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion aims to build and support more inclusive, diverse, and equitable communities of practice. We envision this to be a lightweight group that advises DLF staff, shares expertise and resources, and collaborates with annual Forum “Community” committees to ensure that a spirit of inclusivity permeates the work those groups do in supporting on-site Forum programming. Do you have an article to recommend? Tips on organizing inclusive in-person or remote events? We hope to utilize the expertise of this group when planning the DLF Forum and DLFx events, but also to serve as a framework for community members to ask questions and offer advice.


Interested in volunteering for the standing committee? Please join our [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/dlf-committee-for-equity-and-inclusion Google Group] and
=== CEI Admin Group ===
check our continuously updated [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hXmj-CNMdXdJM_axRr1U8xEsxylQeOeYYmNkMBIFETI/edit?usp=sharing agenda document] for future meeting details.
The work of the committee is overseen by multiple co-chairs within the [[CEI Admin Group]].  


== Subgroups ==
2024 Co-Chairs:
There are currently five subgroups within the committee:
* [mailto:dkrahmer@cornell.edu Debbie Krahmer]
* [mailto:carrie.pirmann@bucknell.edu Carrie Pirmann]: Committee Chair
* [mailto:Lisa.Schiff@ucop.edu Lisa Schiff]


# [[Advocacy, Recruitment, + Leadership Programming Subgroup]]
=== Subgroups ===
# [[Bystander Training Subgroup]]
====Active====
# [[GLAM Inclusivity Survey Subgroup]]
* [[Inclusivity at the DLF Forum Subgroup]]  
# [[Inclusivity at the DLF Forum Subgroup]]
** Advises on inclusivity initiatives for the DLF Forum, such as [[Bystander Training]] and [[Creating Accessible In-Person Presentations]].
# [[Reading / Resource List Subgroup]]
** Chair: [mailto:dkrahmer@cornell.edu Debbie Krahmer]
* CEI Resources Subgroup
** Compiles lists of readings and resources on equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility for community use. Previously know as the [[EDIA Resources Subgroup]], and prior to that, the Reading / Resource List Subgroup
** Chair: Jeannette Ho
* [[Wiki Subgroup]]
** Updates and organizes the CEI's Wiki, as well as develops and maintains Wiki documentation and style guidelines.
** Chair:


====Inactive====
* [[Advocacy, Recruitment, and Leadership Programming Subgroup]]
** Develops strategies to support advocacy around DEI initiatives relating to recruitment/retention and other organizational activities.
** Inactive as of November 2022.
* [[GLAM Diversity Subgroup]]
**Identifies a spectrum of resources and activities designed to help begin and sustain organizational DEI development and growth.
**Authored a report on global [https://zenodo.org/records/8433043 DEI Efforts Across GLAM Organizations] (2023).
** Inactive as of September 2023.


'''2019 Activities & Goals'''
== Get Involved ==
* Forum Community Committee Subgroup: to advise on inclusivity initiatives for the DLF Forum as part of the Community Committee
As an initiative-based working group, you can choose your level of activity by volunteering.
* Forum Bystander Training Subgroup: to develop bystander training for Forum attendees
* If you want to follow or join the main CEI group, please join the [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/dlf-committee-for-equity-and-inclusion Google Group]. You are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings. 
* Readings & Resources Subgroup: to compile a list of readings & resources on DEI for community use
* If you want to join a subgroup, please visit the subgroup wiki pages listed [https://wiki.diglib.org/Committee_for_Equity_and_Inclusion#Subgroups above] to learn more about the individual subgroups, and discover key contact information.
* Advocacy Subgroup: to plan programming around advocating for equity & inclusion initiatives, recruitment, & leadership within your organization


+ other collaborations with DLF staff throughout the year.
As you begin to become involved with the CEI, please review essential [https://wiki.diglib.org/CEI_On-boarding on-boarding information] to help familiarize yourself with our key activities and administrative information.


 
== Resources ==
'''2020 Activities & Goals'''
* [https://wiki.diglib.org/Reading_/_Resource_List_Subgroup Readings and Resources List for DEI] (2020)
 
* [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8433043 DEI Efforts Across GLAM Organizations: A Report by the GLAM Diversity Subgroup of the DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion] (2023)
 
* [https://www.diglib.org/about/code-of-conduct/ DLF Code of Conduct] (2016 - 2023)
== Call Information and Agenda ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnKYtZl_86k Forum Active Bystander Orientation] (2023; YouTube)
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7UeR-NV6lg&feature=youtu.be Creating Accessible In-Person Presentations] (2022; YouTube)
 
* [https://wiki.diglib.org/Creating_Accessible_and_Interactive_Online_Presentations Creating Accessible and Interactive Online Presentations] webinar and resources (2020)
Monthly call information + agendas can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rdvGTZZBWZ0_agbS6CDoCrgkie5zOJgusjZQhn8unuc/ here].
* [https://www.diglib.org/dlf-events/dlf-social-event-checklist/ DLF Social Event Checklist] (2018)
* [https://wiki.diglib.org/Facilitating_for_Diversity_and_Inclusion Facilitating for Diversity and Inclusion], DLF Organizers’ Toolkit (2016 - 2023)

Latest revision as of 11:15, 31 October 2024

The DLF Committee for Equity and Inclusion (CEI) aims to build and support more inclusive, diverse, and equitable practices for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) organizations. The CEI meets year-round, with its work divided between providing support for DLF Events and serving as a community of practice. We aim to create a space where community members can share expertise, develop frameworks for inclusive practices, and produce knowledge and documentation to be made openly available. The CEI is led by the Admin Group, which facilitates the Committee's work through standing sub-groups and short-term projects. Participation in the CEI is open to all, regardless if you work at a DLF member institution. 


Means of Communication

We use a Google Group and a running agenda (2024) for organizing meeting details. Our meetings are held on Zoom. Monthly call information and agendas are in the Google Drive. To suggest new resources for the Reading Resource List, use this feedback form. For suggested edits to the wiki, email the google group.

Structure

CEI Admin Group

The work of the committee is overseen by multiple co-chairs within the CEI Admin Group.

2024 Co-Chairs:

Subgroups

Active

Inactive

Get Involved

As an initiative-based working group, you can choose your level of activity by volunteering.

  • If you want to follow or join the main CEI group, please join the Google Group. You are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings.
  • If you want to join a subgroup, please visit the subgroup wiki pages listed above to learn more about the individual subgroups, and discover key contact information.

As you begin to become involved with the CEI, please review essential on-boarding information to help familiarize yourself with our key activities and administrative information.

Resources

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