To provide a collaborative forum for discussion about digital collections, including how academic and research libraries acquire, curate, and sustain digital collections (either created by library workers, researchers, or the public) and make them
To bring together individuals who are interested in exploring the relationship between the digital humanities and libraries. The Digital Humanities Discussion Group aims to (1) cultivate a community of practice that develops guidance, practitioner
To identify and advocate for appropriate action related to issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion in academic librarianship, including: recruitment, advancement, and retention of underrepresented groups to digital scholarship roles; advising the
To recruit and provide oversight to a team of liaisons reporting from other library, professional, and academic organizations working with digital scholarship issues and practice; to inform the DSS of emerging trends and ideas of interest in digital
To increase member engagement, retention, and recruitment, and promote the section through communication, orientation, promotional events/materials and other mechanisms.
To identify and assess a diverse pool of potential candidates, and select nominees for DSS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Secretary, and executive committee Members-at-Large.
To identify and assess a diverse pool of potential candidates, and select nominees for DSS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Secretary, and executive committee Members-at-Large.
To bring together individuals who are actively engaged in the planning for, oversight of, and/or provision of data services within academic libraries. Providing patron support in the acquisition, storage and use of numeric and geospatial data is fast
